Dot Foods · EDI 850

The Dot Foods 850 Purchase Order, explained

What Dot Foods expects in the 850 — the order a trading partner sends you. Process same day, never re-key — and how EDISQ's certified map handles it from your ERP.

Connect to Dot Foods free 850 glossary guide

What Dot Foods expects in the 850

Dot Foods trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:

LTL-consolidationDot's model aggregates less-than-truckload demand — orders can be large and mixed; same-day processing expected
ItemIDsDot item number + GTIN cross-reference

How EDISQ maps it

The certified Dot Foods 850 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Dot Foods's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Dot Foods test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

Nearly all 850 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Dot Foods's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Dot Foods ever sees the document.

Sample Dot Foods 850

A representative 850 interchange addressed to Dot Foods — envelope, body segments, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*DOTFOODS       *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*PO*ACMESUPPLY*DOTFOODS*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~
3ST*850*0001~
4BEG*00*SA*PO12345**20260101~
5REF*DP*056~
6DTM*002*20260110~
7N1*ST*DOT FOODS DC 5093*92*5093~
8PO1*1*24*EA*9.75**UP*012345678905~
9PID*F****ACME WIDGET 24CT~
10PO1*2*12*EA*14.50**UP*012345678912~
11PID*F****ACME GADGET 12CT~
12CTT*2~
13SE*11*0001~
14GE*1*1~
15IEA*1*000000001~

FAQ

Which 850 version does Dot Foods use?

X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks Dot Foods's current companion guide.

How do I test a Dot Foods 850?

The sandbox generates realistic Dot Foods 850 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Dot Foods.

What does it cost?

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