When initiating a new partnership, the Fred Meyer Non Food Group of The Kroger Co, considered partners to be in test or parallel mode . The paper document is the official document to be processed by the Vendor, and the EDI transaction should be used only for confirmation. In test mode, the paper order will indicate as such, and the ISA 15 flag will be set to "T." While in test mode, the paper order and the EDI order should be compared for agreement. The Vendor will be held liable for a return or penalty if a test order is filed from the EDI order, rather than the paper order, while still in test or parallel mode. The Fred Meyer Non Food Group changes the ISA 15 to a “T” during the testing phase only.

When the Fred Meyer Non Food Group of The Kroger Co and the Vendor agree to move to production, the ISA 15 flag will be set to "P." The only authorized document will be the EDI document. Distributing information about the document needed by various other business units of the Vendor (Customer Service, Accounts Receivable, Shipping, Sales Rep, Broker, etc.) is the responsibility of the Vendor.

Note: The Kroger Food and Peyton Groups will always send a “P” in the ISA15 and use the production ISA ID's. No PO testing is conducted with new partners from these 2 groups.  

EDI Standard Agreement - Updated 07/2008