EDI 856 – Advance Ship Notice
In the context of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), the data contents of a Ship Notice / manifest Transaction Set (856) for use. The transaction set may be used to record delivery contents, including extra shipping data such as order data, item descriptions, and physical features, packaging kind, markings, and carrier and transportation machinery setup.
The transaction set gives the sender a description of shipment contents and delivery setup on multiple levels and offers ordered flexibility for data transmission.