In 1979, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) chartered the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 to develop uniform standards for interindustry electronic exchange of business transactions-electronic data interchange (EDI)
In 1986, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) approved the acronym "UN/EDIFACT" which translates to United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport. UN/EDIFACT is an international EDI standard designed to meet the needs of both government and private industry.
The UN/EDIFACT Working Group (EWG), a permanent working group of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), develops and maintains UN/EDIFACT
X12 is used in the USA and by U.S. organizations worldwide. Much of the rest of the world uses the EDIFACT messages.
Mapping
| TRANSACTION SET/MESSAGE | X12 | EDIFACT |
|---|---|---|
| PRODUCT/PRICING TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Price Sales Catalog | 832 | PRICAT |
| Price Authorization Acknowledgement/Status | 845 | ATHSTS |
| Specification/Technical Information | 841 | PRDSPE |
| Request For Quotation | 840 | REQOTE |
| Response To Request For Quotation | 843 | QUOTES |
| Electronic Bid Form | 833 | — |
| ORDERING TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Purchase Order | 850 | ORDERS |
| Purchase Order Acknowledgement | 855 | ORDRSP |
| Purchase Order Change | 860 | ORDCHG |
| Purchase Order Change Acknowledgement | 865 | ORDRSP |
| Order Status Inquiry | 869 | ORSSTA |
| Order Status Report | 870 | ORDREP |
| Contract Award | 836 | — |
| Product Activity Data | 852 | SLSRPT |
| MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Planning Schedule/Material Release | 830 | DELFOR |
| Shipping Schedule | 862 | DELJIT |
| Production Sequence | 866 | — |
| Ship Notice/manifest (ASN) | 856 | DESADV |
| Report of Test Results | 863 | QUALITY |
| Material Safety Data Sheet | 848 | — |
| Contract Award | 836 | — |
| SHIPPING/RECEIVING TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Shipment Information (Bill of Lading) | 858 | IFTMCS |
| Receiving Advice | 861 | RECADV |
| Non-conformance Information-Disposition Transaction, Cause/Correction | 842 | — |
| INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Inventory Inquiry/Advice | 846 | INVRPT |
| Product Transfer and Resale Report | 867 | — |
| Product Transfer Account Adjustment | 844 | SSDCLM |
| Response To Product Transfer Account Adjustment | 849 | — |
| FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Invoice | 810 | INVOIC |
| Freight Invoice | 859 | IFTMCS |
| Payment order/Remittance Advice (EFT) | 820 | REMADV |
| Lockbox | 823 | — |
| Financial Information Reporting | 821 | — |
| HEALTHCARE TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Eligibility Inquiry | 270 | — |
| Eligibility Inquiry Response | 271 | — |
| Claim Status Inquiry | 276 | — |
| Claim Status Response | 277 | — |
| Service Review Request | 278-13 | — |
| Service Review Response | 278-11 | — |
| Premium Payment and Deduction | 820 | — |
| Benefit Enrollment and Maintenance | 834 | — |
| Claim Remittance Advice | 835 | — |
| Claim (Professional, Institutional, Dentist) | 837 | — |
| CONTROL TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Functional Acknowledgement | 997 | CONTRL |
| Application Advice | 824 | APERAK |
| Trading Partner Profile | 838 | PARTIN |
See also
External links
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- X12
- Complete list of all X12 transaction sets
- United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
- Tradegate Australia