Trading partner · Healthcare Distribution

EDI with Patterson Veterinary, without the monthly fee

Everything Patterson Veterinary requires — orders in, acknowledgments, ship notices and invoices out — with pre-built certified maps. Setup in days, completely self-serve.

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What Patterson Veterinary requires

850

Purchase Order

The order a trading partner sends you. Process same day, never re-key.

855

Purchase Order Acknowledgment

Confirms what you can ship against the PO — quantities, dates, substitutions.

856

Ship Notice / ASN

The carton-level shipment mirror that must arrive before the freight does.

810

Invoice

Your bill for the shipment. Must reconcile with the PO and the ASN.

997

Functional Acknowledgment

The receipt for every document. Automatic, both directions, within minutes.

832

Price / Sales Catalog

Your item and price catalog, published to the partner.

846

Inventory Inquiry / Advice

Your sellable inventory positions — the heartbeat of drop-ship programs.

How EDISQ connects to Patterson Veterinary

Patterson Veterinary trades AS2 direct. EDISQ maintains the AS2 connection and certificates, registers your IDs, and loads the certified maps the moment you enable the partner:

1Enable Patterson Veterinary from the partner catalog — document maps load automatically.
2Cross-reference your data — vendor number, ship-to locations, item identifiers. The wizard flags anything missing.
3Run test scenarios in the sandbox — validated end-to-end before anything goes live.

Typical Patterson Veterinary setup with EDISQ: 2–3 days on the EDI side.

Pricing for Patterson Veterinary suppliers

No Patterson Veterinary-specific fees. First 25 documents/month free, then $0.50 per document, cheaper as volume grows — no VAN, mapping, or partner fees. Full pricing →

Patterson Veterinary EDI FAQ

Is Patterson Veterinary the same EDI setup as Patterson Dental?

Same family, separate business — the veterinary side has its own assortment and routing, so treat it as its own trading relationship.

What does Patterson Veterinary check first on acknowledgments?

That every line got an individual answer. The 855 is judged line by line, with dates on anything not shipping clean.

What does EDI with Patterson Veterinary cost?

Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume.