Acronyms & Abbreviations Common in Electronic Data Interchange
ANSI X12 Transaction Types
- 110 -- Air Freight Details and Invoice
- 270 -- Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Inquiry
- 271 -- Eligibility, Coverage or Benefit Information
- 276 -- Health Care Claim Status Request
- 277 -- Health Care Claim Status Notification
- 278 -- Health Care Services Review Information
- 810 -- Invoice
- An invoice is sent out in response to receiving an 850 (see below).
- 820 -- Payment Order/Remittance Advice
- Used to make a payment, send a remittance advice, or make a payment and send a remittance advice. The remittance advice can go directly from the payer to payee through a financial institution or through a third party.
- 824 -- Application Advice
- Indicates that there was a problem with a transaction. Usually, an 824 will explain what was wrong.
- 830 -- Planning Schedule with Release Capability
- 832 -- Price/Sales Catalog
- Used by GSA schedule holders to submit the prices of goods or services in the form of a catalog.
- 834 -- Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance
- 835 -- Health Care Claim Payment/Advice
- 836 -- Contract Award
- 837 -- Health Care Claim
- Notification that a contract has been awarded as well as who received the contract.
- 838r -- Trading Partner Profile (Registration)
- A vendor's request to become an electronic trading partner.
- 838c -- Trading Partner Profile (Confirmation)
- The confirmation that an 838r was accepted. The 838c also contains information that may be of interest to the vendor. It is recommended that you save a copy this transaction.
- 840 -- Request For Quotation
- Just what it sounds like; an agency is looking for bids on one or more product or service.
- 841 -- Specifications/Technical Information
- Complete or partial technical description of a product, process, or service. This information can include graphic, text, parametric, tabular, image, spectral, or audio data.
- 843 -- Response to Request For Quotation
- 846 -- Inventory inquiry / Advice
- 850 -- Purchase Order
- Confirmation that you have been awarded a contract.
- 855 -- Purchase Order Acknowledgement
- Response confirming receipt of a buyer's purchase order and containing, if applicable, shipping and quantity information related to fulfillment of the Purchase Order.
- 856 -- Ship Notice/Manifest
- Lists the contents of a shipment of goods as well as additional information about the shipment, such as type of packaging and carrier information.
- 860 -- Purchase Order Change Request
- Used by the buyer to (1) request a change to a previously submitted purchase order or (2) confirm acceptance of a purchase order change initiated by the seller or by mutual agreement of the buyer and seller.
- 864 -- Text Message
- The X12 equivalent of electronic mail.
- 865 -- Purchase Order Change Acknowledgment/Request - Seller Initiated
- Used to convey acceptance or rejection of changes to a previously submitted purchase order.
- 870 -- Order Status Report
- 997 -- Functional Acknowledgement
- Contains date and time of receipt as well as whether the transaction was accepted or rejected.
