B&Q EDI Transactions Required For Vendors
B&Q EDI Transactions (messages) required for delivery to customer must be processed in the correct sequence.
Purchase Order/Return Purchase Order
- Orders will be expressed in eaches
- Each EDI file will contain one order
- Changes/cancellation to PO can be sent until ASN is received
- Sent within minutes of customers placing/amending the order via store or internet
Acknowledgement
- To be sent once vendor receives order (within 4 days max)
- Must be for the full quantity on the PO
- Further acknowledgement required in response to an amended purchase order
- Acknowledgement for order cancellation is not required
Advance Shipping Notification (ASN)
- To be sent on despatch
- Must contain the actual quantity planned to be delivered
- Can be for lower quantity than ordered/acknowledged\Items not being delivered must be included with zero quantity
- Must not exceed the quantity ordered
- Only one ASN per PO is allowed
- You will receive notification of success or rejection for each ASN transmission to a single e-mail address of your choice
Confirmation of Delivery/Uplift
- Must be sent once the order has been delivered or uplifted but not before
- Cannot be for a quantity greater than the ASN (for delivery)
- Can be for a quantity smaller than the ASN (for delivery)
- Must not include products not on the ASN (for delivery)
Invoice
- Must not be sent until after delivery confirmation
- Must not include products not on the delivery confirmation
- You can only send one invoice per delivery confirmation
- Invoicing queries will be communicated from our Supplier Accounts team
- For uplifts, debit notes are sent by e-mail from the Supplier Accounts team
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