301 and ANSI Standards

[dgerdner]

I've completed a few EDI projects, but am by no means an expert. I've sent and received 301 (Ocean confirmation) messages with a couple of partners, and they indicated that the "Function Group" was "RO" (ie: the GS record starts with an "RO").

I have a new partner who insists that they are using "SO". However, my EDI software (Mercator) won't process their file with an "SO" for the GS01 element.

Is there a stands manual available online that would help me verify this kind of information?

 

[Stella001]

SO = Ocean shipping information, valid documents are (304,309,311,317,319,322,323,324,325 and 350)

RO = Ocean booking information, valid docements are (300,301 and 303).

If this partner is sending in a SO with the ST01 being 301 then they are in the wrong according to standards. However if they are sending in a valid ST01 with the SO then you may need to create a new Mercator map to accommidate the file.