856 Advance Ship Notice


Segment:	LIN Item Identification
Position:	020
Loop:	HL Mandatory
Level:	Detail
Usage:	Optional (Must Use)
Max Use:	1
Purpose:	To specify basic item identification data
Syntax Notes:	1	If either LIN04 or LIN05 is present, then the other is required.
Semantic Notes:	1	LIN01 is the line item identification
Comments:	1	See the Data Dictionary for a complete list of IDs.
	2	LIN02 through LIN31 provide for fifteen different product/service IDs for each item. For example: Case, Color, Drawing No., U.P.C. No., ISBN No., Model No., or SKU.

Data Element Summary

Ref.

Data

Des.

Element

Name

Attributes

Must Use

LIN01

350

Assigned Identification

AN 1/6

Alphanumeric characters assigned for differentiation within a transaction set

The original line item number from the PO is required to match the ship notice with the PO.

LIN02

235

Product/Service ID Qualifier

ID 2/2

Code identifying the type/source of the descriptive number used in Product/Service ID (234)

The BP qualifier is required and is recommended for LIN02.

				BP						Buyer's Part Number
				VN						Vendor's (Seller's) Item Number

LIN03

234

Product/Service ID

AN 1/30

Identifying number for a product or service

When LIN02 = VN; Vendor Part Number
When LIN02 = BP; Buyer's Part Number - the buyer's part number is required in order to match the ship notice with the original PO and is recommended in the LIN03.

LIN04