EDIFACT DESADV

An EDI DESADV Advance Shipping Notice is an electronic version of a printed packing slip that tells a buyer how a supplier has packed their items for shipment. Most ASNs will follow either standard pack or pick and pack guidelines. Usually the buyer will specify how they want the goods packed. The Advance Ship Notice, or ASN, also tells the buyer that the goods have been shipped so they can be expecting the shipment.

The EDI Advance Ship Notice along with the UCC-128 bar code label lets the receiving dock know what is in the supplier's cartons without having to open the cartons. The UCC-128 bar code label contains the supplier's vendor number, ASN number, and carton number. The receiving dock can scan the bar code label and then check the EDI ASN that was previously received electronically from the supplier to know the contents of the cartons. The supplier sends a 997 functional acknowledgment back to the buyer to confirm that they successfully received the EDI DESADV Advance Shipping Notice Purchase Order.

EDIFACT DESADV Key Data

• Purchase and other specific order reference numbers
• Product details
• Carrier information and tracking number
• Estimated delivery date and time
• Packaging description
• PBarcode labels for receiving (if applicable)
• Pallet codes (if applicable)

Other EDIFACT transaction sets related to EDIFACT DESADV are:

• EDI INVOIC - Invoice Message
• EDI ORDCHG - Purchase Order Change Request
• EDI CONTRL - Functional Acknowledgement Message
• EDI ORDRSP - Purchase Order Response
• EDI REQUOTE - Request for Quotation Message
• EDI QUOTES - Quote Message
• EDI ORDERS - Delivery Forecast Message
• EDI DELJIT - Delivery just in time Message