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EDI 940 – Warehouse Shipping Order

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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