EDI 852: the Product Activity Data

What the 852 is

The EDI 852 — the X12 Product Activity Data — is store-level sales and stock movement from the retailer. It travels inbound for most trading programs.

When it's sent

The 852 travels outside the core 850 → 855 → 856 → 810 chain — it supports the programs that surround it.

Key segments

Sample 852

A representative 852 interchange — fixed-width ISA envelope, functional group, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*RETAILPARTNER  *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*PD*ACMESUPPLY*RETAILPARTNER*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~
3ST*852*0001~
4REF*ZZ*SAMPLE 852 DOCUMENT~
5DTM*097*20260101~
6SE*4*0001~
7GE*1*1~
8IEA*1*000000001~

Partners that require it

Trading partners in the EDISQ catalog that trade the 852:

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