X12 861

X12 861 transaction set, the receiving-side counterpart of the Advance Ship Notice.

Definition

Issued by the receiver, the 861 confirms the quantities actually received and accepted and reports shortages, overages or damage. It reuses the 856's HL loops (Shipment/Order/Item) to reconcile received against announced line by line, closing the order→ship→receive loop.

Origin

Defined in the ASC X12 Transaction Set Implementation Guides (Transaction Set 861, Receiving Advice/Acceptance Certificate), maintained by the Accredited Standards Committee X12 under ANSI.

Example in context

RCD**6*EA*6*EA~ (six ordered, six received — receipt with no line-level discrepancy)

Related terms

• X12 856 HL — the ASN that the 861 confirms.
• HL (X12) — the hierarchical loops reused for reconciliation.