McLane Company · EDI 856

The McLane Company 856 Ship Notice / ASN, explained

What McLane Company 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 McLane Company expects in the 856

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

Common rejection reasons

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

Sample McLane Company 856

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

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*MCLANE         *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*MCLANE*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*MCLANE COMPANY 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 McLane Company use?

X12 4010, delivered over VAN. The certified map tracks McLane Company's current companion guide.

How do I test a McLane Company 856?

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

What does it cost?

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