Retailer EDI requirements
Dollar General EDI requirements
ANSI X12 4010 VICS · AS2 · Portal: DG Partners · Typical onboarding: ~4 weeks
Dollar General-specific compliance context
- DG Partners is the vendor portal for certification and day-to-day compliance visibility.
- Typical onboarding window: ~4 weeks before production cutover (partner-controlled).
- pOpshelf concept-store vendors certify on this same Dollar General EDI program (see /edi-requirements/popshelf).
- Medium chargeback exposure when ASN, invoice, or label rules drift.
Core EDI documents
Compliance requirements
- EDI required within 30 days of first shipment
- AS2 endpoint: https://b2b.dolgen.net/msgsrv/as2; ID: ediprod@dollargeneral.com
- UNIT measure for quantities (1 UNIT = 1 sellable item)
- Test with DG until successful before go-live
- Strict confidentiality requirements in vendor agreement
- Chargebacks for duplicate transmissions, incorrect DC/invoice/PO/SKU
Supplier programs & chargeback risk
Programs: Domestic Vendors, DSD, Import
Chargeback exposure: Medium — chargebacks for transmission errors, duplicates, paper invoices ($250 fee)
Penalty amounts, fees, endpoints, and onboarding windows reflect each retailer's published routing guides and public sources and change frequently. Confirm current figures in the retailer's own vendor portal before relying on them.
Trading partner profile
See mandate context, connectivity options, and onboarding steps on the Dollar General trading partner page.