Upload Purchase Orders
(850)/
Create Purchase Order Acknowledgments (855)
Bookstore chains and certain wholesalers may require the
publisher to accept EDI 850 purchase orders. These are received as input files
that conform to specific book industry requirements (X12). After being
translated, the 850 purchase order file can be uploaded and processed by the
Cat’s EDI/Net module. (Most of our publishers use software obtained from Unitech
EDI to translate the X12 files into the format required by Cat’s.) The module
searches Cat’s for matching customer SAN information. It checks customer credit
information. Line-items are recognized by ISBN13 or ISBN10. Discounts and
shipping charges are assigned according to policies worked out with the
publisher and customized into the module. Each line item is assigned a
disposition code that indicates whether the line item will be shipped, has been
backordered, or has been cancelled.
Cat’s creates processing report and an output file with
line-item disposition information. The output file is then translated into the
purchase order acknowledgment (855) and sent back to the book reseller. (Most of
our publishers use software obtained from Unitech EDI to translate the Cat’s
output file into the 855 X12 file required by the reseller.)
Many Cat’s publishers have implemented EDI 850/855
interfaces with Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, Baker & Taylor, Borders, and Ingram.
For more information, email your questions (including your
name and company name) or call us at 800-827-2287. A customization planner will
help us craft the EDI interface that works best for your business issues. For
more information about Unitech EDI, visit their web site,
www.unitechedi.com.
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