Message implementation Guide

Message implementation Guide

UN/EDIFACT

Electronic Trade Opportunity (ETO) message

Version V1.1

1995-08-29

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Message Name: Electronic trade opportunity message

Message Version: V1.1

Date Released: 95-08-29

Source: J. Kubler & F. Vuilleumier, UN/ECE

Status: Draft

Action: For review

Message Description: Draft implementation of the Electronic trade opportunity message

Message Type: PRICAT

Directory Name: EDIFACT Directory

Directory Version: D.95B

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0. INTRODUCTION

This specification provides the definition and implementation guide of the electronic trade message for trade opportunities. It is a subset of the UN/EDIFACT Price/sales catalogue message (PRICAT) and allows to exchange, within a single syntax, the Electronic Trade opportunities (ETO) message as well as the Business opportunities transfer format used by IBCC-NET.

It is used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between buyers and sellers involved trade opportunities business.

1. SCOPE

1.1 Functional Definition

A message to enable the transmission of information regarding opportunities for goods and services:

- either supplied by a seller

- or requested by a buyer.

1.2 Field of Application

The Electronic commerce opportunity message may be applied for both national and international trade. It is based on universal commercial practice and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.

1.3 Principles

The following principles apply to the message:

- The Electronic commerce opportunity message provides the name and address of the originator and the direction of trade (demand or supply) for a trade opportunity of either goods items or services.

- For each group of product, the Electronic commerce message provides the price and delivery conditions

- The trade opportunity may be provided in the form of:

. all product/service items of the Electronic commerce message,

. all groups of product/service items,

. all product/service items within a given group,

- The Electronic commerce opportunity message may contain product and price information, as well as sales conditions.

- The Price Item Line may identify the component parts of the price item.

2. REFERENCES

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.

3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.

4. MESSAGE DEFINITION

4.1 Data Segment Clarification

This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.

The following guidelines and principles apply to the whole message and are intended to facilitate the understanding and implementation of the message:

All specified dates/times should be in the format 'yymmdd'/'hhmm' unless all parties involved in the transaction agree that there is a functional requirement for an alternative format.

Periods should be specified as whole numbers representing the required period as indicated in the date/time/period format (weeks, months, etc.).

Conditional data that is not required in the message should not be included. Care must be taken that the segment qualifier in dependent segments do not conflict with the segment qualifier of the trigger segment of the group

Free text information within the message should be avoided as this inhibits automatic processing.

4.1.1 Header section

Information to be provided in the Header section

UNH - M - 1 - MESSAGE HEADER

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message

type code for the UN Price/Sales Catalogue Message is 'PRICAT" Note:

Price/sales Catalogue messages conforming to this document must contain the

following data in UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 PRICAT

0052 D

0054 93A

0051 UN

Note: The implementation guide of the segment has to be provided.

BGM - M - 1 - BEGINNING OF MESSAGE

A segment by which the sender must uniquely identify the trade opportunity

by its name and its number and the direction of trade.

DTM - M - 2 - DATE/TIME/PERIOD

A segment specifying the date of issue and of expiration of the trade

opportunity.

FTX - C - 1 - FREE TEXT

A segment used to specify, in coded form, the language used for the textual

part of the trade opportunity message. In computer to computer exchanges

such text will normally require the receiver to process this segment

manually.

Group 2 - M - 1

A group of segments identifying the name and address, contact and communications of the originator (or source) of the trade opportunity. The detailed implementation of the segments NAD, LOC, CTA and COM is not specified within the present document and has to be provided.

NAD - M - 1 - NAME AND ADDRESS

A segment identifying names and addresses of the originator, in coded or clear

form, and their functions. Normally it is recommended that where possible

that the coded form of the party ID should also be specified. e.g. The sender

and the receiver can then use the coded ID in later exchanges.

Group 4 - C - 5

CTA - M - 1 - CONTACT INFORMATION

A segment to identify a person or department, and their function, to whom

communications should be directed.

COM - C - 5 - COMMUNICATION CONTACT

A segment to identify a communications type and number for the contact

specified in the CTA segment.

(End of Group 4)

(End of Group 2)

Group 6 - C - 1

A segment group providing the currency used for pricing information. This group is only used when pricing information is provided either in segment group 17 or 35. The implementation of the segments CUX has to be provided.

