McCain Foods · EDI 856

The McCain Foods 856 Ship Notice / ASN, explained

What McCain Foods 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.

Connect to McCain Foods free 856 glossary guide

What McCain Foods expects in the 856

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

Common rejection reasons

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

Sample McCain Foods 856

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

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*MCCAINFOODS    *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*MCCAINFOODS*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*MCCAIN FOODS 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 McCain Foods use?

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

How do I test a McCain Foods 856?

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

What does it cost?

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