846 Inventory Inquiry/Advice (003050)
This is the standard X12 003050 spec, with 13 loops and 64 segment positions, as OpenEDI JSON, an ediFabric C# template and an ediFabric Native model. To change it for a trading partner, customize it in the EDI Spec Builder.
Use the 846 spec in your code
ediFabric .NET
Add the C# template and its common files to your project, or reference the template NuGet package, and read 846 files into TS846 objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Map version 003050 to the Native model with set_map, then parse 846 files to JSON from Python, Java, C or C#. See Convert between EDI and JSON.
OpenEDI
Select Customize in Spec Builder to copy the spec under your own name, change it for your partner, and parse files against it in EdiNation, ediFabric Native or ediFabric Cloud. Read about OpenEDI.
Generate 846 classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
ediFabric Native returns each 846 as JSON, with the property names of the OpenEDI schema. To work with that JSON as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language and deserialize the JSON into TS846. Serialize the objects back to JSON to build EDI with ediFabric Native. The classes keep the loops, segments, lengths and code lists, but not the EDI data formats, so validate files with ediFabric Native. Read more in Generate a class from OpenEDI.
Python: datamodel-code-generator. Node.js: openapi-typescript. Java, Go, Rust and C: OpenAPI Generator.
846 structure
Loops and segments of the standard 846, with their usage and maximum repeats.
| ID | Name | Usage | Max use |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Transaction Set Header | Optional | 1 |
| BIA | Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice | Mandatory | 1 |
| CUR | Currency | Optional | 1 |
| DTM | Date/Time Reference | Optional | 10 |
| REF | Reference Numbers | Optional | 12 |
| PER | Administrative Communications Contact | Optional | 3 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | 20 |
| Loop N1 | Name | Optional | 5 |
| N1 | Name | Mandatory | 1 |
| N2 | Additional Name Information | Optional | 2 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 2 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| REF | Reference Numbers | Optional | 12 |
| PER | Administrative Communications Contact | Optional | 3 |
| Loop LM | Code Source Information | Optional | 10 |
| LM | Code Source Information | Mandatory | 1 |
| LQ | Industry Code | Mandatory | 100 |
| Loop LIN | Item Identification | Mandatory | 10000 |
| LIN | Item Identification | Mandatory | 1 |
| PID | Product/Item Description | Optional | 200 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | 40 |
| PKG | Marking, Packaging, Loading | Optional | 25 |
| DTM | Date/Time Reference | Optional | 10 |
| CTP | Pricing Information | Optional | 25 |
| CUR | Currency | Optional | 1 |
| SAC | Service, Promotion, Allowance, or Charge Information | Optional | 25 |
| REF | Reference Numbers | Optional | >1 |
| PER | Administrative Communications Contact | Optional | 3 |
| SDQ | Destination Quantity | Optional | 500 |
| MAN | Marks and Numbers | Optional | 1 |
| UIT | Unit Detail | Optional | 5 |
| CS | Contract Summary | Optional | 1 |
| DD | Demand Detail | Optional | >1 |
| G53 | Maintenance Type | Optional | 1 |
| PCT | Percent Amounts | Optional | >1 |
| LDT | Lead Time | Optional | 12 |
| Loop LM | Code Source Information | Optional | 10 |
| LM | Code Source Information | Mandatory | 1 |
| LQ | Industry Code | Mandatory | 100 |
| Loop SLN | Subline Item Detail | Optional | 1000 |
| SLN | Subline Item Detail | Mandatory | 1 |
| PID | Product/Item Description | Optional | 200 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | 40 |
| PKG | Marking, Packaging, Loading | Optional | 25 |
| Loop MAN | Marks and Numbers | Optional | 100 |
| MAN | Marks and Numbers | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | 40 |
| Loop QTY | Quantity | Optional | 99 |
| QTY | Quantity | Mandatory | 1 |
| UIT | Unit Detail | Optional | 12 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | 25 |
| LDT | Lead Time | Optional | 12 |
| Loop SCH | Line Item Schedule | Optional | 25 |
| SCH | Line Item Schedule | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | 25 |
| Loop LM | Code Source Information | Optional | >1 |
| LM | Code Source Information | Mandatory | 1 |
| LQ | Industry Code | Mandatory | 100 |
| Loop LS | Loop Header | Optional | 1 |
| LS | Loop Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop REF | Reference Numbers | Optional | >1 |
| REF | Reference Numbers | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | Date/Time Reference | Optional | >1 |
| N1 | Name | Optional | 1 |
| Loop LM | Code Source Information | Optional | 10 |
| LM | Code Source Information | Mandatory | 1 |
| LQ | Industry Code | Mandatory | 100 |
| LE | Loop Trailer | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop N1 | Name | Optional | 200 |
| N1 | Name | Mandatory | 1 |
| N2 | Additional Name Information | Optional | 2 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 2 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| REF | Reference Numbers | Optional | 12 |
| PER | Administrative Communications Contact | Optional | 3 |
| CTT | Transaction Totals | Optional | 1 |
| SE | Transaction Set Trailer | Optional | 1 |