What Sam's Club requires
Purchase Order
The order a trading partner sends you. Process same day, never re-key.
Purchase Order Acknowledgment
Confirms what you can ship against the PO — quantities, dates, substitutions.
Ship Notice / ASN
The carton-level shipment mirror that must arrive before the freight does.
Invoice
Your bill for the shipment. Must reconcile with the PO and the ASN.
Functional Acknowledgment
The receipt for every document. Automatic, both directions, within minutes.
Product Activity Data
Store-level sales and stock movement from the retailer.
Compliance matters here: Sam's Club OTIF + SQEP (administered through Walmart's supplier programs). EDISQ validates every outbound document against Sam's Club's companion guide before transmission, so chargebacks stop at the map.
How EDISQ connects to Sam's Club
Sam's Club trades AS2 direct. EDISQ maintains the AS2 connection and certificates, registers your IDs, and loads the certified maps the moment you enable the partner:
Typical Sam's Club setup with EDISQ: 2–3 days on the EDI side.
Pricing for Sam's Club suppliers
No Sam's Club-specific fees. First 25 documents/month free, then $0.50 per document, cheaper as volume grows — no VAN, mapping, or partner fees. Full pricing →
Sam's Club EDI FAQ
Is Sam's Club EDI the same as Walmart EDI?
Same 5010 spec family and AS2 infrastructure, separate ISA qualifiers and partner setup. EDISQ treats them as two partners sharing one cross-reference.
What does EDI with Sam's Club cost?
Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No setup, partner, or mapping fees.