The FCB2B Standard

Companies within the floor covering industry recognize the need for a simple, inexpensive standard mechanism to electronically exchange transactions between buyers and sellers, thereby lowering costs and improving service. FCB2B Standards strive to do this equally for all entities in the floor covering industry.

The FCB2B X12 Standard Documents

The FCB2B Standard documents are based on ASCX12 Standards that have been fined tuned to meet the nuances of the floor covering industry. In addition to the 6 standard documents, FCB2B has defined Core Rules and Procedures to follow for proper implementation.

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810: Invoice

The 810 invoice document is used to bill the dealer for products purchased from the vendor. The objective of this document is to reduce errors and charge backs and provides efficient data entry to invoice processing and accounts payable systems.

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832: Product Price Catalog

The 832 price catalog document contains information about the product specifications and prices of the products that the dealer purchases from the vendor. The dealer and a qualified representative of the vendor must agree upon these prices.

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850: Purchase Order

The 850 purchase order document is used by the dealer to send purchase orders to the vendor. This document provides an electronic mechanism for the dealer to initiate orders for products supplied to the dealer by the vendor.

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855: Purchase Order Acknowledgement

The 855 purchase order acknowledgement document is used by the vendor to acknowledge and verify the 850 purchase order sent by the dealer.

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856: Advance Shipping Notice (ASN)

The 856 Advance Ship Notice/Manifest (ASN) is designed to inform the dealer of shipments before arriving at the dealer’s location.

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997: Functional Acknowledgement

The 997 functional acknowledgement document is generated as ANSI compliance errors are detected by EDI translation software (e.g., missing mandatory fields).

Web Services — The latest in FCB2B Technology for Retailers

Web Services are intended to facilitate a common framework which suppliers and their customers can use to establish simple and low-cost electronic data for software applications.

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Price Check Service

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Order Status Service

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Reservation Service

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Related Items Service

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Overview documentation

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Price Catalog Request

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