Veteran's Administration · EDI 856

The Veteran's Administration 856 Ship Notice / ASN, explained

What Veteran's Administration 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.

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What Veteran's Administration expects in the 856

Veteran's Administration trades on X12 4010 over VAN. Veteran's Administration'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 Veteran's Administration 856 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 856 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 856

A representative 856 interchange addressed to Veteran's Administration — envelope, shipment→order→pack→item hierarchy, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*VETERANSADMINIS*260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*SH*ACMESUPPLY*VETERANSADMINIS*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*VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION 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 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 856?

The sandbox generates realistic Veteran's Administration 856 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.