EDI 846

EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry / Advice

The EDI 846 transaction set is an electronic version of a paper Inventory Inquiry/Advice that complies with the ANSI X12 EDI specification. EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice is used by the supplier to notify trading partner(s) the inventory information of their product. The 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice allows suppliers to provide their trading partner information about their product without obligating that partner to make a purchase. Also, trading partner, may request an 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice from the supplier to obtain such inventory information.

The EDI 846 transaction set is used to communicate about inventory between manufactures, suppliers and resellers. EDI 846 is important mainly due to the increase of drop shipping business and e-commerce, which requires up-to-the-minute inventory updates.

EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice Key Data:

• Identifying number
• Inventory date
• Product item identifiers/services such as UPC/EAN/GTIN needed with their respective quantities
• Out of stock items and restock dates
• Products that have been discontinued
• Discontinued products
• Supplier warehouse locations with on hand amounts by item
• Vendor number
• Additional item identifiers such as buyer item number and vendor part number
• Item description

Other EDI transaction sets related to EDI 846 are:

• EDI 204 - Motor Carrier Load Tender
• EDI 210 - Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice
• EDI 214 - Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message
• EDI 753 - Request for Routing Instructions
• EDI 810 - Invoice Electronic Version of a Paper Invoice
• EDI 812 - Credit / Debit Adjustment
• EDI 820 - Payment or Order Remittance
• EDI 830 - Planning Schedule with Release Capability
• EDI 832 - Price/Sales Catalog
• EDI 846 - Inventory Inquiry
• 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 875 - Grocery Products Purchase Order
• EDI 990 - Response to a Load Tender
• EDI 997 - Functional Acknowledgement