London Drugs · EDI 856

The London Drugs 856 Ship Notice / ASN, explained

What London Drugs expects in the 856 — the carton-level shipment mirror that must arrive before the freight does — and how EDISQ's certified map handles it from your ERP.

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What London Drugs expects in the 856

London Drugs trades on X12 4010 over AS2. London Drugs'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 London Drugs 856 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against London Drugs's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays London Drugs test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

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

Sample London Drugs 856

A representative 856 interchange addressed to London Drugs — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*LONDONDRUGS    *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*LONDONDRUGS*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*LONDON DRUGS 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 London Drugs use?

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

How do I test a London Drugs 856?

The sandbox generates realistic London Drugs 856 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to London Drugs.

What does it cost?

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