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Service simple data element directory by tag    EDIFACT  Syntax Version 4

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	Tag	Name	Repr
	0001	Syntax identifier Coded identification of the agency controlling the syntax, and of the character repertoire used in an interchange. Notes: 1. The data value consists of the letters 'UN', upper case, identifying the syntax controlling agency, directly followed by an a2 code identifying the character repertoire used.	a4
	0002	Syntax version number Version number of the syntax. Notes: 1. Shall be '4' to indicate this version of the syntax.	an1
	0004	Interchange sender identification Name or coded identification of the sender of the interchange. Notes: 1. Organisation code or name as agreed between interchange partners. 2. If coded representation is used, its source may be specified by the qualifier in data element 0007.	an..35
	0007	Identification code qualifier Qualifier referring to the identification code. Notes: 1. A qualifier code may refer to an organisation identification as in ISO 6523.	an..4
	0008	Interchange sender internal identification Identification (for example, a division, branch or computer system/process) specified by the sender of interchange, to be included if agreed, by the recipient in response interchanges, to facilitate internal routing.	an..35
	0010	Interchange recipient identification Name or coded identification of the recipient of the interchange. Notes: 1. Organisation code or name as agreed between interchange partners. 2. If coded representation is used, its source may be specified by the qualifier in data element 0007.	an..35
	0014	Interchange recipient internal identification Identification (for example, a division, branch or computer system/process) specified by the recipient of interchange, to be included if agreed, by the sender in response interchanges, to facilitate internal routing.	an..35
	0017	Date Local date when an interchange or a group was prepared. Notes: 1. Format is CCYYMMDD.	n8
	0019	Time Local time of day when an interchange or a group was prepared. Notes: 1. Format is HHMM in 24 hour clock.	n4
	0020	Interchange control reference Unique reference assigned by the sender to an interchange.	an..14
	0022	Recipient reference/password Reference or password to the recipient's system or to a third party network as specified in the partners' interchange agreement. Notes: 1. To be used as specified in the partners' interchange agreement. It may be qualified by data element 0025.	an..14
	0025	Recipient reference/password qualifier Qualifier for the recipient's reference or password. Notes: 1. To be used as specified in the partners' interchange agreement.	an2
	0026	Application reference Identification of the application area assigned by the sender, to which the messages in the interchange relate e.g. the message type, if all the messages in the interchange are of the same type. Notes: 1. Identification of the application area (e.g. accounting, purchasing) or of the message type, as applicable.	an..14
	0029	Processing priority code Code determined by the sender requesting processing priority for the interchange. Notes: 1. To be used as specified in the partners' interchange agreement.	a1
	0031	Acknowledgement request Code requesting acknowledgement for the interchange. Notes: 1. Used if the sender requests that a message related to syntactical correctness be sent by the recipient in response. 2. For UN/EDIFACT a specific message (Syntax and service report - CONTRL) is defined for this purpose.	n1
	0032	Interchange agreement identifier Identification by name or code of the type of agreement under which the interchange takes place. Notes: 1. Name or code to be specified in the partners' interchange agreement.	an..35
	0035	Test indicator Indication that the structural level containing the test indicator is a test.	n1
	0036	Interchange control count The number of messages and packages in an interchange or, if used, the number of groups in an interchange.	n..6
X	0038	Message group identification Identification of the single message type in the group. Notes: 1. This data element will be deleted from the next version of the standard. Therefore its use is not recommended.	an..6
	0040	Application sender identification Name or coded identification of the application sender (for example, a division, branch or computer system/process).	an..35
	0042	Interchange sender internal sub-identification Sub-level of sender internal identification, when further sub-level identification is required.	an..35
	0044	Application recipient identification Name or coded identification of the application recipient (for example, a division, branch or computer system/process).	an..35
	0046	Interchange recipient internal sub-identification Sub-level of recipient internal identification, when further sub-level identification is required.	an..35
	0048	Group reference number Unique reference number for the group within an interchange.	an..14
	0051	Controlling agency, coded Code identifying a controlling agency.	an..3
	0052	Message version number Version number of a message type.	an..3
	0054	Message release number Release number within the current message version number.	an..3
	0057	Association assigned code Code, assigned by the association responsible for the design and maintenance of the message type concerned, which further identifies the message.	an..6
	0058	Application password Password to the recipient's division, department or sectional application system/process.	an..14
	0060	Group control count The number of messages and packages in the group.	n..6
	0062	Message reference number Unique message reference assigned by the sender.	an..14
	0065	Message type Code identifying a type of message and assigned by its controlling agency. Notes: 1. In UNSMs (United Nations Standard Messages), the representation is a6.	an..6
