General Mills · EDI 850

The General Mills 850 Purchase Order, explained

What General Mills 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 General Mills free 850 glossary guide

What General Mills expects in the 850

General Mills trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:

Plantsplant-direct materials ordering across the North American network
ItemsGeneral Mills material numbers govern; map your part numbers both ways

How EDISQ maps it

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

Common rejection reasons

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

Sample General Mills 850

A representative 850 interchange addressed to General Mills — envelope, body segments, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*GENERALMILLS   *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*PO*ACMESUPPLY*GENERALMILLS*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~
3ST*850*0001~
4BEG*00*SA*PO12345**20260101~
5REF*DP*056~
6DTM*002*20260110~
7N1*ST*GENERAL MILLS 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 General Mills use?

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

How do I test a General Mills 850?

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

What does it cost?

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