848 Material Safety Data Sheet (005020)
This is the standard X12 005020 spec, with 8 loops and 37 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 848 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 848 files into TS848 objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Map version 005020 to the Native model with set_map, then parse 848 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 848 classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
ediFabric Native returns each 848 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 TS848. 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.
848 structure
Loops and segments of the standard 848, with their usage and maximum repeats.
| ID | Name | Usage | Max use |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Transaction Set Header | Optional | 1 |
| BMS | Beginning Segment For Material Safety Data Sheet | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Note/Special Instruction | Optional | >1 |
| REF | Reference Information | Optional | >1 |
| DTM | Date/Time Reference | Optional | >1 |
| Loop N1 | Party Identification | Optional | >1 |
| N1 | Party Identification | Mandatory | 1 |
| N2 | Additional Name Information | Optional | >1 |
| N3 | Party Location | Optional | >1 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| REF | Reference Information | Optional | >1 |
| PER | Administrative Communications Contact | Optional | >1 |
| Loop LIN | Item Identification | Optional | >1 |
| LIN | Item Identification | Mandatory | 1 |
| PID | Product/Item Description | Optional | >1 |
| Loop MSS | Material Safety Data Sheet Section Information | Optional | >1 |
| MSS | Material Safety Data Sheet Section Information | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | >1 |
| MSG | Message Text | Optional | >1 |
| Loop SD1 | Safety Data | Optional | >1 |
| SD1 | Safety Data | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | >1 |
| PKG | Marking, Packaging, Loading | Optional | >1 |
| TD4 | Carrier Details (Special Handling, or Hazardous Materials, or Both) | Optional | >1 |
| MSG | Message Text | Optional | >1 |
| Loop CID | Characteristic/Class ID | Optional | >1 |
| CID | Characteristic/Class ID | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | Measurements | Mandatory | >1 |
| Loop LX | Transaction Set Line Number | Optional | >1 |
| LX | Transaction Set Line Number | Mandatory | 1 |
| CID | Characteristic/Class ID | Optional | 1 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | >1 |
| STA | Statistics | Optional | 1 |
| TMD | Test Method | Optional | 1 |
| MSG | Message Text | Optional | >1 |
| Loop SD1 | Safety Data | Optional | >1 |
| SD1 | Safety Data | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | Measurements | Optional | >1 |
| PKG | Marking, Packaging, Loading | Optional | >1 |
| TD4 | Carrier Details (Special Handling, or Hazardous Materials, or Both) | Optional | >1 |
| MSG | Message Text | Optional | >1 |
| Loop CID | Characteristic/Class ID | Optional | >1 |
| CID | Characteristic/Class ID | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | Measurements | Mandatory | >1 |
| SE | Transaction Set Trailer | Optional | 1 |