Office Depot · EDI 856

The Office Depot 856 Ship Notice / ASN, explained

What Office Depot 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 Office Depot free 856 glossary guide

What Office Depot expects in the 856

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

Common rejection reasons

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

Sample Office Depot 856

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

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*OFFICEDEPOT    *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*OFFICEDEPOT*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*OFFICE DEPOT 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 Office Depot use?

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

How do I test a Office Depot 856?

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

What does it cost?

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