CUX - M - 1 - CURRENCIES

A segment identifying the currency used in the trade opportunity.

(End of Group 6)

Group 16 - M - 1000

A group of segments allowing to provide trade opportunities in on of the following form:

. all product/service items of the Electronic commerce message,

. all groups of product/service items,

. all product/service items within a given group.

It allows also to provide product and price information, as well as sales conditions.

PGI - M - 1 - PRODUCT GROUP INFORMATION

A segment identifying the product group according to market segments and

distribution channels where applicable. If there is no recognized product

group, PGI segment is used as a dummy segment to trigger access to product

details.

Group 17 - C - 1

A segment group identifying the details of the price information for the product

or service applicable to the product group identified in PGI. The segment group

is used only if product groups are specified in segment PGI of segment group

16. Otherwise this segment group is not used.

PRI - M - 1 - PRICE DETAILS

A segment providing either the unit or reference price and the price type,

valid for the pricing group.

(End of Group 17)

Group 25 - C - 1

A group of segments identifying the name and address, target zones and countries

when applicable, contact and communications of the company relevant for the

product group. The detailed implementation of the segments NAD, LOC, CTA and

COM is not specified within the present document and has to be provided. The name of the company's bank can be specified by in segment NAD using the code BC: negotiating bank for data element 3035: party qualifier.

NAD - M - 1 - NAME AND ADDRESS

A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties, in coded or clear

form, and their functions. Normally it is recommended that where possible

only the coded form of the party ID should be specified. e.g. The sender

and the receiver are known to each other, thus only the coded ID is

required, but the companies specified in the message may vary and would

have to be clearly specified, preferably in structured format. The name of

the company's bank can be specified by using the code BC: negotiating bank

for data element 3035: party qualifier.

LOC - C - 5 - PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION

A segment identifying target zones for products and or services. Target

countries and zones can be specified by using in segment NAD data element

3035: 20 "place of ultimate destination of goods" and code values for data

element 3227 as specified.

Group 27 - C - 5

CTA - M - 1 - CONTACT INFORMATION

A segment to identify a person or department, and their function, to whom

communications should be directed.

COM - C - 5 - COMMUNICATION CONTACT

A segment to identify a communications type and number for the contact

specified in the CTA segment.

(End of Group 27)

(End of Group 25)

Group 29 - C - 1

A segment group identifying the terms of payment applicable to the current

product and/or service group.

PAT - M - 1 - PAYMENT TERMS BASIS

Terms of payment: a segment identifying the payment terms and date/time

basis.

(End of Group 29)

Group 31 - C - 1

A segment group indicating the terms of delivery for the current product or

service group.

TOD - M - 1 - TERMS OF DELIVERY

A segment identifying the delivery terms to be used. e.g. UN INCOTERMS

(End of Group 31)

Group 33 - C - 9999

A segment group providing the relevant product or service information by item.

If the trade opportunity is structured by group of products, care must be taken

that the current product or service item belongs to the relevant product group.

When using the GROUPCODE (specified in segment group 16, PGI) of the ITC

Composite Product Groups codes, the PRODCODE (specified in segment LIN) SHALL

belong to the current product group, i.e. PRODCODE must belong to the current

GROUPCODE.

LIN - M - 1 - LINE ITEM

Within the main segment group 16 (PGI segment), the LIN segment provides

information related to one product or service.

IMD - C - 10 - ITEM DESCRIPTION

Product description: a segment for describing the product or service as

well as its characteristics. This segment should be used for products or

services that cannot be identified by a product code or article number. If

two times 35 characters are not sufficient to transfer the product

description, use segment FTX.

MEA - C - 10 - MEASUREMENTS

A segment to allow physical measurements and dimensions to be stated, where

this is required for identification of the product, e.g. dimensions of the

packaging.

QTY - C - 10 - QUANTITY

A segment to specify pertinent quantities related to the specified product

or service item line, e.g. minimum order quantity.

FTX - C - 5 - FREE TEXT

A segment to provide product specification in free text. In computer to

computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver to process

this segment manually.

Group 35 - C - 1

A segment group identifying the price information for the product or service

identified in the LIN segment group. This information overwrites the price

information by group of products provided in segment PRI of segment group 17.

