What Veteran's Administration expects in the 850
Veteran's Administration trades on X12 4010 over VAN. Beyond the base standard, watch these:
How EDISQ maps it
The certified Veteran's Administration 850 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Veteran's Administration's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Veteran's Administration test scenarios until everything passes.
Common rejection reasons
Nearly all 850 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Veteran's Administration's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Veteran's Administration ever sees the document.
Sample Veteran's Administration 850
A representative 850 interchange addressed to Veteran's Administration — envelope, body segments, and control totals:
1ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY *ZZ*VETERANSADMINIS*260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~ 2GS*PO*ACMESUPPLY*VETERANSADMINIS*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~ 3ST*850*0001~ 4BEG*00*SA*PO12345**20260101~ 5REF*DP*056~ 6DTM*002*20260110~ 7N1*ST*VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION 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 Veteran's Administration use?
X12 4010, delivered over VAN. The certified map tracks Veteran's Administration's current companion guide.
How do I test a Veteran's Administration 850?
The sandbox generates realistic Veteran's Administration 850 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Veteran's Administration.
What does it cost?
Per document only: first 25/month free, then from $0.50, decreasing with volume. No partner or mapping fees.