EDI 888 Item Maintenance

What is an EDI 888 Item Maintenance?

EDI 888 transaction set enables a manufacturer, broker, agent, or supplier to provide detailed information of finished goods to a specific partner in the consumer goods market. This document is useful in providing information regarding new products or any changes in existing specifications of product.

The data contents and format of EDI 888 Item Maintenance are used for the electronic interchange of information. It is divided into various segments and data elements.

Workflow for the Exchange of an EDI 888 Item Maintenance

EDI 888 falls under the category of X12M Supply Chain transaction set. This transaction set provides detailed information on finished products to a specific partner in the consumer goods market on behalf of a manufacturer, broker, agent or supplier. It also informs regarding new products as well as addresses any changes in existing products.

This transaction set cannot send any price changes but is dealt by Price Change Transaction Set (879).

Stay EDI Compliant with EDI Connect

With a built-in message parser, validator, and transaction builder, EDIConnect can handle transaction sets in X12 and EDIFACT formats. This helps businesses easily exchange EDI documents with their trading partners, allowing them to stay EDI compliant. Using EDIConnect, users can automate file uploads and downloads, create workflows, and transform files into the required format to streamline the process.