>I kind of disagree with David last comment: "You can use the 855 just to >ack the >850 similar to the 997". >The 997 is there to acknowledge that an EDI document was received and all >the >verification segment and element match. >The 855 is there to acknowledge a PO in a way that you accept or refuse to >deliver the goods in the PO in the terms specified by the PO (price, >quantity, >etc). >I can be wrong but this is the way I understand it.
You are not wrong; you are absolutely one hundred percent correct and good for you to speak up. I find it helps to think of the 997 as similar to signing for a package from UPS: "Yes, I got your package(s), in apparently good order; but I have not yet inspected the contents in detail." 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 <*> 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: [email protected] [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/
