Maria and Samantha, thank you both for your response. I was on the UCS/WINS committee back in the 1980s when the grocery and warehousing industries had their own EDI standards. It was back in 1990 when they were merged into ANSI. When that happened, there were many duplicate transaction sets that were widely deployed (ie PO) thus it was decided that both transaction sets would be included in the X.12 specs moving forward. This is why we have 875 and 850 PO and 880 and 810 invoices. There were also some transaction sets that were duplicate, but not very widely implemented (the 947 comes to mind) and I believe this was merged into the 846 at some point in time. The point is, since I came from the warehousing side of UCS/WINS, I couldn't recall if the 879/832 transactions were basically one in the same. I have implemented the 832 for several of my clients that deal in more traditional retail setting, but in looking at the 879, it looks much more streamlined. I suspect, we may find more grocery suppliers, vendors and packers who can support the 879.
Carl J. Galgano EDI Consulting Services, Inc. 770-422-2995 F: 678-881-9224 http://www.ediconsulting.com 530 Roselane Street Marietta, GA 30060 -----Original Message----- From: Maria Safavi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:43 AM To: Carl Galgano (list server email account) Subject: Re: [EDI-L] 832 v. 879 Carl- If I remember correctly, there is a grocery group that uses the 879 as the standard price transaction. I used to work at Coke, and we had typically done 832s, but then, we were forced into using the 879. I'll try to remember the name of the group... Maria On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Carl Galgano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I need to receive monthly pricing files from vendors and automate the system. I am looking at the 832 or the 879. Which document would be a better fit? Industry is grocery/foodservice. Thanks in advance for any replies. Carl J. Galgano EDI Consulting Services, Inc. 770-422-2995 F: 678-881-9224 http://www.ediconsulting.com <http://www.ediconsulting.com/> 530 Roselane Street Marietta, GA 30060 -- Maria Safavi [EMAIL PROTECTED] 770-365-5307 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.3/1786 - Release Date: 11/14/2008 8:32 AM ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
