What The Home Depot expects in the 856
The Home Depot trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:
How EDISQ maps it
The certified The Home Depot 856 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against The Home Depot's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays The Home Depot test scenarios until everything passes.
Common rejection reasons
Nearly all 856 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match The Home Depot's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before The Home Depot ever sees the document.
Sample The Home Depot 856
A representative 856 interchange addressed to The Home Depot — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:
1ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY *ZZ*HOMEDEPOT *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~ 2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*HOMEDEPOT*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~ 3ST*856*0001~ 4BSN*00*SHIP0001*20260101*1200*0001~ 5HL*1**S~ 6TD1*CTN25*3****G*180*LB~ 7TD5*B*2*UPSN*M~ 8REF*BM*BOL000123~ 9DTM*011*20260105~ 10N1*ST*THE HOME DEPOT DC 5093*92*5093~ 11HL*2*1*O~ 12PRF*PO12345~ 13HL*3*2*P~ 14MAN*GM*00000123450000000017~ 15HL*4*3*I~ 16LIN**UP*012345678905~ 17SN1**24*EA~ 18CTT*4~ 19SE*17*0001~ 20GE*1*1~ 21IEA*1*000000001~
FAQ
Which 856 version does The Home Depot use?
X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks The Home Depot's current companion guide.
How do I test a The Home Depot 856?
The sandbox generates realistic The Home Depot 856 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to The Home Depot.
What does it cost?
Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.