EDI Document
852 Product Activity Data.
Retailer sell-through, direct to your warehouse.
Retailers send 852 reports showing how your products are performing across their stores. Units sold, inventory on hand, stockouts, and more. Fulfil stores the data automatically and syncs it to your data warehouse.
What's included in an 852.
Each 852 report covers a specific time period and can include the following activity data, broken down by individual store or warehouse location.
Sales Activity
- ✓ Quantity sold during the reporting period
- ✓ Quantity returned by consumers
- ✓ Lost sales from stockouts
Inventory Status
- ✓ Quantity on hand at each location
- ✓ Quantity available for sale
- ✓ Quantity on order (ordered but not received)
- ✓ Quantity in transit
- ✓ Quantity damaged or on hold
- ✓ Out of stock indicators by location
How 852 works in Fulfil.
The 852 is a reporting document. It does not update inventory levels or trigger any transactions in Fulfil. It gives you visibility into how your products are moving at the retailer.
Retailer sends 852 report
Retailers send 852 reports on a scheduled basis, daily, weekly, or monthly, depending on the trading partner agreement. Fulfil receives them through your EDI integration.
Products are matched and data stored
Fulfil matches products using UPCs, vendor item numbers, SKUs, or other identifiers from the report. The activity data is stored as a structured record linked to the trading partner and reporting period.
Data is available in Fulfil and your warehouse
You can view received 852 data under Settings > EDI > Product Activity Data. All records are also automatically synced to your Fulfil Data Warehouse for custom reporting and analysis.
Data warehouse sync included.
All 852 Product Activity Data syncs to your Fulfil Data Warehouse automatically. Each record includes the data you need to build reports that combine retailer sell-through with your own sales and inventory data.
Per record
- Trading partner name, identifier, and vendor code
- Reporting period start and end dates
- Product line items with SKU, name, and category
- Quantity type and value per product per location
- Product identifiers (UPC, vendor codes) for cross-referencing
What you can build
- Sell-through rate by retailer and product
- Stockout tracking by location over time
- Replenishment planning based on retailer on-hand levels
- Combined reports mixing 852 data with your own shipments and inventory
Related EDI documents.
The 852 gives you visibility into the retailer side of your business.