General Mills · EDI 855

The General Mills 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment, explained

What General Mills 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 General Mills expects in the 855

General Mills trades on X12 4010 over AS2. General Mills'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 General Mills 855 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 855 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 855

A representative 855 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*PR*ACMESUPPLY*GENERALMILLS*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 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 855?

The sandbox generates realistic General Mills 855 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.