PRI - M - 1 - PRICE DETAILS

A segment providing either the unit or reference price and the price type,

valid for the current product group. For usage of segment see PRI in

segment group 17.

(End of Group 35)

Group 43 - C - 10

Type of packaging: A segment group identifying the packing for the current

product where relevant.

PAC - M - 1 - PACKAGE

A segment specifying the physical type of packages for the current product.

The implementation guide has to be provided.

(End of Group 43)

Group 44 - C - 1

A segment group identifying the terms of payment for the current product or

service item line. For use of the segment, see PAT in segment group 29.

PAT - M - 1 - PAYMENT TERMS BASIS

A segment identifying the payment terms and date/time basis.

(End of Group 44)

Group 46 - C - 1

A segment group indicating the terms of delivery for the current product or

service item line. For use, see segment TOD in segment group 31.

TOD - M - 1 - TERMS OF DELIVERY

A segment identifying the delivery terms to be used. e.g. UN INCOTERMS

(End of Group 46)

(End of Group 33)

(End of Group 16)

UNT - M - 1 - MESSAGE TRAILER

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in

the message and the Control reference number of the message. The

implementation guide has to be provided.

4.3 Message structure

4.3.1 Segment table

Pos Tag Name S R

HEADER SECTION

0010 UNH Message header M 1

0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1

0030 DTM Date/time/period M 35

0090 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 2 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 20ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿

0100 NAD Name and address M 1 ³

0150 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 4 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 5ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³

0160 CTA Contact information M 1 ³³

0170 COM Communication contact C 5ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÙ

0210 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 6 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 1 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿

0220 CUX Currencies M 1 __________³

DETAIL SECTION

0530 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 16 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 1000ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿

0540 PGI Product group information M 1 ³

0850 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 25 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 20ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³

0860 NAD Name and address M 1 ³³

1070 LOC Place/location identification C 5 ³³

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0910 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 27 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 5ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³³

0920 CTA Contact information M 1 ³³³

0930 COM Communication contact C 5ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÙ³

0970 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 29 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 10ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³

0980 PAT Payment terms basis M 1 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³

1050 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 31 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 5ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³

1060 TOD Terms of delivery or transport M 1ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³

1120 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 33 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 200000ÄÄÄÄÄ¿³

1130 LIN Line item M 1 ³³

1150 IMD Item description C 10 ³³

1160 MEA Measurements C 10 ³³

1170 QTY Quantity C 10 ³³

1230 FTX Free text C 5 ³³

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1270 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 35 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 100ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³³

1280 PRI Price details M 1ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³³

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1540 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 43 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 10ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³³

1550 PAC Package M 1ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³³

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1580 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 44 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 10ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³³

1590 PAT Payment terms basis M 1ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³³

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1660 ÄÄÄÄÄ Segment group 46 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ C 5ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³³

1670 TOD Terms of delivery or transport M 1ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÁÁÙ

1690 UNT Message trailer M 1

5. SEGMENT USAGE

Note: The following usage symbols are used for the components of the segment:

R required

X Not used

O Optional

A Advised

D Dependent

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UNH M 1 MESSAGE HEADER

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The

message type code for the UN Price/Sales Catalogue Message is

'PRICAT" Note: Price/sales Catalogue messages conforming to this

document must contain the following data in UNH, composite S009:

Data element 0065 PRICAT

0052 D

0054 95B

0051 UN

NOTE: The implementation guide of the segment has to be provided.

0062 MESSAGE REFERENCE NUMBER AN..14 M R

S009 MESSAGE IDENTIFIER M R [D]

0065 Message type identifier AN..6 M R

0052 Message type version AN..3 M R

number

0054 Message type release AN..3 M R

number

0051 Controlling agency AN..2 M R

0057 Association assigned AN..6 C R

code

0068 COMMON ACCESS REFERENCE AN..35 C R

S010 STATUS OF THE TRANSFER C R [D]

0070 Sequence message N..2 M R

transfer number

0073 First/last sequence A1 C R

message transfer

indication

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BGM M 1 BEGINNING OF MESSAGE

A segment by which the sender must uniquely identify the trade

opportunity by its name and its number and the direction of trade.

C002 DOCUMENT/MESSAGE NAME M R [D] Identification of a type

of document/message by code

or name. Code preferred.

1001 Document/message name, AN..3 C R Direction of commerce. The

coded following codes are used:

210 - Enquiry

corresponds to the

demand of products

and/or services

specified within

the message.

