Gordon Food Service · EDI 855

The Gordon Food Service 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgment, explained

What Gordon Food Service 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 Gordon Food Service expects in the 855

Gordon Food Service trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Gordon Food Service'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 Gordon Food Service 855 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Gordon Food Service's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Gordon Food Service test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

Nearly all 855 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Gordon Food Service's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Gordon Food Service ever sees the document.

Sample Gordon Food Service 855

A representative 855 interchange addressed to Gordon Food Service — envelope, body segments, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*GORDONFOODSERVI*260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*PR*ACMESUPPLY*GORDONFOODSERVI*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 Gordon Food Service use?

X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks Gordon Food Service's current companion guide.

How do I test a Gordon Food Service 855?

The sandbox generates realistic Gordon Food Service 855 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Gordon Food Service.

What does it cost?

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