Northern Tool and Equipment · EDI 850

The Northern Tool and Equipment 850 Purchase Order, explained

What Northern Tool and Equipment expects in the 850 — the order a trading partner sends you. Process same day, never re-key — and how EDISQ's certified map handles it from your ERP.

Connect to Northern Tool and Equipment free 850 glossary guide

What Northern Tool and Equipment expects in the 850

Northern Tool and Equipment trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:

Channelsretail, catalog, and e-commerce demand consolidates into one ordering program
PO1Northern Tool item numbers govern; vendor parts cross-referenced

How EDISQ maps it

The certified Northern Tool and Equipment 850 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Northern Tool and Equipment's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Northern Tool and Equipment test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

Nearly all 850 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Northern Tool and Equipment's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Northern Tool and Equipment ever sees the document.

Sample Northern Tool and Equipment 850

A representative 850 interchange addressed to Northern Tool and Equipment — envelope, body segments, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*NORTHERNTOOLAND*260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*PO*ACMESUPPLY*NORTHERNTOOLAND*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~
3ST*850*0001~
4BEG*00*SA*PO12345**20260101~
5REF*DP*056~
6DTM*002*20260110~
7N1*ST*NORTHERN TOOL AND EQUIPMENT DC 5093*92*5093~
8PO1*1*24*EA*9.75**UP*012345678905~
9PID*F****ACME WIDGET 24CT~
10PO1*2*12*EA*14.50**UP*012345678912~
11PID*F****ACME GADGET 12CT~
12CTT*2~
13SE*11*0001~
14GE*1*1~
15IEA*1*000000001~

FAQ

Which 850 version does Northern Tool and Equipment use?

X12 4010, delivered over AS2. The certified map tracks Northern Tool and Equipment's current companion guide.

How do I test a Northern Tool and Equipment 850?

The sandbox generates realistic Northern Tool and Equipment 850 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Northern Tool and Equipment.

What does it cost?

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