What is EDI 852?
EDI 852 is a standard data format used to transmit product activity data. Files are typically sent daily or weekly and will include sales activity by product and for some retailer’s inventory on-hand. Activity is typically summarized at a distribution center level unless store level data is deliberately selected. Some EDI 852 forms will also include pricing information, inventory on-hand but unavailable for sale, order point, order quantity, and order status. EDI 852 is provided as a text data file using special character sets to describe the coded data to the decoding software.
