EDI Transaction Set
EDI 852: Product Activity Data
EDI 852 is the X12 Product Activity Data transaction set, used within Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The transaction set can be used to advise a trading partner of inventory, sales, and other product activity information. Product activity data enables a trading partner to plan and ship, or propose inventory replenishment quantities, for distribution centers, warehouses or retail outlets.
What the 852 transaction set covers
Product Activity Data This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Product Activity Data Transaction Set (852) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to advise a trading partner of inventory, sales, and other product activity information. Product activity data enables a trading partner to plan and ship, or propose inventory replenishment quantities, for distribution centers, warehouses or retail outlets. The receiver of the transaction set will maintain some type of inventory/product movement records for its trading partners to enable replenishment calculations based on data provided by the distributor, warehouse or retailer.
How Interlink handles the 852
Interlink Commerce maps, transmits, and monitors the 852 for you as part of fully managed EDI — connected straight to your ERP or systems, certified against your retailer’s requirements, and billed only when you trade. Most suppliers go live within 30 days.