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About BISAC

BISAC stands for " Book Industry Standards Advisory Committee " It is considered to set the primary standard for trade using EDI in the books industry. BISAC establishes a standard operating protocol for exchange on data files by using a standard naming convention which will be associated with a rule for processing. This allows simple and standard exchange of data without conflict or lost of data.

File Naming Structure

To be compatible with older systems, it is recommended to use the eight dot three (8.3) file naming structure which is broken down by file name of eight bytes and the extension of three bytes.

File Name:
vvvvvvvv.SFT - (8.3 Standard File Naming Convention)
variable.SFTTTTTT - (Extended Naming Convention)
vvvvvvvv - Variable Unique Name Example: (MMDDhhmm)

S - Status Byte
F - Format Indicator
T - Transaction Type

Status Byte:

X = In the process of being transmitted/created (Sender)

C = Transmit/Create completed (Sender)

R = Receive in Process (Receiver)

E = Extraction Completed (Receiver)

A = Archive in Process (Receiver)

Format Indicator, BISAC:

X = X12

E = EDI+EUR *EDIFACT

F = Fixed Format

P = Proprietary

Transaction Types

Type	Description	X12	EDI+EUR	Fixed	Proprietary
P	Purchase Order	850	ORDERS	PO	Mutually
A	PO Confirmation	855	ORDRSP	POA	Defined
I	Invoice	810	INVOIC	INV	-
T	Title/Status	832	PRICAT	TLS	-
S	Ship Notice	856	DESADV	SHP	-
B	Bill&Ship Notice	857	-	-	-
C	Chain Store Addresses	885	-	-	-
F	Functional Ack	997	-	-	-
R	Sales Reporting	852	-	-	-

BISAC Examples

Business Example (8.3 file naming convention)
In Trading Partner's Sub Directory on server
12141213.XXP	Sender is transmitting an 850. Don't touch.	Sender Renames to C.
12141213.CXP	850 Sent successfully. Okay for receiver to process.	Receiver Renames to R.
12141213.RXP	Receiver in process of receiving this file.	Receiver Renames to E.
12141213.EXP	Receiver has successfully extracted data from file.	Receiver Renames to A.
12141213.AXP	File is ready for archive.
Rules
X Files can only be touched by Sender. C Files can only be renamed to R. R Files can only be touched by receiver and must be renamed to E. E Files can only be renamed to A archive and deletion.

Business Example (Extended File Naming)
In Trading Partner's Sub Directory on server
R1214121301.XX850	Sender is transmitting an 850. Don't touch.	Sender Renames to C.
R1214121301.CX850	850 Sent successfully. Okay for receiver to process.	Receiver Renames to R.
R1214121301.RX850	Receiver in process of receiving this file.	Receiver Renames to E.
R1214121301.EX850	Receiver has successfully extracted data from file.	Receiver Renames to A.
R1214121301.AX850	File is ready for archive.
Rules
X Files can only be touched by Sender. C Files can only be renamed to R. R Files can only be touched by receiver and must be renamed to E. E Files can only be renamed to A archive and deletion.