846Inventory Inquiry/Advice
The purpose of this transaction set is to transmit the contents of an inventory inquiry/advice transaction set within the context of an electronic data interchange environment. The inventory inquiry/advice transaction set may be used in the following ways: (1) for a seller of goods and services to provide inventory information to a prospective purchaser, with no obligation to the purchaser to acquire these goods or services; (2) for a representative of a seller of goods and services to supply inventory information to that seller; (3) for one location to supply another location with inventory information; and (4) for an inquiry as to the availability of inventory with no obligation on the seller of goods and services to reserve that inventory.