What BJ's Wholesale Club expects in the 856
BJ's Wholesale Club trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:
How EDISQ maps it
The certified BJ's Wholesale Club 856 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against BJ's Wholesale Club's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays BJ's Wholesale Club test scenarios until everything passes.
Common rejection reasons
Nearly all 856 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match BJ's Wholesale Club's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before BJ's Wholesale Club ever sees the document.
Sample BJ's Wholesale Club 856
A representative 856 interchange addressed to BJ's Wholesale Club — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:
1ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY *ZZ*BJSWHOLESALE *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~ 2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*BJSWHOLESALE*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~ 3ST*856*0001~ 4BSN*00*SHIP0001*20260101*1200*0001~ 5HL*1**S~ 6TD1*CTN25*3****G*180*LB~ 7TD5*B*2*UPSN*M~ 8REF*BM*BOL000123~ 9DTM*011*20260105~ 10N1*ST*BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB DC 5093*92*5093~ 11HL*2*1*O~ 12PRF*PO12345~ 13HL*3*2*P~ 14MAN*GM*00000123450000000017~ 15HL*4*3*I~ 16LIN**UP*012345678905~ 17SN1**24*EA~ 18CTT*4~ 19SE*17*0001~ 20GE*1*1~ 21IEA*1*000000001~
FAQ
Which 856 version does BJ's Wholesale Club use?
X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks BJ's Wholesale Club's current companion guide.
How do I test a BJ's Wholesale Club 856?
The sandbox generates realistic BJ's Wholesale Club 856 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to BJ's Wholesale Club.
What does it cost?
Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.