310 - Offer/quotation

corresponds to the

supply of products

and/or services

specified within

the message.

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C X

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C X

agency, coded

1000 Document/message name AN..35 C X

1004 DOCUMENT/MESSAGE NUMBER AN..35 M R Message reference or trade

opportunity number.

1225 MESSAGE FUNCTION, CODED AN..3 C X

4343 RESPONSE TYPE, CODED AN..3 C X

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DTM M 2 DATE/TIME/PERIOD

A segment specifying the date of issue and of expiration of the

trade opportunity.

C507 DATE/TIME/PERIOD M R [D] Date and/or time, or

period relevant to the

specified date/time/period

type.

2005 Date/time/period AN..3 M R [D] Code giving specific

qualifier meaning to a date, time or

period.

182 - Issue date

date on which the

trade opportunity

was issued.

36 - Expiry date

date of expiration

of the trade

opportunity.

2380 Date/time/period AN..35 C R [D] The value of a date, a

date and time, a time or of a

period in a specified

representation.

2379 Date/time/period format AN..3 M O For further specifications of

qualifier date or period format, see

code list of data element.

The default format is the ISO

specification YYMMDD. The

following codes are used:

101 - YYMMDD

102 - CCYYMMDD

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FTX C 1 FREE TEXT

A segment used to specify, in coded form, the language used for the

textual part of the trade opportunity message. In computer to

computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver to

process this segment manually.

4451 TEXT SUBJECT QUALIFIER AN..3 M R Code specifying that all the

language used for textual

information within the

message is specified by data

element 3453. The following

code is used:

DOC - Documentation

instructions

The textual

information in the

document is

expressed in the

language defined by

by data element

3453.

4453 TEXT FUNCTION, CODED AN..3 C X

C107 TEXT REFERENCE C X

4441 Free text, coded AN..3 M X

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C X

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C X

agency, coded

C108 TEXT LITERAL C X

4440 Free text AN..70 M X

4440 Free text AN..70 C X

3453 LANGUAGE, CODED AN..3 C R Code specifying the language

used for textual information.

Use ISO 639-1988 code list.

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PGI M 1 PRODUCT GROUP INFORMATION

A segment identifying the product group according to market segments

and distribution channels where applicable. If there is no

recognized product group, PGI segment is used as a dummy segment to

trigger access to product details.

Note: use segment layout in directory D.95B.

5379 PRICE/TARIFF TYPE, CODED AN..3 M R Trigger data element. Use

code value:

3 - Catalogue

Catalog of products

and/or services. No

price information

is provided (i.e.

segment PRI is not

used).

4 - Group of products

with same price

Segment PRI in

segment group 17 is

used to specify

price by group of

products.

5 - Itemized

Segment PRI in

segment group 35 is

used to specify

price by product

and/or service.

C288 PRICING GROUP C O Product group. If there is no

recognized product group,

then this composite data

element ( C288 ) is NOT used.

5389 Pricing group, coded AN..3 C R

Product group. Code

identifying the product group

for a product/service or a

series of products/services.

Use code list: GROUPCODE in

COMREG file to

identify the group of

products (2-letter code, ITC

Composite Product Groups

codes).

5388 Pricing group AN..35 C O Product group specification:

use 35 characters of text for

product group specification

only when the ITC Composite

Product Groups codes (COMREG)

is not used.

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PRI M 1 PRICE DETAILS

A segment providing either the unit or reference price and the price

type, valid for the pricing group.

C509 PRICE INFORMATION C R [D] Identification of price

type, price and related

details.

5125 Price qualifier AN..3 M R Product group price provided

for information. For

detailed price type

specification, refer to code

list of data element 5125.

INF - Information

The price is

provided for

information.

5118 Price N..15 C R Price by group of product

and/or service.

5375 Price type, coded AN..3 C X

5387 Price type qualifier AN..3 C O Optional: used to indicate

the type of price, e.g. to be

negotiated. For further

options, refer to the code

list of data element 5387.

