Dot Foods · EDI 855

The Dot Foods 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment, explained

What Dot Foods expects in the 855 — confirms what you can ship against the PO — quantities, dates, substitutions — and how EDISQ's certified map handles it from your ERP.

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What Dot Foods expects in the 855

Dot Foods trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Dot Foods's 855 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 855 spec before anything transmits.

How EDISQ maps it

The certified Dot Foods 855 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 855 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 855

A representative 855 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*PR*ACMESUPPLY*DOTFOODS*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~
3ST*855*0001~
4BAK*00*AC*PO12345*20260101~
5PO1*1*24*EA*9.75**UP*012345678905~
6ACK*IA*24*EA~
7PO1*2*12*EA*14.50**UP*012345678912~
8ACK*IA*12*EA~
9CTT*2~
10SE*8*0001~
11GE*1*1~
12IEA*1*000000001~

FAQ

Which 855 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 855?

The sandbox generates realistic Dot Foods 855 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.