EDI Dictionary

EDI-Dictionary

D04A

IMD

IMD Item description

SegmentBatch

To describe an item in either an industry or free format.

Elements

Position

Element

Name

Requirement

Type

Min/Max

Repeat

10

Description format code

Opt

ID

1/3

1

20

Item characteristic

Opt

1

10	7081	Item characteristic code	Opt	ID	1/3	1
20	1131	Code list identification code	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/17	1
30	3055	Code list responsible agency code	Opt	ID	1/3	1

30

Item description

Opt

1

10	7009	Item description code	Opt	ID	1/17	1
20	1131	Code list identification code	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/17	1
30	3055	Code list responsible agency code	Opt	ID	1/3	1
40	7008	Item description	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/256	1
50	7008	Item description	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/256	1
60	3453	Language name code	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/3	1

40

Surface or layer code

Opt

ID

1/3

1

Element Details

ID7077NameDescription format codeLength1/3Position10TypeIDRequirementOptCodes

<>A
Long description of an item in free form.
<>X
Description of an item in a coded and free text format.
<>B
Description of an item in coded and free form text.
<>S
Description of an item in a structured format.
<>E
Short description of an item in free form.
<>F
Description of an item in free form text.
<>D
Price look-up description of a product for point of sale receipts.
<>C
Description of an item in coded format.

Solutions

Integrations

NetSuite Integration

Shopify Integration

QuickBooks Integration

Other ERP Integrations

Standards

API for EDIFACT

API for ANSI X12

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