EDI Transaction Codes
EDI 940
What is EDI 940?
EDI 940 also known as a Warehouse Shipping Order, an electronic data interchange (EDI) document commonly used among third-party logistics (3PL) providers and their supplier / sellers. It generally represents a supplier / seller’s request to ship specified goods from a remote warehouse to a buyer indicated on the request. Aside from authorization a shipment, EDI 940 can modify or cancel the order.
An EDI 940 contains:
- PO number
- Party ID (seller / supplier and buyer)
- Equipment and temperature information
- Shipment transport instructions
- Special handling information
- Shipment details (product ID, quantity, etc.)
Transaction BEFORE
EDI 855
940
Format
ASC X12 Standard
Transaction AFTER
EDI 945
Sample file
Copy the code of EDI 940 from this sample file
ISA*00* *00* *01*BIGETP *01*035230000 *180327*0131*U*00401*000575103*0*P*^~ GS*OW*053980000*035230000*20180327*013134*575103*X*004010~ ST*940*0001~ W05*N*0080215659*4000207344~ N1*SF*American Company, Inc.*91*3010~ N2*3PL CHICAGO, CN~ N4*CHICAGO*020**CN~ N1*ST*Atlanta Technology*91*0002965161~ N2*Co Ltd*B2-1-2,~ N2*Building 2, Marrietta~ N3*No 27 Huangping Road~ N4*Chicago*010*100096*CN~ PER*CN****FX*010-63340122~ N1*BT*Atlanta Technology*91*0002908712~ N2*Comp Ltd*Rom0852, 4 unit, 12F, No 7 Building,~ N3*No 7 Harvard Street~ N4*Chicago*010*100190*CN~ PER*CN****FX*010-58947727~ N9*KK*LF~ N9*ZZ*DDP*CHICAGO~ N9*ZC*06~ G61*DC*Atlanta Technology*TE~ G62*10*20180328~ G62*02*20180327~ W66*PL*ZZ********CALL~ LX*1~ W01*2*PC*000619002280*VN*E000169~ G69*ET1929LM-7BOO-1-WH-G~ N9*LI*000010~ N9*SE*X~ N9*CO*CS13237~ N9*1R*FGI~ N9*ZZ*CN~ N9*9X*TAN~ W76*2*0*KG~ SE*34*0001~ GE*1*575103~ IEA*1*000575103~
Other Things to Know About EDI 940
EDI 940 vs EDI 945
EDI 940 is an order from a supplier / seller to ship requested good(s) to a buyer. EDI 945 follows the EDI 940 transaction as a shipping confirmation to the supplier / seller from the remote warehouse / 3PL — after the specified shipment has been made.
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The W66 segment outlines instructions designed to help a carrier deliver requested goods to a specific buyer.
- W6601 element: Code identifying payment terms for transportation charges
- W6602 element: Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment
- W6603 element: Code specifying pallet exchange instructions
- W6604 element: Code identifying loading or unloading a shipment
- W6605 element: Free-form description of the routing or requested routing for shipment, or the originating carrier’s identity
- W6606 element: Code identifying type of free on board (FOB) point
- W6607 element: Descriptive name of FOB point
- W6608 element: Code indicating method of payment acceptable for cash on delivery (COD) charge collection
- W6609 element: Monetary amount
- W6610 element: Code identifying the Standard Carrier Alpha Code