EDI Document

852 Product Activity Data.
Retailer sell-through, direct to your warehouse.

Retailers send 852 reports showing how your products are performing across their stores. Units sold, inventory on hand, stockouts, and more. Fulfil stores the data automatically and syncs it to your data warehouse.

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What's included in an 852.

Each 852 report covers a specific time period and can include the following activity data, broken down by individual store or warehouse location.

Sales Activity

  • ✓ Quantity sold during the reporting period
  • ✓ Quantity returned by consumers
  • ✓ Lost sales from stockouts

Inventory Status

  • ✓ Quantity on hand at each location
  • ✓ Quantity available for sale
  • ✓ Quantity on order (ordered but not received)
  • ✓ Quantity in transit
  • ✓ Quantity damaged or on hold
  • ✓ Out of stock indicators by location

How 852 works in Fulfil.

The 852 is a reporting document. It does not update inventory levels or trigger any transactions in Fulfil. It gives you visibility into how your products are moving at the retailer.

1

Retailer sends 852 report

Retailers send 852 reports on a scheduled basis, depending on the trading partner agreement. Fulfil receives them through your EDI integration.

2

Products are matched and data stored

Fulfil matches products using UPCs, vendor item numbers, SKUs, or other identifiers from the report. The activity data is stored as a structured record linked to the trading partner and reporting period.

3

Data is available in Fulfil and your warehouse

You can view received 852 data under Settings > EDI > Product Activity Data. All records are also automatically synced to your Fulfil Data Warehouse for custom reporting and analysis.

Data warehouse sync included.

All 852 Product Activity Data syncs to your Fulfil Data Warehouse automatically. Each record includes the data you need to build reports that combine retailer sell-through with your own sales and inventory data.

Per record

  • Trading partner name, identifier, and vendor code
  • Reporting period start and end dates
  • Product line items with SKU, name, and category
  • Quantity type and value per product per location
  • Product identifiers (UPC, vendor codes) for cross-referencing

What you can build

  • Sell-through rate by retailer and product
  • Stockout tracking by location over time
  • Replenishment planning based on retailer on-hand levels
  • Combined reports mixing 852 data with your own shipments and inventory

Related EDI documents.

The 852 gives you visibility into the retailer side of your business.

850

Purchase Order

Inbound orders from the same retailers that send 852 reports
846

Inventory Update

Share your inventory levels with retail partners
856

Advance Ship Notice

Notify retailers when orders are on their way

FAQ

Questions? Answers.

What is the EDI 852 Product Activity Data report?
The 852 is a report that trading partners, typically retailers, send to show how your products are performing across their stores and warehouses. Each report covers a specific time period and breaks the data down by individual location. It is inbound only, and Fulfil receives it through your EDI integration on Orderful or Native EDI.
What data does an 852 include?
An 852 can report quantity sold, quantity on hand, quantity available, quantity on order, and quantity in transit. It can also report quantity returned by consumers, quantity damaged or on hold, out-of-stock indicators by location, and estimated lost sales from stockouts.
Does the 852 update inventory levels in Fulfil?
No. The 852 is a reporting document, so it does not update inventory levels or trigger any transactions in Fulfil. Fulfil stores each report as a structured record linked to the trading partner and reporting period, which you can view under Settings > EDI > Product Activity Data.
How does Fulfil match products on an 852?
Fulfil matches products using UPCs, vendor item numbers, SKUs, or other identifiers included in the report, based on the product qualifier configured for that trading partner. If a product does not match, confirm the identifier the partner sends lines up with the value on the product record in Fulfil.
What can I build with 852 data in the data warehouse?
Every 852 record syncs to your Fulfil Data Warehouse with the trading partner, reporting period, product line items with SKU, name, category, and template, and quantity type and value per product per location. From there you can build sell-through by retailer and product, stockout tracking by location over time, and replenishment planning, and combine it with your own sales orders, shipments, and inventory.
Which EDI documents relate to the 852?
The 852 gives you the retailer side that connects to the 850 Purchase Orders from those same retailers, the 846 Inventory Advice you send them, and the 856 Advance Ship Notice for orders on their way.

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