EDI 940 Definition
The EDI 940 transaction set is an electronic Warehouse Shipping Order that is used by a supplier to inform a remote warehouse when to ship an order/orders to a buyer. This transaction set can also be used to confirm a shipment, or modify or cancel a previously transmitted shipping order. After the EDI 940 Warehouse Shipping Order transaction is received by the warehouse, a 997 Functional Acknowledgement is sent back to the supplier to indicate that they successfully received EDI 940 transaction.
Components of an EDI 940 Warehouse Shipping Order:
- Seller/Buyer/Supplier information
- Product ID, descriptions and quantities
- Delivery Date
- Shipment method information
- Ship-to information including location name and address, contact etc.
- Billing information
Related EDI Transactions
- EDI 850 – Purchase Order
- EDI 855 – Purchase Order Acknowledgment
- EDI 856 – Advance Ship Notice
- EDI 860 – Order Change Request
- EDI 867 – Product Transfer and Resale Report File Format
- EDI 870 – Order Status Report
- EDI 990 – Response to a Load Tender
- EDI 810 – Invoice Electronic Version of a Paper Invoice
- EDI 812 – Credit / Debit Adjustment
- EDI 820 – Payment or Order Remittance
- EDI 846 – Inventory Inquiry
- EDI 997 – Functional Acknowledgement
- EDI 204 – Motor Carrier Load Tender
- EDI 210 – Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice
- EDI 214 – Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message
EDI 940 Sample File Format (Raw EDI File)
ISA*00* *00* *12*111111111 *12*222222222 *230522*0825*U*00401*000000001*0*T*>~ GS*OW*111111111*222222222*20230522*0825*1*X*004010~ ST*940*0001~ W05*N*0402738*123456789TEST~ N1*ST*TEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER *92*0111111118923~ N3*1234 Main St~ N4*Carson*CA*90745*USA~ N1*BT*Test Store*92*0111111118923~ N3*P. O. BOX 123~ N4*MEMPHIS*AL*72712*USA~ N1*BY*TEST DISTRIBUTION CENTER*92*0111111118923~ N3*1234 Main St~ N4*Carson*CA*90745*USA~ N9*DP*00063~ N9*IA*473967630~ G62*01*20230516~ G62*04*20230504~ G62*10*20230510~ W66*PP*M***TRUCK*****TRUC~ LX*000001~ W01*1*EA*123456789012*VN*12345678~ N9*LI*001~ LX*000002~ W01*24*EA*123456789013*VN*12345679~ LX*000003~ W01*22*EA*123456789014*VN*12345680~ LX*000004~ W01*17*EA*123456789015*VN*123456781~ W76*64~ SE*28*0001~ GE*1*1~ IEA*1*000000001~
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