Toys-R-Us EDI Compliance & ASN Mapping Guide
This page summarizes common retailer EDI documents (850, 855, 856, 810, 997), onboarding tips, and how BeeDI Cloud helps you stay compliant without running servers.
Overview
Toys-R-Us programs commonly involve 850 POs, 856 ASNs with carton/pallet structure, 810 invoices and 997 acknowledgements. Use our hosted flow as a baseline, then verify the customer packet and retailer sandbox before production.
Heads up: Retailer-specific rules can change by account, profile, and program. BeeDI uses baseline mappings to accelerate setup, then verifies your current retailer packet before production.
At a glance
- Documents: 850 / 855 / 856 / 810 / 997
- Hosted dashboard with packet-based verification
- Retailer library grows with your needs
- Email alerts for 997 and exceptions
Supported documents & typical flow
| X12 | Name | What it does (summary) | Typical flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 850 | Purchase Order | Retailer places an order with you. | Retailer → BeeDI Cloud → You |
| 855 | PO Acknowledgement | Confirm quantities/dates or accept with changes. | You → BeeDI Cloud → Retailer |
| 856 | Advance Ship Notice | Shipment/carton detail; often requires SSCC labels. | You → BeeDI Cloud → Retailer/DC |
| 810 | Invoice | Bill the retailer after shipment confirmation. | You → BeeDI Cloud → Retailer AP |
| 997 | Functional Ack | Machine receipt of interchange; alerts on rejects. | Both directions |
Onboarding checklist
- Enable this retailer in your Account.
- Upload or email the customer-specific retailer EDI packet, implementation guide, sample files, and test checklist.
- Verify the account profile and exchange sandbox documents as required.
- Confirm shipping/labeling expectations for 856 (SSCC, BOL, etc.).
- Unlock production only after retailer approval; monitor 997 and exception alerts by email.
Chargeback & exception tips
- Send 856 before truck arrives; ensure carton/pallet counts match.
- Invoice (810) totals should match PO and ship quantities.
- Keep your item/UPC catalog synced with retailer expectations.
- Watch 997 rejects and fix quickly to avoid downstream issues.
FAQs
No, BeeDI Cloud is hosted. We manage the portal workflow and transport setup, then verify mappings against your customer-specific retailer packet before production.
Included with Professional. Core pays $250 per retailer per change.
Yes. At checkout choose Annual to get 40% off the first year, then 25% off renewals.