Infocon Systems is a Preferred EDI Provider for Tractor Supply, delivering fully managed EDI that keeps your orders, shipments, and invoices flowing accurately with one of the fastest-growing retailers in rural America. With more than 35 years of retail EDI experience and over 1,000 active trading partner connections, Infocon Systems handles the full Tractor Supply setup — mapping, AS2 connectivity, certification, and day-to-day monitoring — so your team can focus on selling product.
Tractor Supply is a demanding trading partner. Every prospective vendor signs a Vendor Agreement and commits to the Vendor Requirements Manual, and EDI capability for purchase orders and invoicing is a baseline requirement before a vendor number is issued. Getting the EDI foundation right from day one is what turns a Tractor Supply opportunity into a smooth, long-running partnership.
What It Means That Infocon Systems Is a Preferred EDI Provider for Tractor Supply
Being a Preferred EDI Provider for Tractor Supply means Infocon Systems is a recognized, established connection into Tractor Supply's EDI program — not a vendor guessing at the requirements. Infocon Systems already understands Tractor Supply's transaction set, its AS2 connectivity, its trading partner identifiers, and the certification process new vendors have to pass.
For a supplier, that translates into a faster, lower-risk onboarding. Instead of interpreting the Vendor Requirements Manual and building maps from scratch, you connect through a provider that has done it many times before. Infocon Systems configures the connection, maps every document to Tractor Supply's specifications, runs the test cycle, and manages the relationship on an ongoing basis.
The EDI Transactions Tractor Supply Requires
Tractor Supply runs on a specific set of ANSI X12 transactions. To trade cleanly, a vendor has to send and receive each of these accurately and on time. Infocon Systems supports all of them:
Purchase Order
The order Tractor Supply sends you, containing the PO number, customer order number, item data, quantities, and ship-to details. Drop ship orders are processed and exchanged in real time.
Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Used to confirm the order or to reject a line item or full order. Tractor Supply does not accept partial line-item rejections, so acknowledgments have to be handled precisely.
Advance Ship Notice
Sent when goods leave your facility, with valid tracking information that matches the Tractor Supply purchase order. The ASN drives receiving and has to line up exactly with what ships.
Invoice
The electronic invoice that triggers payment. It carries the same product information as the advance ship notice, so consistency across the 856 and 810 keeps the payment cycle clean.
Inventory Inquiry / Advice
Communicates on-hand availability. Drop ship and direct-to-consumer vendors send the 846 at least once every business day so Tractor Supply always has accurate stock positions.
Purchase Order Change
Sent by Tractor Supply to change or cancel an existing purchase order. Your EDI setup has to catch these and update the order downstream automatically.
Underneath all of these, the 997 Functional Acknowledgment confirms that each transaction was received — a simple but essential handshake that Infocon Systems automates end to end.
AS2 Connectivity, Managed for You
Tractor Supply exchanges EDI over the AS2 communication protocol for secure, direct computer-to-computer data transfer. Setting up AS2 correctly — certificates, trading partner IDs, and connection testing — is one of the places new vendors most often stumble.
Infocon Systems handles the entire AS2 setup: the certificate exchange, the trading partner ID configuration, and the certification testing Tractor Supply requires before go-live. You don't need to stand up your own AS2 software or maintain a separate VAN contract. The connection is built, tested, and monitored by Infocon Systems' team.
Standard Vendor and Drop Ship Support
Tractor Supply works with suppliers in more than one way, and the EDI requirements differ. Infocon Systems supports both:
Standard Vendor EDI
Bulk purchase orders shipped to Tractor Supply distribution centers, with the full 850 / 855 / 856 / 810 cycle and 860 change handling. Infocon Systems maps every document to Tractor Supply's specifications.
Drop Ship / Direct-to-Consumer
Real-time 850 order processing, accurate 856 advance ship notices with carrier and tracking data, and the daily 846 inventory advice the Drop Ship Program requires. Ideal for vendors fulfilling TractorSupply.com orders.
Whether you ship pallets to a Tractor Supply DC or fulfill individual online orders to the customer's door, Infocon Systems configures the right transaction flow for your program.
Direct ERP and Accounting Integration
EDI delivers the most value when the data flows straight into the systems your team already runs. Infocon Systems integrates Tractor Supply EDI with any major ERP or accounting platform — including NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, QuickBooks, Oracle, Sage, and others.
Purchase orders from Tractor Supply drop into your system automatically. Invoices generate and transmit without re-keying. Advance ship notices populate from your warehouse or fulfillment data. EDI does not require ERP integration to work — but when a vendor wants that automation, Infocon Systems builds and maintains it, using REST APIs as the primary integration method and SOAP where a complex scenario calls for it.
Connect With Tractor Supply, the Easy Way
Infocon Systems handles every part of your Tractor Supply EDI — AS2 setup, document mapping, certification testing, ERP integration, and ongoing monitoring — as a fully managed service. You get a compliant connection and a team that keeps it running.
Tractor Supply is one of hundreds of retailers Infocon Systems connects suppliers to. Vendors trading with Target, Home Depot, Kroger, Albertsons, ACE Hardware, AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, and more all rely on Infocon Systems for the same fully managed approach — connect once, and add any additional trading partner from a single provider.