Grocery Outlet · EDI 850

The Grocery Outlet 850 Purchase Order, explained

What Grocery Outlet 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 Grocery Outlet free 850 glossary guide

What Grocery Outlet expects in the 850

Grocery Outlet trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:

Opportunisticone-time buys are the business model — POs may never repeat; confirm quantities exactly as cut
Lotsclose-dated and short-run product is normal; dating expectations ride the agreement

How EDISQ maps it

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

Common rejection reasons

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

Sample Grocery Outlet 850

A representative 850 interchange addressed to Grocery Outlet — envelope, body segments, and control totals:

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

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

How do I test a Grocery Outlet 850?

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

What does it cost?

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