This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Ship Notice/Manifest Transaction Set (856) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to list the contents of a shipment of goods as well as additional information relating to the shipment, such as order information, product description, physical characteristics, type of packaging, marking, carrier information, and configuration of goods within the transportation equipment. The transaction set enables the sender to describe the contents and configuration of a shipment in various levels of detail and provides an ordered flexibility to convey information.
The sender of this transaction is the organization responsible for detailing and communicating the contents of a shipment, or shipments, to one or more receivers of the transaction set. The receiver of this transaction set can be any organization having an interest in the contents of a shipment or information about the contents of a shipment.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit identifying numbers, dates and other basic data relating to the transaction set
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
To specify pertinent dates and times
To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments.
To specify basic item identification data.
To specify line item detail relative to shipment
To specify product subline detail item data
To provide reference to a specific purchase order
To specify the physical qualities, packaging, weights and dimensions relating to the item.
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights
(See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001.)
To identify the type and transmission of paperwork or supporting information
To describe marking, packaging, loading and unloading requirements.
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight and quantity.
To specify the carrier, sequence of routing and to provide transit time information
To specify transportation details relating to the equipment used by the carrier.
To specify transportation special handling requirements or hazardous materials information or both
To specify identifying numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify the number of material loads shipped.
To specify identifying numbers.
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
To specify pertinent dates and times
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
To identify the type and physical attributes of the pallet, and, gross weight, gross volume, and height of the load and the pallet
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify identifying numbers.
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
To specify destination and quantity detail.
To specify information relating to premium transportation.
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
To specify allowances, charges or services
To specify information related to furnished material, equipment, property, information, and services.
To transmit standard code list identification information
Code to transmit standard industry codes
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
