Whole Foods · EDI 850

The Whole Foods 850 Purchase Order, explained

What Whole Foods expects in the 850 — the order a trading partner sends you. Process same day, never re-key — and how EDISQ's certified map handles it from your ERP.

Connect to Whole Foods free 850 glossary guide

What Whole Foods expects in the 850

Whole Foods trades on X12 4010 over AS2. Beyond the base standard, watch these:

Regionsorders are cut per region and DC; regional item authorization gates what may appear on a PO
ItemIDsUPC-led; Whole Foods item setup must complete before the first order

How EDISQ maps it

The certified Whole Foods 850 map loads when you enable the partner — fields auto-map from NetSuite, QuickBooks, Dynamics, and 33 other systems, validation runs against Whole Foods's spec before transmission, and the sandbox replays Whole Foods test scenarios until everything passes.

Common rejection reasons

Nearly all 850 rejections trace to reference data, not syntax: identifiers that don't match Whole Foods's cross-references, echoed fields dropped from the original PO, or timing that misses the program window. EDISQ flags each before Whole Foods ever sees the document.

Sample Whole Foods 850

A representative 850 interchange addressed to Whole Foods — envelope, body segments, and control totals:

1ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*ACMESUPPLY     *ZZ*WHOLEFOODS     *260101*1200*U*00401*000000001*0*P*>~
2GS*PO*ACMESUPPLY*WHOLEFOODS*20260101*1200*1*X*004010~
3ST*850*0001~
4BEG*00*SA*PO12345**20260101~
5REF*DP*056~
6DTM*002*20260110~
7N1*ST*WHOLE FOODS 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 Whole Foods use?

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

How do I test a Whole Foods 850?

The sandbox generates realistic Whole Foods 850 scenarios against your live mapping — free, unlimited, invisible to Whole Foods.

What does it cost?

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