	0068	Common access reference Reference serving as a key to relate all subsequent transfers of data to the same business case or file.	an..35
	0070	Sequence of transfers Number assigned by the sender indicating the transfer sequence of a message related to the same topic. The message could be an addition or a change to an earlier transfer related to the same topic. Notes: 1. The first message in the sequence shall be assigned as number 1.	n..2
	0073	First and last transfer Indication used for the first and last message in a sequence of messages related to the same topic.	a1
	0074	Number of segments in a message The number of segments in a message body, plus the message header segment and message trailer segment.	n..10
	0080	Service code list directory version number Version number of the service code list directory.	an..6
	0081	Section identification Identification of the separation of sections of a message.	a1
	0083	Action, coded A code indicating acknowledgement, or rejection (the action taken) of a subject interchange, or part of the subject interchange, or indication of interchange receipt.	an..3
	0085	Syntax error, coded A code indicating the error detected.	an..3
	0087	Anti-collision segment group identification To identify uniquely an anti-collision segment group in a message. Notes: 1. The value of this data element shall be the segment group number of the UGH/UGT segment group as stated in the message specification.	an..4
	0096	Segment position in message body The numerical count position of a specific segment that is within the actual received message body. The numbering starts with, and includes, the UNH segment as segment number 1. To identify a segment that contains an error, this is the numerical count position of that segment. To report that a segment is missing, this is the numerical count position of the last segment that was processed before the position where the missing segment was expected to be. A missing segment group is denoted by identifying the first segment in the group as missing.	n..6
	0098	Erroneous data element position in segment The numerical count position of the stand-alone or composite data element in error. The segment code and each following stand-alone or composite data element defined in the segment description shall cause the count to be incremented. The segment tag has position number 1.	n..3
	0104	Erroneous component data element position The numerical count position of the component data element in error. Each component data element position defined in the composite data element description shall cause the count to be incremented. The count starts at 1.	n..3
	0110	Code list directory version number Version number of the code list directory.	an..6
	0113	Message type sub-function identification Code identifying a sub-function of a message type. Notes: 1. The code qualifies the message type data element (0065) to allow the recipient to identify a specific sub-function of a message.	an..6
	0115	Message subset identification Coded identification of a message subset, assigned by its controlling agency.	an..14
	0116	Message subset version number Version number of the message subset.	an..3
	0118	Message subset release number Release number within the message subset version number.	an..3
	0121	Message implementation guideline identification Coded identification of the message implementation guideline, assigned by its controlling agency.	an..14
	0122	Message implementation guideline version number Version number of the message implementation guideline.	an..3
	0124	Message implementation guideline release number Release number within the message implementation guideline version number.	an..3
	0127	Scenario identification Code identifying scenario.	an..14
	0128	Scenario version number Version number of a scenario.	an..3
	0130	Scenario release number Release number within the scenario version number.	an..3
	0133	Character encoding, coded Coded identification of the character encoding used in the interchange. Notes: 1. To be used as specified in the partners' interchange agreement, for the purpose of identifying the character repertoire encoding technique used in the interchange (when the default encoding defined by the character repertoire's associated character set specification is not used).	an..3
	0135	Service segment tag, coded Code identifying a service segment.	an..3
	0136	Erroneous data element occurrence The numerical occurrence of the repeating stand-alone or composite data element in error. Each occurrence (as indicated by the repetition separator) shall cause the count to be incremented. The count starts at 1.	n..6
	0138	Security segment position The numerical count position of a specific security segment that is within the actual received security header/trailer segment group pair, identified by its security reference number. The numbering starts with, and includes, the USH segment as segment number 1. To identify a security segment that contains an error, this is the numerical count position of that security segment. To report that a security segment is missing, this is the numerical count position of the last security segment that was processed before the position where the missing security segment was expected to be. A missing security segment group is denoted by identifying the first segment in the security segment group as missing.	n..6
	0300	Initiator control reference A reference assigned by the dialogue initiator.	an..35
	0303	Initiator reference identification Organisation code or name assigned by the party that initiated the transaction or dialogue.	an..35
	0304	Responder control reference A reference assigned by the dialogue responder.	an..35
	0306	Transaction control reference A reference assigned by the transaction initiator.	an..35
	0311	Dialogue identification Code identifying a dialogue.	an..14
	0314	Event time Time of event. Notes: 1. Format is HHMMSS ... with up to 9 more digits of precision. A 'Z' as the last character indicates UTC time. (ISO 8601)	an..15
