Logistics EDI
EDI Transaction codes
See the full range of Logistics EDI Transaction codes
Most commonly used Logistic EDI Transaction Codes
Key
Before goods are delivered
After goods are delivered
Some 3PLs offer advance ship notices (856) directly to buyers if the buyer’s contact data is passed to them through a warehouse shipping order (940).
EDI Transaction codes represent the business documents exchanged among:
Dispatchers
Warehouse managers
Buyers
Sellers
The process
All Logistics EDI Transaction Codes signal a specific business activity or their response / confirmation / acknowledgment.
Documents like bills of lading, load tenders, and shipping notifications summarize these activities.
In the past
Logistics businesses had to manually process these documents.
Today
Today, logistics EDI automates the data exchanged and processed in these transactions.