X12 EDI 850 Purchase Order
An ANSI X12 850 purchase order — ISA/GS/ST envelope with BEG, N1, and PO1 line items. A fixture for testing EDI parsers and translators. Paired with the 810 invoice for the same order.
ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*NOVUSBUYER *ZZ*EXAMPLESUPPLIER *260115*0930*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
GS*PO*NOVUSBUYER*EXAMPLESUPPLIER*20260115*0930*1*X*004010~
ST*850*0001~
BEG*00*SA*PO-2026-0042**20260115~
REF*DP*DEPT-14~
N1*ST*Novus Buyer Ltd*92*BUYER-001~
PO1*1*10*EA*12.50**BP*SKU-0001*VP*Wireless Mouse~
PO1*2*5*EA*79.99**BP*SKU-0006*VP*Noise-cancelling Headphones~
PO1*3*20*EA*3.20**BP*SKU-0011*VP*Cable Organiser~
CTT*3~
SE*10*0001~
GE*1*1~
IEA*1*000000001~
Specifications
- Standard
- ANSI X12 004010
- Transaction
- 850 (Purchase Order)
- Note
- synthetic trading partners
What is a .edi file?
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), in the ANSI X12 family, is a structured plain-text format for exchanging business documents like purchase orders (850) and invoices (810) between trading partners. It is built from segments (ISA, GS, ST, …) separated by delimiters, with tightly specified element positions. It underpins much of B2B supply-chain and retail commerce.
How to use this file
Use an example X12 EDI file to test EDI parsers and translators, segment/element extraction, and mapping from EDI to JSON or XML. The parties and values here are synthetic.
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