This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Shipment Delivery Discrepancy Information Transaction Set (854) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment.
This transaction set is used to enable a carrier to notify a shipper or consignee of discrepancies between tendered freight and actual delivered freight. Delivery discrepancy data enables a party to track and control damages, overages, and shortages. This transaction set is not used to acknowledge receipt of goods.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data relating to the transaction set
To specify pertinent dates and times
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special instruction
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names
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 communications should be directed
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
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 carrier equipment and condition of shipment
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names
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 communications should be directed
To transmit detailed lading data, damage, and disposition information
To specify pertinent dates and times
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special instruction
To indicate that the next segment begins a loop
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To indicate that the loop immediately preceding this segment is complete
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
