Quantity Methods - MXP Only

To resolve problems in specifying quantities when generating and receiving EDI data, the EDI system allows you to specify what quantity method to use with this trading partner. This allows you to have flexibility with your trading partners, and helps resolve problems when receiving EDI data from trading partners using non MXP systems. To help clarify this, imagine you are receiving a purchase order for item GTR0001, that is sold by the dozen (DZ) for six dollars per dozen. Your trading partner, Global Trading Resources, wants to purchase one and a half dozen of this item.

The problem is how does your trading partner specify the quantity that it wants to purchase in the transaction set that it is sending you. By specifying a quantity method, your trading partner can enter the value into the file in one of several methods which is supported by the EDI system. The following section lists the quantity methods currently supported by the EDI system, and how the quantities and units of measure should appear in the transaction set.

1 - MXP style: This method assumes that the quantity in the file would be as though it was entered using the MXP software.

2 - Units: This method assumes that the quantity in the file corresponds to the actual units (pieces) that the trading partner wants.

3 - Units with price adjustment: This method assumes that the quantity in the file corresponds to the actual units (pieces) that the trading partner wants, and that the price in the file is per unit.

4 - Decimal: This method assumes if a broken case is being sent (i.e. in our example, this would be the half a dozen), the partial case is placed in the file in decimal format.