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  Service segment specifications  UNB   EDIFACT  Syntax Version 3
  
 
 
UNB
INTERCHANGE HEADER
To start, identify and specify an interchange.
 
 
Pos    Tag Name  S R Repr   Notes
010
S001
SYNTAX IDENTIFIER
Identification of the agency controlling the syntax and indication of syntax level, plus the syntax version number.
M 1    
 
0001
Syntax identifier
Coded identification of the agency controlling a syntax and syntax level used in an interchange.
M 1 a4  
 
0002
Syntax version number
Version number of the syntax identified in the syntax identifier (0001)
M 1 n1  
020
S002
INTERCHANGE SENDER
Identification of the sender of the interchange.
M 1    
 
0004
Sender identification
Name or coded representation of the sender of a data interchange.
M 1 an..35  
 
0007
Partner identification code qualifier
Qualifier referring to the source of codes for the identifiers of interchanging partners.
C 1 an..4  
 
0008
Address for reverse routing
Address specified by the sender of an interchange to be included by the recipient in the response interchanges to facilitate internal routing.
C 1 an..14  
030
S003
INTERCHANGE RECIPIENT
Identification of the recipient of the interchange.
M 1    
 
0010
Recipient identification
Name or coded representation of the recipient of a data interchange.
M 1 an..35  
 
0007
Partner identification code qualifier
Qualifier referring to the source of codes for the identifiers of interchanging partners.
C 1 an..4  
 
0014
Routing address
Address specified by the recipient of an interchange to be included by the sender and used by the recipient for routing of received interchanges inside his organization.
C 1 an..14  
040
S004
DATE/TIME OF PREPARATION
Date/time of preparation of the interchange.
M 1    
 
0017
Date of preparation
Local date when an interchange or a functional group was prepared.
M 1 n6  
 
0019
Time of preparation
Local time of day when an interchange or a functional group was prepared.
M 1 n4  
050
0020
INTERCHANGE CONTROL REFERENCE
Unique reference assigned by the sender to an interchange.
M 1 an..14  
060
S005
RECIPIENT'S REFERENCE, PASSWORD
Reference or password as agreed between the communicating partners.
C 1    
 
0022
Recipient's reference/password
Unique reference assigned by the recipient to the data interchange or a password to the recipient's system or to a third party network as specified in the partners interchange agreement.
M 1 an..14  
 
0025
Recipient's reference/password qualifier
Qualifier for the recipient's reference or password.
C 1 an2  
070
0026
APPLICATION REFERENCE
Identification of the application area assigned by the sender, to which the messages in the interchange relate e.g. the message identifier if all the messages in the interchange are of the same type.
C 1 an..14  
080
0029
PROCESSING PRIORITY CODE
Code determined by the sender requesting processing priority for the interchange.
C 1 a1  
090
0031
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUEST
Code determined by the sender for acknowledgement of the interchange.
C 1 n1  
100
0032
COMMUNICATIONS AGREEMENT ID
Identification by name or code of the type of agreement under which the interchange takes place.
C 1 an..35  
110
0035
TEST INDICATOR
Indication that the interchange is a test.
C 1 n1  
 
Date  23.06.2021