This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Return Merchandise Authorization and Notification Transaction Set (180) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can provide for customary and established business and industry practice relative to the returning of merchandise to the vendor. This transaction set may satisfy request for returns, authorization or disposition of the return, notification of return, or notification of consumer return.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
To indicate the disposition of the item, the reason for return by the returnee, the response to the reason for return, and whether the item was used
To provide reference to a specific purchase order
To specify pertinent dates and times
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge
To indicate the payment amount and reason for disposal of unsalable product
To describe marking, packaging, loading, and unloading requirements
To specify the transportation details relative to commodity, weight, and quantity
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
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 identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To transmit standard code list identification information
Code to transmit standard industry codes
To specify basic item data: item identification, quantity, and price
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To indicate the disposition of the item, the reason for return by the returnee, the response to the reason for return, and whether the item was used
To request or identify a service, promotion, allowance, or charge; to specify the amount or percentage for the service, promotion, allowance, or charge
To indicate the total monetary amount
To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights
(See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)
To supply information on conditions
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
To provide reference to a specific purchase order
To transmit financial accounting data
To specify pertinent dates and times
To describe the type of demand and the intended use of material
To specify information related to furnished material, equipment, property, information, and services
To specify the carrier and sequence of routing and provide transit time information
To specify destination and quantity detail
To transmit standard code list identification information
Code to transmit standard industry codes
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 identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
To specify quantity information
To indicate the total monetary amount
To specify pertinent dates and times
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To transmit standard code list identification information
Code to transmit standard industry codes
To reference a line number in a transaction set
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To specify pertinent dates and times
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To transmit standard code list identification information
Code to transmit standard industry codes
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
