Do It Best · EDI 856

The Do It Best 856 Ship Notice / ASN, explained

What Do It Best expects in the 856 — the carton-level shipment mirror that must arrive before the freight does — and how EDISQ's certified map handles it from your ERP.

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What Do It Best expects in the 856

Do It Best trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Do It Best'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 Do It Best 856 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Do It Best's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Do It Best test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

Nearly all 856 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Do It Best's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Do It Best ever sees the document.

Sample Do It Best 856

A representative 856 interchange addressed to Do It Best — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*DOITBEST       *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*DOITBEST*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*DO IT BEST 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 Do It Best use?

X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks Do It Best's current companion guide.

How do I test a Do It Best 856?

The sandbox generates realistic Do It Best 856 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Do It Best.

What does it cost?

Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.