TB - To be negotiated

5284 Unit price basis N..9 C X

6411 Measure unit qualifier AN..3 C X

5213 SUB-LINE PRICE CHANGE, AN..3 C X

CODED

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NAD M 1 NAME AND ADDRESS

A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties, in coded

or clear form, and their functions. Normally it is recommended that

where possible only the coded form of the party ID should be

specified. e.g. The sender and the receiver are known to each other,

thus only the coded ID is required, but the companies specified in

the message may vary and would have to be clearly specified,

preferably in structured format. The name of the company's bank can

be specified by using the code BC: negotiating bank for data element

3035: party qualifier.

3035 PARTY QUALIFIER AN..3 M R [D] Code giving specific

meaning to a party.

BC - Negotiating bank

Bank reference: to

specify the name of

the company's bank.

C082 PARTY IDENTIFICATION C R [D] Identification of a

DETAILS transaction party by code.

3039 Party id identification AN..17 M R [D] Code identifying a party

involved in a transaction.

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C R [D] Identification of a code

list.

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C R [D] Code identifying the

agency, coded agency responsible for a code

list.

C058 NAME AND ADDRESS C R [D] Unstructured name and

address: one to five lines.

3124 Name and address line AN..35 M R [D] Free form name and

address description.

3124 Name and address line AN..35 C R [D] Free form name and

address description.

3124 Name and address line AN..35 C R [D] Free form name and

address description.

3124 Name and address line AN..35 C R [D] Free form name and

address description.

3124 Name and address line AN..35 C R [D] Free form name and

address description.

C080 PARTY NAME C R [D] Identification of a

transaction party by name,

one to five lines. Party name

may be formatted.

3036 Party name AN..35 M R [D] Name of a party involved

in a transaction.

3036 Party name AN..35 C R [D] Name of a party involved

in a transaction.

3036 Party name AN..35 C R [D] Name of a party involved

in a transaction.

3036 Party name AN..35 C R [D] Name of a party involved

in a transaction.

3036 Party name AN..35 C R [D] Name of a party involved

in a transaction.

3045 Party name format, coded AN..3 C R [D] Specification of the

representation of a party

name.

C059 STREET C R [D] Street address and/or PO

Box number in a structured

address: one to three lines.

3042 Street and number/p.o. AN..35 M R [D] Street and number in

box plain language, or Post

Office Box No.

3042 Street and number/p.o. AN..35 C R [D] Street and number in

box plain language, or Post

Office Box No.

3042 Street and number/p.o. AN..35 C R [D] Street and number in

box plain language, or Post

Office Box No.

3164 CITY NAME AN..35 C R [D] Name of a city (a town, a

village) for addressing

purposes.

3229 COUNTRY SUB-ENTITY AN..9 C R [D] Identification of the

IDENTIFICATION name of sub-entities (state,

province) defined by

appropriate governmental

agencies.

3251 POSTCODE IDENTIFICATION AN..9 C R [D] Code defining postal

zones or addresses.

3207 COUNTRY, CODED AN..3 C R [D] Identification of the

name of a country or other

geographical entity as

specified in ISO 3166.

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LOC C 5 PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION

A segment identifying target zones for products and or services.

Target countries and zones can be specified by using in segment NAD

data element 3035: 20 "place of ultimate destination of goods" and

code values for data element 3227 as specified.

3227 PLACE/LOCATION QUALIFIER AN..3 M R [D] Code identifying the

function of a location.

28 - Country of

destination of

goods

47 - Region of

destination

C517 LOCATION IDENTIFICATION C R [D] Identification of a

location by code or name.

3225 Place/location AN..25 C O [D] Identification of the

identification name of place/location, other

than 3164 City name.

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C D [D] Identification of a code

list.

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C A [D] Code identifying the

agency, coded agency responsible for a code

list.

3224 Place/location AN..17 C O [D] Name of place/location,

other than 3164 City name.

C519 RELATED LOCATION ONE C X [D] Identification the first

IDENTIFICATION related location by code or

name.

C553 RELATED LOCATION TWO C X [D] Identification of second

IDENTIFICATION related location by code or

name.

5479 RELATION, CODED AN..3 C X [D] To specify the

relationship between two or

more items.

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CTA M 1 CONTACT INFORMATION

A segment to identify a person or department, and their function, to

whom communications should be directed.

3139 CONTACT FUNCTION, CODED AN..3 C R [D] Code specifying the

function of a contact (e.g.

department or person).

C056 DEPARTMENT OR EMPLOYEE C R [D] Code and/or name of a

DETAILS department or employee. Code

preferred.

