This document discusses EDI messaging formats. It describes the typical components of an EDI transaction between a customer and supplier, including orders, delivery notes, invoices, and payments. It then explains the messaging architecture and format for EDIFACT messages, breaking down each segment and element in an example message and what they represent.

1. EDI Messaging
Message Format
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2. Today’s Session
• EDI Transaction
• Messaging architecture
• Messaging Format
• Understanding the message
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3. EDI Transactions
EDI
Order
Delivery Note
Customer Supplier
Invoice
Payment
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4. Messaging Architecture
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5. EDIFACT Message
• UNB+UNOA:2+6464:xx+1141:49+BEN0273
• UNH+000001+ORDERS:2:932:UN
• BGM+220+AC6464
• DTM+4:20000305:102
• NAD+BY+6464326:91
• NAD+SU+1149646:91
• UNS+D
• LIN+1++PT-1073-S:VP
• QTY+21:1600
• UNT+13+000001 5

6. How to read the message
• UNB Interchange Header
• UNOA Control Agency
• 2 Version
• 6464 Sender Code
• Code Qualifier
• 1141149 Recipient Code
• Date of Transmission
• Control Reference
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7. How to read the message
• Message Header
– Message Number 000001
– Message type ORDERS
– Version 2
– Release 932
– Control Agency UN
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8. How to read the message
• BGM – Beginning of Message
– Message name code 230 ie Order
– Document Number AC6464 ie Order No.
• DTM – Date / Time /Period
– Qualifier 2 Order dt.
– Data 20000305
– Format Qualifier 102 Century dt
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9. How to read the message
• NAD - Name and Address
• UNS - Section Control
• LIN - Line Item
• QTY Quality
• UNT Message Trailer
• UNZ Interchange Trailer
• Data element separator +
• Composite data element :
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