EDI 850 & 810 SAC Segment: Allowance, Charge & SAC05 N2 Guide

Understand how SAC*A (Allowances/Discounts) and SAC*C (Freight/Charges) work in EDI 850 and 810—and how to post them into QuickBooks .IIF and QBO CSV without throwing your invoice out of balance.

Drop your file below, check the order, then download for QuickBooks Desktop (.IIF).

Looking for the raw X12 segments (SAC)? Orders open as a readable document. Select View raw EDI code (for IT) at the top right of the document to see the ANSI X12 segments side by side.

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walmart-850-crossdock.edi

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No chargeback risks found. This order passes every check.

Checked against the Walmart supplier guide for EDI 850.

Detected Cross-Dock SDQ allocations (6 store-level splits verified against PO102).
Walmart Dept #0018 & Vendor #123456789 verified.

Raw EDI Code Inspector

31 lines

1ISAISA*00* *00* *08*925485US00 *12*5551234567 *261109*0830*^*00501*000010850*0*P*:~

2GSGS*PO*925485US00*5551234567*20261109*0830*10850*X*005010~

3STST*850*0001~

4BEGBEG*00*SA*4500991288**20261109~

5CURCUR*BY*USD~

6REFREF*DP*0018~

7REFREF*MR*0020~

8REFREF*IA*123456789~

9FOBFOB*PP*OR*BENTONVILLE~

10CSHCSH*Y~

11SACSAC*A*D240***2500**********NEW STORE PROMO ALLOWANCE~

12ITDITD*01*3*2**10**30*****2/10 NET 30~

13DTMDTM*037*20261112~

14DTMDTM*038*20261118~

15N1N1*BY*WALMART STORES INC*UL*0078742000008~

16N1N1*ST*WALMART DC 6094G-RDC*UL*0078742035260~

17N3N3*5801 SW REGIONAL AIRPORT BLVD~

18N4N4*BENTONVILLE*AR*72712*US~

19N1N1*VN*ACME HOME GOODS LLC*92*123456789~

20PO1PO1*1*100*EA*12.50*WE*UP*012345678905*IN*554433221*VN*SKU-TOWEL-BLU-L*UK*10012345678902~

21PIDPID*F*08***ORGANIC COTTON BATH TOWEL ROYAL BLUE~

22PO4PO4*10*1*EA~

23SDQSDQ*EA*92*0101*25*0102*35*0103*40~

24PO1PO1*2*60*EA*18.00*WE*UP*012345678912*IN*554433299*VN*SKU-ROBE-WHT-XL~

25PIDPID*F*08***LUXURY WAFFLE ROBE WHITE XL~

26PO4PO4*6*1*EA~

27SDQSDQ*EA*92*0101*20*0102*20*0103*20~

28CTTCTT*2*160~

29SESE*27*0001~

30GEGE*1*10850~

31IEAIEA*1*000010850~

BEGBeginning Segment for Purchase Order (850)

Line #4

Primary header of an EDI 850 Purchase Order. BEG03 is the legal PO # that must be echoed on your 856 ASN and 810 Invoice.

BEG01Transaction Set Purpose Code

BEG02Purchase Order Type Code

BEG03Purchase Order Number

4500991288

BEG05Purchase Order Date

20261109

Purchase Order Summary & Line Items

Purchase Order #

4500991288

Order Date

11/09/2026

Dept # / Vendor #

Dept 0018 · Vendor 123456789

Order Total

$2,305.00 USD

Ship-To Warehouse / DC

WALMART DC 6094G-RDC

5801 SW REGIONAL AIRPORT BLVD

BENTONVILLE, AR 72712

Location Code: 0078742035260

Shipping Dates & Payment Terms

Earliest Ship Date:11/12/2026

Latest Ship Date:11/18/2026

Payment Terms:2/10 NET 30 · FOB PP

Multi-Store Order Detected: Automatically split items by store location

Split rows by Store # (6 rows)

