EDI Dictionary

EDI-Dictionary

D96A

EDIFACT EDI Version D96A

Edifact defines and maintains message types that establish the data content exchanged for specific business purposes. Each message type is identified by a code and a name, maintained under the Edifact standard.

Transaction sets

INVOIC
Invoice message

MEDPID
Person identification message

Segments

Agreement identification

Adjustment details

Allowance or charge

Additional information

Additional price information

Monetary amount function

Array information

Array structure identification

Authentication result

Beginning of message

Structure identification

Business function

Characteristic value

Credit cover details

Characteristic/class id

Physical or logical state

Code set identification

Code value definition

Computer environment details

Composite data element identification

Consignment information

Component details

Communication contact

Contribution details

Charge payment instructions

Consignment packing sequence

Customs status of goods

Contact information

Dangerous goods

Directory identification

Document line identification

Delivery limitations

Document/message summary

Document/message details

Data set identification

Date/time/period

External file link identification

Simple data element details

Data element usage details

Employment details

Attached equipment

Equipment details

Number of units

Application error information

Error point details

Financial charges allocation

Financial institution information

Nature of cargo

Goods item details

Goods identity number

Related identification numbers

General indicator

Governmental requirements

Segment group usage details

Handling instructions

Insurance cover description

Person characteristic

Item description

Parties and instruction

Inventory management related details

Information required

Place/location identification

Membership details

Market/sales channel information

Monetary amount

Message type identification

Name and address

Payment instructions

Payment terms basis

Percentage details

Package identification

Person demographic information

Product group information

Additional product id

Party identification

Process identification

Physical sample description

Quantity variances

Requirements and conditions

Remuneration type identification

Scheduling conditions

Structure component definition

Segment identification

Sequence details

Safety information

Split goods placement

Segment usage details

Sampling parameters for summary statistics

Statistical concept

Duty/tax/fee details

Charge/rate calculations

Transport information

Transport movement details

Terms of delivery or transport

Transport placement

Transport service requirements

Interchange response

Section control

Message trailer

Value list identification

Elements

Interchange sender identification

Identification code qualifier

Interchange recipient identification

Interchange control reference

Controlling agency

Message type version number

Message type release number

Association assigned code

Message reference number

Message type identifier

Common access reference

Number of segments in a message

Section identification

Document name code

Document identifier

Message section code

Sequence position identifier

Message item identifier

Message sub-item identifier

Version identifier

Release identifier

Revision identifier

Document line action code

Line item identifier

Code list identification code

Reference code qualifier

Reference identifier

Document line identifier

Sequence identifier source code

Document originals required quantity

Document copies required quantity

Configuration level number

Message function code

Calculation sequence code

Action description

Allowance or charge identifier

Status indicator, coded

Consignment load sequence identifier

Document source description

Document status code

Message type code

Controlling agency identifier

Consolidation item number

Goods item number

Computer environment details code qualifier

Data format description

Data format description code

Value list type code

Designated class code

Computer environment name

Computer environment name code

Value list name

File format name

Value list identifier

Data set identifier

Message implementation identification code

Date or time or period function code qualifier

Terms time relation code

Despatch pattern code

Despatch pattern timing code

Period type code

Period count quantity

Date or time or period format code

Date or time or period text

Event time reference code

Party function code qualifier

Party identifier

Street and number or post office box identifier

Party name format code

Code list responsible agency code

Test medium code

Name and address description

Carrier identifier

Address type code

Contact function code

Communication address identifier

Communication medium type code

Communication means type code

Account holder name

Account holder identifier

Country identifier

First related location name

First related location identifier

Location identifier

Location function code qualifier

Country subdivision name

Country subdivision identifier

Second related location name

Second related location identifier

Sample location description

Sample location description code

Country of origin identifier

Postal identification code

Geographic area code

Instruction receiving party identifier

Address component description

Person characteristic code qualifier

Nationality name

Nationality name code

Name original alphabet code

Address purpose code

Enacting party identifier

Inherited characteristic description

Inherited characteristic description code

Name status code

Name component description

Name component usage code

Name component type code qualifier

Contact identifier

Institution name

Institution name code

Institution branch identifier

Institution branch location name

Party tax identifier

Language name code

Language code qualifier

Address status code

Address format code

Marital status description

Marital status description code

Religion name code

Nationality code qualifier

Job title description

Sales channel identifier

Reference version identifier

Delivery plan commitment level code

Business description

Business function code

Business function type code qualifier

Priority type code qualifier

Priority description

Priority description code

Additional safety information description

Additional safety information description code

Trade class code

Safety section name

Safety section number

Delivery or transport terms description

Delivery or transport terms description code

Delivery or transport terms function code

Contract and carriage condition code

Handling instruction description

Handling instruction description code

Special condition code

Transport charges payment method code

Transport service priority code

Discrepancy nature identification code

Marking instructions code

Payment arrangement code

Payment terms description

Payment terms description identifier

Payment terms type code qualifier

Change reason description

Change reason description code

Response type code

Product identifier code qualifier

Bank operation code

Instruction description

Instruction description code

Instruction type code qualifier

Status description code

Sample process step code

Test method identifier

Test description

Test administration method code

Test reason name

Test reason name code

Payment guarantee means code

Payment channel code

Payment conditions code

Free text description code

Text subject code qualifier

Free text function code

Back order arrangement type code

Substitution condition code

Payment means code

Intra-company payment indicator code

Adjustment reason description code

Settlement means code

Financial transaction type code

Delivery instruction code

Insurance cover description

Insurance cover description code

Insurance cover type code

Inventory movement reason code

Inventory movement direction code

Inventory balance method code

Credit cover request type code

