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Our EDI experts handle your complete Dick's Sporting Goods EDI setup—from connectivity and parallel testing to full compliance across distribution center, direct-to-store, drop ship, and eCommerce fulfillment programs. Our technical team integrates Dick's 850, 855, 856, 810, and 997 transactions directly into your ERP, automating ASNs, invoices, and GS1-128 labels so nothing is keyed by hand and every document lands within Dick's deadlines.
We handle every aspect of Dick's Sporting Goods EDI compliance so you can focus on getting product to athletes, not on transaction formats.
We review the Dick's Sporting Goods EDI specifications for your program (distribution center, direct-to-store, drop ship, or eCommerce), your ERP system, and current order-to-invoice workflow to plan the integration.
We build custom EDI maps to Dick's specifications—850 PO intake, 855 acknowledgments, carton-level 856 ASNs, 810 invoices tied to the child PO, and GS1-128 labels with matching SSCC barcodes.
We run Dick's parallel testing with you, validating each transaction set against live purchase orders so ASNs and invoices are accepted and you move to full production without repeat cycles.
Launch your fully automated Dick's Sporting Goods EDI connection. ASNs and invoices go out within the one-hour window automatically while our team monitors every transaction 24/7.
We support every required and optional EDI transaction set for Dick's Sporting Goods vendor compliance, across Dick's, Golf Galaxy, and Public Lands.
Connect directly to your preferred ERP, Accounting, eCommerce, or WMS software.
"From the very beginning, their team demonstrated deep technical expertise and a clear understanding of retail compliance requirements. They worked closely with ours to ensure smooth mapping, testing, and validation across all required documents including POs, ASNs, invoices, and acknowledgements. What stood out most was their hands-on support during integration into our ERP system — they took the time to understand our workflows and customized the setup to ensure everything functioned properly with minimal disruption. If you are looking for a reliable EDI partner, I highly recommend Infocon Systems."
"Overall, our experience with Infocon Systems WebEDI has been very positive. The platform has improved the accuracy and efficiency of our order processing, reduced manual work, and provided strong reliability. Their support and communication set them apart. They're attentive, professional, and truly care about customer satisfaction. It's been a great partnership, of 20 plus years, and we're confident continuing to work with them."
Get a free consultation and see how we can get you fully compliant with Dick's Sporting Goods' EDI requirements—fast, reliable, and with zero disruption to your operations.
Dick's Sporting Goods requires vendors to exchange a core set of EDI transaction sets: the 850 (Purchase Order), 855 (Purchase Order Acknowledgment), 856 (Advance Ship Notice), 810 (Invoice), and 997 (Functional Acknowledgment). Depending on your program, Dick's may also use the 860 (PO Change), 846 (Inventory Inquiry/Advice), and 832 (Price/Sales Catalog). Infocon Systems maps, tests, and manages every transaction set Dick's Sporting Goods requires as part of a fully managed EDI setup.
Most vendors are trading EDI documents with Dick's Sporting Goods within two to four weeks, depending on ERP complexity and how quickly test data is exchanged. Infocon Systems handles the full process: reviewing the Dick's EDI specifications from the vendor portal, building maps, completing parallel testing on the 856 ASN and 810 Invoice, and moving you into full production. Because Infocon Systems has connected suppliers to major retailers since 1988, the timeline is driven by testing turnaround, not by learning the retailer's rules.
Dick's Sporting Goods requires an 856 Advance Ship Notice for every purchase order shipped to its distribution centers, direct-to-store locations, drop ship orders, and eCommerce fulfillment centers, including affiliates such as Golf Galaxy and Public Lands. The ASN must be transmitted within one hour of the shipment leaving your facility and must arrive while the shipment is still in transit. Infocon Systems automates ASN generation from your shipping data so the 856 is created and sent on time, every time, with the carton-level detail Dick's expects.
Dick's Sporting Goods expects the 810 Invoice to be sent alongside the ASN, within one hour of shipment departure. Each invoice must carry a unique invoice number, reference the child purchase order number rather than the parent PO, reflect the actual cost and ship date, and include tracking information. Infocon Systems builds these rules directly into your invoice map, pulling the correct PO reference and shipment data from your ERP so invoices are accepted on the first pass and paid without delay.
Yes. Dick's Sporting Goods requires every vendor to become a full production EDI trading partner as soon as a vendor number is assigned. Vendors that submit invoices manually instead of through EDI are charged a $25 fee per invoice, and manual packing slips and invoices can also lead to delayed payments and slower receiving. Infocon Systems moves new Dick's vendors into full EDI production quickly, so you avoid manual-entry chargebacks and the operational drag that comes with emailing documents.
Yes. Infocon Systems integrates Dick's Sporting Goods EDI with any ERP, accounting, WMS, or eCommerce platform. Inbound 850 purchase orders are converted into sales orders in your system, and outbound 855 acknowledgments, 856 ASNs, and 810 invoices are generated from your ERP data automatically. Whether you run NetSuite, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, QuickBooks, Sage, Acumatica, or a custom system, Infocon Systems builds the integration and maintains it as Dick's requirements change.
Yes. Dick's Sporting Goods requires GS1-128 (UCC-128) carton labels on inbound shipments, with the SSCC-18 barcode on each label matching the carton data in the 856 ASN. Labels must meet Dick's print quality and placement requirements, and mismatches between labels and the ASN are a common source of chargebacks. Infocon Systems generates compliant GS1-128 labels from the same shipment data used to build your ASN, so carton contents, labels, and the ASN always agree.