3413 Department or employee AN..17 C R [D] Internal identification

identification code.

3412 Department or employee AN..35 C R [D] The department or person

within an organizational

entity.

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COM C 5 COMMUNICATION CONTACT

A segment to identify a communications type and number for the

contact specified in the CTA segment.

C076 COMMUNICATION CONTACT M R [D] Communication number of a

department or employee in a

specified channel.

3148 Communication number AN..25 M R [D] Complete communication

number including country or

area code when applicable.

Also see: 3153 Communication

channel identifier.

3155 Communication channel AN..3 M R [D] Code identifying the type

qualifier of communication channel

being used.

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PAT M 1 PAYMENT TERMS BASIS

Terms of payment: a segment identifying the payment terms and

date/time basis.

4279 PAYMENT TERMS TYPE AN..3 M R Type of payment terms

QUALIFIER applicable to the current

group, e.g. discount not

applicable, discount, etc..

See code list of data element

4279.

C110 PAYMENT TERMS C X

4277 Terms of payment AN..17 M X

identification

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C X

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C X

agency, coded

4276 Terms of payment AN..35 C X

C112 TERMS/TIME INFORMATION C O To specify the time relation

for terms of payment, e.g.

payment due 10 days at date

of invoice, etc. See code

lists for data elements 2475,

2009 and 2151.

2475 Payment time reference, AN..3 M R To specify that the payment

coded is due at date of invoice.

5 - Date of invoice

2009 Time relation, coded AN..3 C O To specify the reference,

e.g. 1: reference date.

1 - Reference date

2151 Type of period, coded AN..3 C O To specify that payment due

at day x.

D - Day

2152 Number of periods N..3 C O To specify 10 days.

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TOD M 1 TERMS OF DELIVERY

A segment identifying the delivery terms to be used. e.g. UN

INCOTERMS

4055 TERMS OF DELIVERY FUNCTION, AN..3 C R To specify the price

CODED condition. Use code value:

1 - Price condition

4215 TRANSPORT CHARGES METHOD OF AN..3 C O To specify the transport

PAYMENT, CODED charges. Use code value:

DF - Defined by buyer

and seller

C100 TERMS OF DELIVERY C R [D] Terms of delivery code

from a specified source.

4053 Terms of delivery, coded AN..3 C R Use UN/ECE Recommendation N0.

5 Incoterms 1990. If not

appropriate, use code set in

combination with 1131/3055.

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C D [D] Identification of a code

list.

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C D [D] Code identifying the

agency, coded agency responsible for a code

list.

4052 Terms of delivery AN..70 C X

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LIN M 1 LINE ITEM

Within the main segment group 16 (PGI segment), the LIN segment

provides information related to one product or service.

1082 LINE ITEM NUMBER N..6 C R Product code: serial number

assigned by the buyer or

seller (e.g. direction of

trade) to designate separate

products or services for the

current product or service

group.

1229 ACTION AN..3 C O This entry is only used to inform

REQUEST/NOTIFICATION, CODED the counterpart about the interest

for each product, e.g. accepted,

not accepted, etc. See code list of

data element.

C212 ITEM NUMBER IDENTIFICATION C R To identify a product by its product

code.

7140 Item number AN..35 C R Numerical six digit product code

e.g. PROCODE attribute in ITC

Composite Product Groups codes (COMREG)

7143 Item number type, coded AN..3 C R To specify that 7140 is a product/service

identification number based on the

harmonized system. Use code value:

HS - Harmonized system

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C X

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C X

agency, coded

C829 SUB-LINE INFORMATION C X

1222 CONFIGURATION LEVEL N..2 C X

7083 CONFIGURATION, CODED AN..3 C X

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IMD C 10 ITEM DESCRIPTION

Product description: a segment for describing the product or service

as well as its characteristics. This segment should be used for

products or services that cannot be identified by a product code or

article number. If two times 35 characters are not sufficient to

transfer the product description, use segment FTX.

7077 ITEM DESCRIPTION TYPE, AN..3 C X

CODED

7081 ITEM CHARACTERISTIC, CODED AN..3 C X

C273 ITEM DESCRIPTION C O To provide product or service

description in either

industry or free format.

