Macy's 850

Macy’s 850 Outbound Purchase Order (VICS Version 5010) Macy’s 850 Outbound Purchase Order mapping guides described in today’s post are subjected to VICS Version 5010. Macy’s 850 Outbound Purchase Order will be sent in VICS 850 Spreadsheet, extended format. Effective 1/5/2011, the SLN segment will be populated in the 850 transmission when ordering in one or more size Read More →

EDIFACT segment

EDIFACT Segment Definition EDIFACT Segment is a collection of logically-related data elements in a fixed, defined sequence. Today’s post gives deeper understanding of a segment. As we have spoken before, EDIFACT provides a hierarchical structure for messages. EDIFACT messages begin with the Message Header (UNH) Segment and end with the Message Trailer (UNT) Segment. These two Read More →

EDIFACT

EDIFACT: History and Organizational Structure EDIFACT is an acronym for EDI For Administration, Commerce and Transport. It coordinates international standardization by working through the UN/ECE (United Nations/Economic Commission for Europe). EDIFACT standards are mostly used in Europe. This post will introduce general terms and organizational concepts necessary to understand proper usage of the standard. As we have Read More →