What Big 5 Sporting Goods expects in the 997
Big 5 Sporting Goods trades on X12 4010 over SFTP. Big 5 Sporting Goods's 997 follows the standard X12 layout — no partner-specific companion-guide quirks are curated for this document yet. The certified base map covers the standard requirements, and validation still runs against the 997 spec before anything transmits.
How EDISQ maps it
The certified Big 5 Sporting Goods 997 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Big 5 Sporting Goods's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Big 5 Sporting Goods test scenarios until everything passes.
Common rejection reasons
Nearly all 997 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Big 5 Sporting Goods's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Big 5 Sporting Goods ever sees the document.
Sample Big 5 Sporting Goods 997
A representative 997 interchange addressed to Big 5 Sporting Goods — envelope, body segments, and control totals:
1ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY *ZZ*BIG5 *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~ 2GS*FA*ACMESUPPLY*BIG5*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~ 3ST*997*0001~ 4AK1*PO*1~ 5AK2*850*0001~ 6AK5*A~ 7AK9*A*1*1*1~ 8SE*6*0001~ 9GE*1*1~ 10IEA*1*000000001~
FAQ
Which 997 version does Big 5 Sporting Goods use?
X12 4010, delivered over SFTP. The certified map tracks Big 5 Sporting Goods's current companion guide.
How do I test a Big 5 Sporting Goods 997?
The sandbox generates realistic Big 5 Sporting Goods 997 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Big 5 Sporting Goods.
What does it cost?
Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.