What Cardinal Health expects in the 856
Cardinal Health trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Cardinal Health's 856 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 856 spec before anything transmits.
How EDISQ maps it
The certified Cardinal Health 856 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Cardinal Health's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Cardinal Health test scenarios until everything passes.
Common rejection reasons
Nearly all 856 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Cardinal Health's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Cardinal Health ever sees the document.
Sample Cardinal Health 856
A representative 856 interchange addressed to Cardinal Health — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:
1ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY *ZZ*CARDINALHEALTH *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~ 2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*CARDINALHEALTH*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*CARDINAL HEALTH 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 Cardinal Health use?
X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks Cardinal Health's current companion guide.
How do I test a Cardinal Health 856?
The sandbox generates realistic Cardinal Health 856 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Cardinal Health.
What does it cost?
Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.