The EDISQ blog
Transaction explainers, retailer requirement guides, and pricing breakdowns — written for the people who ship product, not for EDI consultants.
Transaction explainers · Sep 9, 2026
How the EDI 943 tells your 3PL what inventory is inbound — W06 and W04 segments, the 943/944 pair, and why receiving discipline starts before the truck.
Transaction explainers · Sep 9, 2026
How the EDI 816 delivers store, DC, and ship-to hierarchies, why stale location tables break orders and ASNs, and how to keep cross-references current.
Setup guides · Sep 8, 2026
Setting up Amazon Vendor Central EDI: prerequisites, ERP connection, ASIN cross-references, sandbox tests for the 855 and 856, and go-live.
Chargebacks · Sep 8, 2026
Amazon Vendor Central chargebacks explained by document: 855 turnaround, ASN and carton accuracy, ARN and BOL rules, and invoice cost matching.
Setup guides · Sep 7, 2026
Walkthrough of a Target EDI setup: SFTP connection, DPCI cross-references, sandbox scenarios, certification, and the monitors to enable at go-live.
Chargebacks · Sep 7, 2026
Target vendor compliance deductions traced to their causes: ASN timing and hierarchy, label serials, short-ships, and invoice matching.
Setup guides · Sep 4, 2026
A step-by-step Walmart EDI setup walkthrough: supplier onboarding, ERP connection, cross-references, sandbox testing, certification, and go-live.
Chargebacks · Sep 4, 2026
Where Walmart OTIF and SQEP deductions actually originate — ASN timing, label mismatches, invoice matching — and the playbook that prevents them.
Retailer requirements · Sep 3, 2026
Kohl's EDI for vendors — UPC-led orders, honest 855s, ASN at truck departure, GS1-128 labels, and turning weekly 852 data into fill rate.
Transaction explainers · Sep 3, 2026
What the EDI 861 reports about a delivery — quantities received, rejected, damaged — how it differs from the ASN, and why it anchors dispute defense.
Retailer requirements · Sep 2, 2026
Macy's vendor standards and EDI — PO types that drive validation, GS1-128 label matching, scan-based receiving, and weekly 852 sales data.
Transaction explainers · Sep 2, 2026
What the EDI 812 covers — chargebacks, returns, allowances — how it relates to the 820 and 810, and how to manage deductions from it.
Retailer requirements · Sep 1, 2026
Nordstrom EDI across full-line, Rack, and dropship — size-level ASNs, GS1-128 label matching, itemized allowances, and the supplier setup path.
Transaction explainers · Sep 1, 2026
How the EDI 862 authorizes JIT shipments against the 830 forecast — BSS, LIN, and FST segments, timing discipline, and the ASN handoff.
Retailer requirements · Aug 31, 2026
Chewy supplier EDI — multiple daily 846 inventory feeds, tracking-number ship notices, dropship SLAs, and how to automate the loop end to end.
Transaction explainers · Aug 31, 2026
How the EDI 830 forecast works in manufacturing programs — BFR, LIN, and FST segments, authorization horizons, and the handoff to the 862 and 856.
Retailer requirements · Aug 28, 2026
Wayfair dropship EDI — scheduled 846 inventory feeds, consumer ship-to orders, tracking-number ASNs, and the supplier performance standards.
Transaction explainers · Aug 28, 2026
How the EDI 832 publishes items and prices to partners — LIN, CTP, PID, and PO4 segments — and why a stale catalog breaks orders and invoices.
Retailer requirements · Aug 27, 2026
TJX EDI across TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra — one-shot POs, audited packing accuracy, exact-cost invoices, and supplier setup.
Transaction explainers · Aug 27, 2026
How the EDI 865 answers a buyer's 860 change request — accept, reject, or counter — plus seller-initiated changes and automation patterns.