EDI Transaction Set
EDI 885: Retail Account Characteristics
EDI 885 is the X12 Retail Account Characteristics transaction set, used within Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). This transaction set is used to enable a retailer, wholesaler or broker to provide detailed attributes of a retail store such as store number, size of store, class of trade, product category information, customer demographic information, or marketing, etc. to a trading partner.
What the 885 transaction set covers
Retail Account Characteristics This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Retail Account Characteristics Transaction Set (885) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used to enable a retailer, wholesaler or broker to provide detailed attributes of a retail store such as store number, size of store, class of trade, product category information, customer demographic information, or marketing, etc. to a trading partner.
How Interlink handles the 885
Interlink Commerce maps, transmits, and monitors the 885 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.