256 Periodic Compensation (004020)
This is the standard X12 004020 spec, with 8 loops and 50 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 256 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 256 files into TS256 objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Map version 004020 to the Native model with set_map, then parse 256 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 256 classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
ediFabric Native returns each 256 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 TS256. 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.
256 structure
Loops and segments of the standard 256, with their usage and maximum repeats.
| ID | Name | Usage | Max use |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Transaction Set Header | Optional | 1 |
| BSC | Beginning Segment for Commission Sales Report | Mandatory | 1 |
| CUR | Currency | Optional | 1 |
| N9 | Reference Identification | Optional | 9 |
| DTP | Date or Time or Period | Optional | 9 |
| Loop NM1 | Individual or Organizational Name | Optional | 2 |
| NM1 | Individual or Organizational Name | Mandatory | 1 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 3 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Optional | 9 |
| PER | Administrative Communications Contact | Optional | 3 |
| Loop N1 | Name | Mandatory | >1 |
| N1 | Name | Mandatory | 1 |
| N2 | Additional Name Information | Optional | 2 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Optional | 9 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 3 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| DTP | Date or Time or Period | Optional | >1 |
| Loop BLI | Baseline Item Data | Optional | >1 |
| BLI | Baseline Item Data | Mandatory | 1 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Optional | >1 |
| DTP | Date or Time or Period | Optional | >1 |
| AMT | Monetary Amount | Optional | >1 |
| BLN | Balance Information | Optional | 9 |
| RPA | Rate Amounts or Percents | Optional | >1 |
| Loop NM1 | Individual or Organizational Name | Optional | >1 |
| NM1 | Individual or Organizational Name | Mandatory | 1 |
| N2 | Additional Name Information | Optional | 2 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Optional | 9 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 3 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| DMG | Demographic Information | Optional | 1 |
| DTP | Date or Time or Period | Optional | 9 |
| Loop AM1 | Informational Values | Optional | >1 |
| AM1 | Informational Values | Mandatory | 1 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Optional | 9 |
| III | Information | Optional | 9 |
| DTP | Date or Time or Period | Optional | 9 |
| Loop AMT | Monetary Amount | Optional | >1 |
| AMT | Monetary Amount | Mandatory | 1 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Optional | 1 |
| MSG | Message Text | Optional | 9 |
| Loop RPA | Rate Amounts or Percents | Optional | >1 |
| RPA | Rate Amounts or Percents | Mandatory | 1 |
| III | Information | Optional | 9 |
| Loop ENT | Entity | Optional | >1 |
| ENT | Entity | Mandatory | 1 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Optional | 9 |
| NM1 | Individual or Organizational Name | Optional | 1 |
| N2 | Additional Name Information | Optional | 2 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 3 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| ADX | Adjustment | Optional | 9 |
| QTY | Quantity | Optional | >1 |
| AMT | Monetary Amount | Optional | >1 |
| BLN | Balance Information | Optional | >1 |
| MSG | Message Text | Optional | >1 |
| SE | Transaction Set Trailer | Optional | 1 |