Sending EDI Purchase Order document (850) in Odoo

An EDI 850 outbound transaction occurs when a buyer initiates a purchase order (PO) through Odoo, which is then received by the supplier as a sales order (SO) in their system.

How EDI 850 Outbound Works with Steersman’s Odoo Integration

1. A purchasing agent generates a purchase order in Odoo’s EDI-integrated system, which then sends the PO to Steersman’s EDI VAN (Value-Added Network), Kleinschmidt.
2. Kleinschmidt then converts the Information into a standardized 850 EDI outbound document and sends it to the supplier’s EDI VAN.
3. The supplier’s EDI VAN will translate and map the information to generate a Sales order in the supplier’s system.

Whenever an EDI document is sent, it is added to a detailed log of EDI events in Odoo. This log will display the data sent to the trading partner (buyer) and link it to the PO generated by the event.

Common Fields Steersman’s EDI Integration Sends and Receives for 850 Documents

• PO number
• Ship date
• Must deliver by the date
• Release number
• Buyer contact details (Name, phone #, email…)
• Internal tracking number
• Order date
• Billing information
• shipping address
• Payment terms (discounts, currency code, etc.)
• Shipping terms (carrier, routing, shipping payment, etc.)
• Product identifiers (product code, SKU, part number, etc.)
• Product description
• Product details (quantity, price, UoM, etc.)

Most trading partners have specific EDI requirements. Steersman offers other customizable fields to fulfill these requirements.