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ERR-03 • X12-997-AK403-7-DE355-INVALID-CODE • GATE 3 — ANSI X12 DE 355 UOM CODE NORMALIZATION

Fixing ANSI X12 997 AK403=7 (Data Element 355 Code Invalid) for BOX, PCS, CTN & LF

Target ERP / Standard: ANSI X12 EDI 850 / 997 Functional Ack · Deterministic Compiler Profile: x12_850

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Direct Root Cause & Fix: Trading-partner VANs and strict ERP X12 translators reject 850 transactions with a 997 AK4*3*355*7 (Code value not in valid code list) whenever PO103 contains free-text units like BOX, PCS, CTN, LBS, or LF instead of strict 2-character ANSI X12 DE 355 codes (BX, EA, CS, LB, FT).

Exact Free-Text -> ANSI X12 DE 355 Lookup Table

  • EACH, PC, PCS, PIECE, UNIT, UN -> EA
  • CASE, CASES, CA, CTN, CARTON -> CS
  • BOX, BOXES -> BX | PACK, PKG -> PK
  • FOOT, FEET, LF -> FT | POUND, LBS -> LB | ROLL -> RL | PALLET -> PL

Secondary Translator Trap: Delimiter & SE01 Corruption

Strip *, ~, and ^ characters from PID05 item descriptions before building ST*850 segments, and ensure SE01 counts both ST and SE inclusively so strict 004010 parsers accept the envelope on the first pass.

RAW BROKEN INBOUND PAYLOAD (QUARANTINED)
PO1*1*25*BOX*12.40*PE*VP*PVC-TEE-1~
ORDERAIRLOCK VERIFIED X12_850 OUTPUT
PO1*1*25*BX*12.4000*PE*VP*PVC-TEE-1*BP*TEE-1IN~
COMMON PRACTITIONER DIAGNOSTIC QUERIES
  • EDI 997 AK403 7 data element 355 invalid code BOX PCS CTN
  • normalize non-standard UOM strings to ANSI X12 355
  • X12 850 SE01 segment count CTT02 hash total rejection
RELATED ANSI X12 DE 355 IMPORT GUIDES
ERR-01: ANSI X12 850 PO103 (DE 355) EA vs CS Pack-Factor Mismatch: Fixing Case-to-Each Shipping ErrorsERR-02: ANSI X12 850 DE 355 'M' (Per 1,000) & 'C' (Per 100) Fastener/Wire Extended Total ErrorsBrowse all 15 ERP & EDI Import Error Guides →