This Draft Standard for Trial Use provides the format and establishes the data contents of the Promotion Announcement Transaction Set (889) for use within an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is initiated by a broker, distributor or manufacturer and provides for customary and, established business and industry practice relative to the announcement of promotion allowance amounts, dates and performance conditions that may apply; the replacement of a previously transmitted promotion in its entirety; the cancellation of a previously transmitted promotion; changes to promotion dates; or acceptance of a promotion offered by a broker or supplier. This transaction set is multidirectional between trading partners.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To identify promotion activities between trading partners
To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
To specify pertinent dates and times
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
To specify the geographic area in which a promotion or price is in effect
To specify the terms of sale
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 indicate the option number associated with a promotion and to specify the ``AND'' or ``OR'' condition for the option
To specify the ``AND'' or ``OR'' condition for the option and to provide information related to the promotion performance conditions and allocations required
To reference a line number in a transaction set.
To specify unit amount and method of payment for a charge/allowance for a line item
To indicate the option number associated with a promotion and to specify the ``AND'' or ``OR'' condition for the option
To specify the ``AND'' or ``OR'' condition for the option and to provide information related to the promotion performance conditions and allocations required
To provide information for a line item
To describe an item in free-form format
To specify the geographic area in which a promotion or price is in effect
To indicate how much free goods and under what conditions free goods are earned
To specify the terms of sale
To specify pertinent dates and times
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
