EDI Document
850 Purchase Order.
Orders that flow straight in.
When Target, Nordstrom, or any major retailer places an order, they send an 850. It creates a sales order in Fulfil automatically. No portal logins, no manual entry.
What's included in an 850.
The 850 Purchase Order contains all the information you need to fulfill a retail order.
Order Details
- ✓ Purchase order number
- ✓ Order date and requested ship date
- ✓ Department and buyer information
- ✓ Payment terms and currency
Product & Shipping
- ✓ Product SKUs and UPCs
- ✓ Quantities ordered per item
- ✓ Unit prices and total amounts
- ✓ Ship-to address and carrier routing
How 850 works in Fulfil.
Fulfil receives 850 Purchase Orders and automatically creates sales orders ready for fulfillment.
Retailer sends 850
When a retail partner like Target or Nordstrom places an order, their system sends an 850 Purchase Order to Fulfil via EDI connection.
Fulfil processes order
The 850 is automatically processed and converted into a sales order in Fulfil. Product SKUs are matched, pricing is validated, and the order enters your fulfillment workflow.
You fulfill the order
The order appears in Fulfil just like your Shopify orders, ready to pick, pack, and ship. Your team follows the same fulfillment process regardless of where the order came from.
Automatic acknowledgement
Fulfil can automatically send an 855 PO Acknowledgement back to the retailer confirming you received and accepted the order.
Why 850 matters for your business.
Eliminate manual data entry
Without EDI, you'd log into each retailer's vendor portal, manually copy order details, and enter them into your system. With 850 automation, orders flow directly from the retailer's system into Fulfil, saving hours of work and eliminating typos.
Reduce fulfillment errors
Manual order entry leads to mistakes: wrong products, incorrect quantities, typos in addresses. The 850 ensures order data flows directly from the retailer's system with perfect accuracy.
Process orders instantly
850 Purchase Orders arrive in Fulfil the moment retailers place them. This means you can start fulfilling orders immediately instead of waiting for someone to manually process them from a vendor portal.
Meet retailer requirements
Major retailers require EDI compliance to do business with them. The 850 Purchase Order is the foundation of EDI. It's how orders flow from their systems to yours automatically.
Related EDI documents.
The 850 Purchase Order works together with other EDI documents.