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Order Acknowledgment

An Order Acknowledgment is a commercial document issued by the Seller to the Buyer acknowledging the receipt of a Purchase Order or other document offering to buy goods or services. The Order Acknowledgment may be legally binding depending on the language used in the document. *)

The electronic formats for Order Acknowledgment include: EDI 855, ORDRSP.

Notes

An Order Acknowledgment is one of the documents exchanged between Buyer and Seller for order fulfillment:

  1. Purchase Order
  2. Order Acknowledgment
  3. Order Confirmation
  4. Advance Shipment Notice
  5. Freight Status Update(s)
  6. Proof of Delivery
  7. Invoice

The sequence of these messages may differ by industry and/or supply chain configuration.

*) The information on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.

Hierarchy

IDNameLevelx
T-DOCTrade Documents0T-DOC
ACKOrder Acknowledgment1ACK

Term(s)

IDNameClearx
855EDI 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement855
ORDRSPEDIFACT Purchase Order Response (ORDRSP)ORDRSP
Order Acknowledgment Trade Documents 1 1 Documentation, Order, Acknowledgment, Order Management, Sales, Sales & Support, Supply Chain A commercial document issued by the seller to the buyer acknowledging the receipt of a purchase order or other document offering to buy goods or services