Order / Store #	Retailer Item # / UPC	Item Description	Qty	Unit Price	Line Total
PO-4500991288-STORE-0101	Item: 554433221 UPC: 012345678905	ORGANIC COTTON BATH TOWEL ROYAL BLUE	25 EA	$12.50	$312.50
PO-4500991288-STORE-0102	Item: 554433221 UPC: 012345678905	ORGANIC COTTON BATH TOWEL ROYAL BLUE	35 EA	$12.50	$437.50
PO-4500991288-STORE-0103	Item: 554433221 UPC: 012345678905	ORGANIC COTTON BATH TOWEL ROYAL BLUE	40 EA	$12.50	$500.00
PO-4500991288-STORE-0101	Item: 554433299 UPC: 012345678912	LUXURY WAFFLE ROBE WHITE XL	20 EA	$18.00	$360.00
PO-4500991288-STORE-0102	Item: 554433299 UPC: 012345678912	LUXURY WAFFLE ROBE WHITE XL	20 EA	$18.00	$360.00
PO-4500991288-STORE-0103	Item: 554433299 UPC: 012345678912	LUXURY WAFFLE ROBE WHITE XL	20 EA	$18.00	$360.00

Total Units: 160 across 2 items

Items Subtotal: $2330.00

Allowance / Charge: -$25.00

Net Order Total: $2305.00

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QuickBooks Account Names:Accounts Receivable AccountSales Income Account

Direct QuickBooks Desktop import file with automatically balanced Accounts Receivable and Sales Income rows.

Field mapping table: which EDI segment fills which column (for IT & bookkeepers)

SAC Segment Elements (SAC01, SAC02, SAC05, SAC15) & Accounting Treatment

Deterministic segment-to-column mapping rules enforced by our client-side X12 engine

Source X12 Segment / Element	Sample Raw Value	Target ERP / CSV Column	Transformation & Validation Logic
SAC01 (Indicator)	A / C / N	Discount vs Charge Sign	A = Allowance (deducted from invoice total); C = Charge (added to invoice total); N = No Allowance/Charge.
SAC02 (Service/Promo Code)	D240 / G830 / C310	Allowance / Freight Item Code	D240 = Promotional Allowance; C310 = Discount; G830 = Shipping and Handling.
SAC05 (Amount in N2 Cents)	2500 ($25.00)	SPL / Line Item Dollar Amount	Divided by 100. For SAC*A, exported as -$25.00 in QBO CSV and +$25.00 debit split in QBD .IIF.
SAC15 (Description)	NEW STORE PROMO ALLOWANCE	Line Description / Memo	Human-readable explanation printed on the invoice split line.

Critical Chargeback & Import Pitfalls We Prevent

Common EDI mistakes that trigger $250+ retailer fines or accounting balance errors

Putting an Explicit Decimal Point in SAC05 (e.g., 25.00)

Risk: 997 Syntax Rejection

Like TDS01, SAC05 is an N2 implied-decimal element. Writing "25.00" instead of "2500" is invalid X12 syntax.

Test our "⚠️ Chargeback Demo" sample below to see our linter catch and auto-fix SAC05.

Wrong Sign on SAC*A When Exporting to QuickBooks Desktop .IIF

Risk: IIF Out-of-Balance Error

Because revenue SPL lines in .IIF are negative, an allowance that reduces A/R must be a positive SPL debit (Sales Discounts) so TRNS + sum(SPL) === 0.

Our .IIF exporter handles SAC*A and SAC*C signs automatically.

Omitting 850 SAC Allowances When Generating the 810 Invoice

Risk: 824 Allowance Variance Hold

If the buyer’s 850 included a mandatory SAC*A promotional allowance and your 810 omits it, the invoice is placed on AP hold.

Use our 850 → 810 Turnaround generator which carries over all SAC segments.

How to Inspect & Export SAC Allowances to QuickBooks

Zero middleware setup — complete in under 60 seconds

1. Click Line #11 (SAC) in the Walmart 850 Sample Below

See SAC01="A", SAC02="D240", and SAC05="2500" ($25.00).

2. Switch to the "⚠️ Chargeback Demo" Sample

See how our linter catches an illegal decimal in SAC05 and fixes it in one click.

3. Preview the QuickBooks .IIF or QBO CSV Output

Verify that the $25.00 Promo Allowance is included and balanced.

Frequently Asked Technical Questions

ANSI X12 specification details, retail companion rules, and ERP import answers

What are the most common SAC02 allowance and charge codes?

D240 = Promotional Allowance; C310 = Allowance/Discount; F050 = Defective Allowance; G830 = Shipping and Handling (Freight); D500 = Handling.

Is SAC05 always implied 2 decimal places?

Yes. In ANSI X12 4010 and 5010, element 610 (SAC05 Amount) is data type N2 (implied 2 decimal places in cents).