7009 Item description AN..17 C X

identification

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C X

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C X

agency, coded

7008 Item description AN..35 C R To provide full text product

specification, e.g. attribute

PRODSPEC of ITC COMREG file.

7008 Item description AN..35 C R

To provide full text product

specification, e.g. attribute

PRODSPEC of ITC

COMREG file.

7383 SURFACE/LAYER INDICATOR, AN..3 C X

CODED

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MEA C 10 MEASUREMENTS

A segment to allow physical measurements and dimensions to be

stated, where this is required for identification of the product,

e.g. dimensions of the packaging.

6311 MEASUREMENT APPLICATION AN..3 M R To specify physical dimension

QUALIFIER of the product. See code list

of data element 6311 for

further usage.

PD - Physical dimensions

(product ordered)

C502 MEASUREMENT DETAILS C O To specify relevant

measurement details, e.g.

height, length, maximum

weight etc.

6313 Measurement dimension, AN..3 C R [D] Specification of the type

coded of dimension to be measured.

6321 Measurement AN..3 C X

significance, coded

6155 Measurement attribute, AN..3 C X

coded

C174 VALUE/RANGE C O To specify relevant range,

e.g. 600 millimeter, etc..

6411 Measure unit qualifier AN..3 M R Use code list UN/ECE

Recommendation 20: Codes for

units of measure.

6314 Measurement value N..18 C R [D] Value of the measured

unit.

6162 Range minimum N..18 C X

6152 Range maximum N..18 C X

7383 SURFACE/LAYER INDICATOR, AN..3 C X

CODED

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QTY C 10 QUANTITY

A segment to specify pertinent quantities related to the specified

product or service item line, e.g. minimum order quantity.

C186 QUANTITY DETAILS M R [D] Quantity information in a

transaction, qualified when

relevant.

6063 Quantity qualifier AN..3 M R [D] Code giving specific

meaning to a quantity.

6060 Quantity N..15 M R [D] Numeric value of a

quantity.

6411 Measure unit qualifier AN..3 C R [D] Indication of the unit of

measurement in which weight

(mass), capacity, length,

area, volume or other

quantity is expressed.

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FTX C 5 FREE TEXT

A segment to provide product specification in free text. In computer

to computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver

to process this segment manually.

4451 TEXT SUBJECT QUALIFIER AN..3 M R [D] Code specifying subject

of a free text.

4453 TEXT FUNCTION, CODED AN..3 C R [D] Code specifying how to

handle the text.

C107 TEXT REFERENCE C R [D] Coded reference to a

standard text and its source.

4441 Free text, coded AN..3 M R [D] Free text in coded form.

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C R [D] Identification of a code

list.

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C R [D] Code identifying the

agency, coded agency responsible for a code

list.

C108 TEXT LITERAL C R [D] Free text; one to five

lines.

4440 Free text AN..70 M R [D] Free text field available

to the message sender for

information.

4440 Free text AN..70 C R [D] Free text field available

to the message sender for

information.

4440 Free text AN..70 C R [D] Free text field available

to the message sender for

information.

4440 Free text AN..70 C R [D] Free text field available

to the message sender for

information.

4440 Free text AN..70 C R [D] Free text field available

to the message sender for

information.

3453 LANGUAGE, CODED AN..3 C R [D] Code of language (ISO

639-1988).

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PRI M 1 PRICE DETAILS

A segment providing either the unit or reference price and the price

type, valid for the current product group. For usage of segment see

PRI in segment group 17.

C509 PRICE INFORMATION C R [D] Identification of price

type, price and related

details.

5125 Price qualifier AN..3 M R [D] Identification of a type

of price.

5118 Price N..15 C R [D] The monetary value

associated with a purchase or

sale of an article, product

or service.

5375 Price type, coded AN..3 C R [D] Code identifying the type

of price of an item.

5387 Price type qualifier AN..3 C R [D] Code identifying pricing

specification.

5284 Unit price basis N..9 C R [D] Basis on which the unit

price/rate applies.

6411 Measure unit qualifier AN..3 C R [D] Indication of the unit of

measurement in which weight

(mass), capacity, length,

area, volume or other

quantity is expressed.

5213 SUB-LINE PRICE CHANGE, AN..3 C R [D] Code indicating

CODED disposition of the price

change of a sub-line item.

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PAC M 1 PACKAGE

A segment specifying the physical type of packages for the current

product. The implementation guide has to be provided.