Credit cover response type code

Credit cover response reason code

Requested information description

Requested information description code

Maintenance operation code

Seal condition code

Monetary amount

Monetary amount function description code

Index code qualifier

Monetary amount type code qualifier

Index type identifier

Index representation code

Contribution code qualifier

Contribution type description

Contribution type description code

Price code qualifier

Duty or tax or fee type name

Duty or tax or fee type name code

Allowance or charge identification code

Sub-line item price change operation code

Charge category code

Rate or tariff class description

Rate or tariff class description code

Percentage type code qualifier

Percentage basis identification code

Duty or tax or fee rate basis code

Supplementary rate or tariff code

Duty or tax or fee rate

Duty or tax or fee rate code

Duty or tax or fee function code qualifier

Unit price basis quantity

Duty or tax or fee assessment basis quantity

Duty or tax or fee account code

Duty or tax or fee category code

Remuneration type name

Remuneration type name code

Price type code

Product group type code

Price specification code

Product group name

Product group name code

Price multiplier type code qualifier

Price multiplier rate

Currency exchange rate

Rate type code qualifier

Unit price basis rate

Allowance or charge code qualifier

Sub-line indicator code

Quantity type code qualifier

Variance quantity

Control total quantity

Control total type code qualifier

Frequency code qualifier

Confidence percent

Dimension type code qualifier

Range maximum quantity

Non-discrete measurement name

Non-discrete measurement name code

Range minimum quantity

Range type code qualifier

Size type code qualifier

Occurrences maximum number

Temperature type code qualifier

Temperature degree

Measurement purpose code qualifier

Measured attribute code

Measurement significance code

Statistic type code qualifier

Exchange rate currency market identifier

Currency type code qualifier

Currency identification code

Currency usage code qualifier

Unit type code qualifier

Measurement unit code

Process stages quantity

Process stages actual quantity

Significant digits quantity

Statistical concept identifier

Physical or logical state type code qualifier

Physical or logical state description

Physical or logical state description code

Item description

Item description code

Characteristic description

Characteristic description code

Sample selection method code

Sample state code

Sample direction code

Class type code

Type of packages

Package type description code

Packaging terms and conditions code

Packaging level code

Description format code

Item characteristic code

Configuration operation code

Cargo type classification code

Dangerous goods flashpoint description

Shipping marks description

Shipment flashpoint degree

Characteristic value description

Characteristic value description code

United nations dangerous goods (undg) identifier

Customer shipment authorisation identifier

Item identifier

Item type identification code

Special service description

Special service description code

Hierarchical structure level identifier

Hierarchical structure parent identifier

Process type description

Process type description code

Test method revision identifier

Package quantity

Packaging related description code

Item total quantity

Service requirement code

Sector area identification code qualifier

Requirement or condition description

Requirement or condition description identifier

Set type code qualifier

Requirement designator code

Commodity identification code

Customs goods identifier

Processing indicator description code

Surface or layer code

Object identifier

Object identification code qualifier

Hazardous material category name code

Indexing structure code qualifier

Agreement type code qualifier

Agreement type description code

Agreement type description

Level one identifier

Level two identifier

Level three identifier

Level four identifier

Level five identifier

Level six identifier

Membership type code qualifier

Membership category description

Membership category description code

Membership status description

Membership status description code

Membership level code qualifier

Membership level description

Membership level description code

Inventory type code

Damage details code qualifier

Object type code qualifier

Structure component function code qualifier

Damage type description

Damage type description code

Damage area description

Damage area description code

Unit or component type description

Unit or component type description code

Component material description

Component material description code

Damage severity description

Damage severity description code

Marking type code

Structure component identifier

Freight and other charges description

Freight and other charges description identifier

Means of transport journey identifier

Transport stage code qualifier

Equipment type code qualifier

Transport mode name

Transport mode name code

Equipment supplier code

Additional hazard classification identifier

Hazard code version identifier

Transit direction indicator code

Transport emergency card identifier

Equipment size and type description

Equipment size and type description code

Orange hazard placard upper part identifier

Full or empty indicator code

Transport means description

Transport means description code

Orange hazard placard lower part identifier

Hazardous cargo transport authorisation code

Transport means identification name

Transport means identification name identifier

Dangerous goods marking identifier

Equipment status code

Packing instruction type code

Equipment identifier

Dangerous goods regulations code

Container or package contents indicator code

Transport means ownership indicator code

Transport movement code

Hazardous means of transport category code

Equipment plan description

Movement type description

Movement type description code

Packaging danger level code

Haulage arrangements code

Hazard identification code

Emergency procedure for ships identifier

Returnable package load contents code

Returnable package freight payment responsibility code

Hazard medical first aid guide identifier

Transport means nationality code

Excess transportation reason code

Excess transportation responsibility code

Employment details code qualifier

Employment category description

Employment category description code

Qualification classification description

Qualification classification description code

Occupation description

Occupation description code

Status event, coded

Status reason description

Status reason description code

Status category code

Attribute function code qualifier

Attribute description

Attribute description code

Attribute type description code

Qualification application area code

Relationship type code qualifier

Relationship description

Relationship description code

Composite data element tag identifier

Directory status identifier

Simple data element tag identifier

Simple data element character representation code

Length type code

Simple data element maximum length measure

Simple data element minimum length measure

Code set indicator code

Data element tag identifier

Group identifier

Segment tag identifier

Duty regime type code

Validation result text

Validation key identifier

Sealing party name

Sealing party name code

Transport unit seal identifier

Application error code

Government procedure code

Government involvement code

Government agency identification code

Government action code

Service layer code

Process stage code qualifier

Array cell data description

Code value text

Array cell structure identifier

Footnote set identifier

Footnote identifier

Solutions

Integrations

NetSuite Integration

Shopify Integration

QuickBooks Integration

Other ERP Integrations

Standards

API for EDIFACT

API for ANSI X12

Resources

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