EDI 850 (Purchase Order)
The electronic purchase order a buyer sends to a supplier to place an order.
Also known as: 850, EDI PO
What is EDI 850 (Purchase Order)?
The EDI 850 is the electronic equivalent of a paper purchase order, sent from a buyer to a supplier to order goods. It carries the items, quantities, prices, ship-to locations, and requested delivery dates, and it is usually the first document in a retail EDI exchange. An accurate, correctly-ingested 850 is what kicks off the entire order-to-cash cycle.
How Endless handles it
Endless ingests 850s directly as sales orders, so inventory, allocation, and fulfillment update automatically the moment a retailer’s PO lands — no spreadsheet, no rekeying.
Frequently asked
What information is in an EDI 850?
An EDI 850 contains the buyer’s order details: line items and SKUs, quantities, unit prices, ship-to and bill-to locations, requested ship or delivery dates, and terms. It is the electronic purchase order that starts the transaction.
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