Jayne What about adding the ShipTo location code to the end of the PO number? I believe Target & Mervyns do this now...
Duplicating the PO number IS going to be a much bigger problem, since your PO number is usually considered to be a 'unique' number and you partners are going to have a problem. I would create a PO number with the following format: 1234-1 (for Location 1), 1234-2 (for Location 2), etc... > Under the current system, we issue purchase orders with a unique PO number > for each ship-to location (i.e., 1 PO number = 1 ship-to location). In the > new world, the same purchase order number could be used for multiple ship-to > locations. > > We know we could change our 850 / 860 EDI format to utilize the SDQ format > like this: > > BEG segment: PO #12345 > LIN segment: Item #ABC, Total Quantity 4000 > SDQ segment: Ship-to Location 1, quantity 2000; Ship-to Location 2, quantity > 1500; Ship-to Location 3, quantity 500 > > ...but, we are hoping to minimize the impact to our EDI trading partners as > much as possible, so as not to jeopardize the go-live date for the new > merchandising system. > > Since we do not currently issue SDQ-format 850s and 860s, we are considering > sending the documents in the same EDI format we send today, which for the > same order described above would look like this: > > 850 TRANSACTION #1: > ------------------------------------------------- > BEG segment: PO #12345 > N1 segment: Ship-to Location 1 > LIN segment: Item #ABC, Quantity 2000 > > 850 TRANSACTION #2: > ------------------------------------------------- > BEG segment: PO #12345 (same PO number as transaction #1) > N1 segment: Ship-to Location 2 > LIN segment: Item #ABC, Quantity 1500 > > 850 TRANSACTION #3: > ------------------------------------------------- > BEG segment: PO #12345 (same PO number as transactions #1 and #2) > N1 segment: Ship-to Location 3 > LIN segment: Item #ABC, Quantity 500 > > > The EDI format is the same as what we send today, but the difference is the > same purchase order number could now appear in multiple 850s / 860s, for > individual ship-to locations. > > We are being told we really can't consider doing this because manufacturers > can't process "duplicate" PO numbers such as that described above. Based on > your experience / knowledge, is it true that "duplicate" PO numbers like this > will cause major problems in manufacturers' order entry / shipping / > invoicing / etc. systems? Earl Wertheimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.spe-edi.com ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
