EDI 944 - Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice
The EDI 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice transaction set is an acknowledgement to a manufacturer that its transfer shipment has been received.
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EDI 944 - Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice
What is an EDI 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice?
The EDI 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice acknowledges to a manufacturer that its transfer shipment has been received.
How is an EDI 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice used?
An EDI 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice is frequently used by third-party logistics providers or warehouses – communications regarding shipments from a manufacturer to its own warehouses can typically be handled within the company’s own business or warehouse management system.
In general, third-party warehouses store products for manufacturers who then instruct the warehouse to ship to other locations.
After the EDI 944 Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice is received, an EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgement is sent back indicating that the Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice was successfully received.
Common information in the EDI 944 transaction includes:
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Manufacturer information
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Shipment identification
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Shipment date
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Carrier information
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Item identification
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Quantity and units

Here is an EDI 944 Transaction within Cleo Integration Cloud

EDI 944 Specification
This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Warehouse Stock Transfer Receipt Advice Transaction Set (944) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used by a receiving location to advise a depositor or an agent of the depositor that a transfer shipment has been received. This transaction set provides the depositor or the depositor's agent with detail information concerning product that has been received.
Sources
Accredited Standards Committee X12. ASC X12 Standard [Table Data]. Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc., Falls Church, VA. https://x12.org/index.php/products/transaction-sets
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