Document Choreography -- Reatil Domain

Trading Partner # 1 Trading Partner # 2

850 ----------------------------->

997(Optional) <------------------------------> 997(Optional)

<------------------------------- 855

<------------------------------- 856

860 ----------------------------->

<------------------------------- 865

<------------------------------- 846

<------------------------------- 810

820 ----------------------------->

997(Optional) <------------------------------> 997(Optional)

So it goes like this:

850 is a Purchase order, and is sent to the Vendor

855 is an Order Response, and is sent from the Vendor. It confirms, updates or rejects each line, or the PO as a whole.

856 is the Ship Notice. and is sent from the Vendor. It may contain one or more lines from one or more orders and can indicate shipment of partial lines from a PO.

860 Purchase order cancellation (Seller Initiated ) . It will contain the data regarding the cancellation of the items from the original purchase order.

865 Purchase order acknowledgment . vendor would be sending it back as an acknowledgment for 860.

810 is the Invoice, and is sent from the Vendor. It contains one or more lines from one or more POs, but gennerally people keep these to only one PO.

820 is Remittance, and is sent to the Vendor. It contains information relating to payment.