Michael I don't have the 4040 specs, but in a later draft of the v5 specs, MTX is used in many loops. (LDT, N9, SPI, N1, CB1, ADV). It is not used outside of a loop.
To: "EDI-L" <[email protected]> From: "Michael Mattias/LS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 10:47:43 -0600 Subject: [EDI-L] ANSI 004040 850, placement of segment MTX? > I have a request to map an ANSI 004040 850 purchase order for one of my > clients. > > The client's trading partner's proposed IG shows the header structure of his > ANSI 004040 850 document as .... > > ST Transaction Set Header > BEG Beginning Segment for Purchase Order > REF Reference Identification (>1) > MTX Text (>1) > Loop ID - N1 (200 ) > N1 > Loop ID - P01 (100000) > P01 Baseline Item DataM1 > Loop ID - CTT ( 1 ) > CTT Transaction TotalsO1 > SE Transaction Set TrailerM1 > > > My 004011 standard for 850 is the first in which the MTX segment appears in > this transaction set; however, both in 004011 and in version 005010, segment > MTX in the header of the 850 is shown in an N9 loop... i.e, an N9 Segment is > required as a "loop starter" for any occurrences of segment MTX in this > transaction set. > > (My standards disk for ANSI 4 only goes thru 004011, so I can't look this up > myself) > > Since segment MTX requires N9 loop in both 004011 and in 005010, I think the > above specification for 004040 should also show an N9 segment and loop > requirement; that is, I think the trading partner is suggesting an 'ansi > invalid' document. (Not that they don't do that, but it seems highly > unlikely). > > Then again, he may have just missed this in his documentation and he intends > to send MTX only in an N9 loop.. in which case I will let him know his doc > is bad and could you please correct it so the next poor schmuck won't have > to go thru the same angst this poor schmuck is suffering. > > Could someone with access to the ANSI 004040 standards please check on this > for me and post response? > > Thanks a lot. > > Michael C. Mattias > Tal Systems Inc. > Racine WI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Michael C. Mattias > Tal Systems Inc. > Racine WI > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ... > 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 > > > 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/
