The Jean Coutu Group 856 Ship Notice / ASN, explained

What Jean Coutu Group expects in the 856

Jean Coutu Group trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Jean Coutu Group's 856 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 856 spec before anything transmits.

How EDISQ maps it

The certified Jean Coutu Group 856 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Jean Coutu Group's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Jean Coutu Group test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

Nearly all 856 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Jean Coutu Group's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Jean Coutu Group ever sees the document.

Sample Jean Coutu Group 856

A representative 856 interchange addressed to Jean Coutu Group — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*JEANCOUTUGROUP *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*JEANCOUTUGROUP*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*JEAN COUTU GROUP 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~

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