7224 NUMBER OF PACKAGES N..8 C O [D] Number of individual

parts of a shipment either

unpacked, or packed in such a

way that they cannot be

divided without first undoing

the packing.

C531 PACKAGING DETAILS C X

7075 Packaging level, coded AN..3 C X

7233 Packaging related AN..3 C X

information, coded

7073 Packaging terms and AN..3 C X

conditions, coded

C202 PACKAGE TYPE C R [D] Type of package by name

or by code from a specified

source.

7065 Type of packages AN..17 C A [D] Coded description of the

identification form in which goods are

presented.

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C O [D] Identification of a code

list.

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C D [D] Code identifying the

agency, coded agency responsible for a code

list.

7064 Type of packages AN..35 C O [D] Description of the form

in which goods are presented.

C402 PACKAGE TYPE IDENTIFICATION C R [D] Identification of the

form in which goods are

described.

7077 Item description type, AN..3 M R [D] Code indicating the

coded format of a description.

7064 Type of packages AN..35 M R [D] Description of the form

in which goods are presented.

7143 Item number type, coded AN..3 C R [D] Identification of the

type of item number.

7064 Type of packages AN..35 C R [D] Description of the form

in which goods are presented.

7143 Item number type, coded AN..3 C R [D] Identification of the

type of item number.

C532 RETURNABLE PACKAGE DETAILS C X

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PAT M 1 PAYMENT TERMS BASIS

A segment identifying the payment terms and date/time basis. Implementation guide

to be provided. For usage of segment see segment group 29.

4279 PAYMENT TERMS TYPE AN..3 M R [D] Identification of the

QUALIFIER type of payment terms.

C110 PAYMENT TERMS C R [D] Terms of payment code

from a specified source.

4277 Terms of payment AN..17 M R [D] Identification of the

identification terms of payment between the

parties to a transaction

(generic term).

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C R [D] Identification of a code

list.

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C R [D] Code identifying the

agency, coded agency responsible for a code

list.

4276 Terms of payment AN..35 C R [D] Conditions of payment

between the parties to a

transaction (generic term).

4276 Terms of payment AN..35 C R [D] Conditions of payment

between the parties to a

transaction (generic term).

C112 TERMS/TIME INFORMATION C R [D] Time details in payment

terms.

2475 Payment time reference, AN..3 M R [D] Code relating payment

coded terms to the date of a

specific event.

2009 Time relation, coded AN..3 C R [D] Code relating payment

terms to a time before, on or

after the reference date.

2151 Type of period, coded AN..3 C R [D] Agreed or specified

period of time (coded).

2152 Number of periods N..3 C R [D] Number of periods of the

type indicated in data

element 2151 Type of period,

coded.

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TOD M 1 TERMS OF DELIVERY

A segment identifying the delivery terms to be used. e.g. UN

INCOTERMS. For usage of segment, see segment group 31.

4055 TERMS OF DELIVERY FUNCTION, AN..3 C R [D] Indication whether the

CODED terms relate to price

conditions, delivery

conditions or both.

4215 TRANSPORT CHARGES METHOD OF AN..3 C R [D] Identification of method

PAYMENT, CODED of payment for transport

charges.

C100 TERMS OF DELIVERY C R [D] Terms of delivery code

from a specified source.

4053 Terms of delivery, coded AN..3 C R [D] Identification of the

terms agreed between the

seller and the buyer under

which the seller undertakes

to deliver merchandise to the

buyer.

1131 Code list qualifier AN..3 C R [D] Identification of a code

list.

3055 Code list responsible AN..3 C R [D] Code identifying the

agency, coded agency responsible for a code

list.

4052 Terms of delivery AN..70 C R [D] Terms agreed between the

seller and the buyer under

which the seller undertakes

to deliver merchandise to the

buyer.

4052 Terms of delivery AN..70 C R [D] Terms agreed between the

seller and the buyer under

which the seller undertakes

to deliver merchandise to the

buyer.

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UNT M 1 MESSAGE TRAILER

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of

segments in the message and the Control reference number of the

message. The implementation guide has to be provided.

0074 NUMBER OF SEGMENTS IN A N..6 M R

MESSAGE

0062 MESSAGE REFERENCE NUMBER AN..14 M R

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