EDI transaction sets, explained

The electronic purchase order a buyer sends to a supplier.

The supplier’s confirmation of a purchase order.

An electronic packing list sent before a shipment arrives.

The electronic invoice billing the buyer for goods shipped.

A buyer’s request to change a previously sent purchase order.

The supplier’s response to a PO change request.

Shares product inventory availability between partners.

Retailer sell-through and inventory-movement data shared with suppliers.

Instructs a warehouse or 3PL to ship an order.

A warehouse’s confirmation of what shipped.

Communicates payment and remittance details.

Shares a product catalog with prices.

Confirms an EDI transaction was received (technical ack).

The electronic offer of a truckload or LTL shipment from a shipper or broker to a carrier.

The carrier’s acceptance or rejection of a 204 load tender.

The carrier’s status update on where a shipment is and what just happened to it.

The carrier’s electronic freight bill for a completed shipment.

The electronic bill of lading a shipper sends a motor carrier.

Container-level milestone updates from an ocean carrier.

Gate and yard events for containers and trailers at a port terminal or rail ramp.

A shipper’s or forwarder’s request for space on an ocean vessel.

The ocean carrier’s confirmation, change, or cancellation of a booking.

The cargo manifest an ocean carrier or NVOCC files with U.S. Customs.

Customs status messages that report holds and releases on a shipment.

Tells a warehouse or 3PL that inbound inventory is on its way.

A warehouse’s confirmation of what it received.

A warehouse’s report of inventory adjustments outside normal shipping and receiving.

The carrier’s list of shipments loaded on a trailer headed for delivery.

A request to a carrier for the current status of a shipment.

The shipper’s list of shipments ready for a carrier to collect.

A shipper’s notice that freight is ready for a carrier to pick up.

The shipper’s instructions an ocean carrier uses to issue the bill of lading.

The ocean carrier’s bill of lading details and freight charges for a shipment.

An ocean carrier’s published schedule of vessels, voyages, and port calls.

Customs notices of events recorded against manifested cargo.

The shipper’s bill of lading and instructions for a rail shipment.

The railroad’s electronic freight bill for a rail shipment.

Waybill data railroads pass to each other when a shipment changes hands.

The list of cars in a train, sent ahead to the railroad receiving it.

A detailed acknowledgment that reports errors against the implementation guide.