	0320	Sender sequence number Identification of the sequence number of the message or package within the sender interchange.	n..6
	0323	Transfer position, coded Indication of the position of a transfer.	a1
	0325	Duplicate Indicator Indication that the structure is a duplicate of a previously sent structure.	a1
	0331	Report function, coded Coded value identifying type of status or error report.	an..3
	0332	Report reason text Textual explanation of the reason for the status or error report.	an..70
	0333	Report reason, coded Code identifying the reason for the status or error report.	an..3
	0335	Report language, coded Coded identification of language. Notes: 1. The code list for this data element is maintained by ISO (ISO 639).	an..3
	0336	Time offset UTC (Universal Co-ordinated Time) offset from event time. Notes: 1. Format is HHMM. Shall be prefixed with '-' for negative offsets. (ISO 8601)	n4
	0338	Event date Date of event. Notes: 1. Format is YYMMDD or CCYYMMDD.	n..8
	0340	Interactive message reference number Unique interactive message reference assigned by the sender.	an..35
	0342	Dialogue version number Version number of a dialogue.	an..3
	0344	Dialogue release number Release number of a dialogue.	an..3
	0501	Security service, coded Specification of the security service applied.	an..3
	0503	Response type, coded Specification of the type of response expected from the recipient.	an..3
	0505	Filter function, coded Identification of the filtering function used to reversibly map any bit pattern on to a restricted character set.	an..3
	0507	Original character set encoding, coded Identification of the character set in which the secured EDIFACT structure was encoded when security mechanisms were applied.	an..3
	0509	Role of security provider, coded Identification of the role of the security provider in relation to the secured item.	an..3
	0511	Security party identification Identification of a party involved in the security process, according to a defined registry of security parties.	an..512
	0513	Security party code list qualifier Identification of the type of identification used to register the security parties.	an..3
	0515	Security party code list responsible agency, coded Identification of the agency in charge of registration of the security parties.	an..3
	0517	Date and time qualifier Specification of the type of date and time.	an..3
	0518	Encryption reference number Reference number to the encrypted EDIFACT structure.	an..35
	0520	Security sequence number Sequence number assigned to the EDIFACT structure to which security is applied. Notes: 1. This sequence number is security related and may differ from the identification of the EDIFACT structure that may appear elsewhere. It may be used when sequence integrity is required.	an..35
	0523	Use of algorithm, coded Specification of the usage made of the algorithm.	an..3
	0525	Cryptographic mode of operation, coded Specification of the mode of operation used for the algorithm.	an..3
	0527	Algorithm, coded Identification of the algorithm.	an..3
	0529	Algorithm code list identifier Specification of the code list used to identify the algorithm.	an..3
	0531	Algorithm parameter qualifier Specification of the type of parameter value.	an..3
	0533	Mode of operation code list identifier Specification of the code list used to identify the cryptographic mode of operation.	an..3
	0534	Security reference number Unique reference number assigned by the security originator to a pair of security header and security trailer groups. Notes: 1. The value shall be arbitrarily assigned, but the same value shall not be used more than once within the same EDIFACT structure, I.e. interchange, group, message or package.	an..14
	0536	Certificate reference Identifies one certificate for a certification authority.	an..35
	0538	Key name Name used to establish a key relationship between the parties.	an..35
	0541	Scope of security application, coded Specification of the scope of application of the security service defined in the security header. Notes: 1. It defines the data that have to be taken into account by the related cryptographic process.	an..3
	0543	Certificate original character set repertoire, coded Identification of the character set repertoire used to create the certificate it was signed.	an..3
	0545	Certificate syntax and version, coded Coded identification of the syntax and version used to create the certificate.	an..3
	0546	User authorisation level Specification of the authorisation level associated with the owner of the certificate.	an..35
	0548	Service character for signature Service character used when the signature was computed. Notes: 1. In order to avoid translator problems, this service character is represented by its value in the character set identified by the original character set encoding data element (0507), hexa-filtered on, at least, two characters. For example the service character "'" is coded "27" (two characters), if ASCII 8bit code page is used.	an..4
	0551	Service character for signature qualifier Identification of the type of service character used when the signature was computed.	an..3
	0554	Algorithm parameter value Value of a parameter required by the algorithm. Notes: 1. If necessary, this value shall be filtered by an appropriate filter function. Note that key names do not need to be filtered.	an..512
	0556	Length of data in octets of bits A count of the data octets of bits.	n..18
	0558	List parameter Specification of the list requested or delivered.	an..70
	0560	Validation value Security result corresponding to the security function specified. Notes: 1. If necessary, this value shall be filtered by an appropriate filter function.	an..512
	0563	Validation value, qualifier Identification of the type of validation value.	an..3
	0565	Message relation, coded Relationship with another message, past or future.	an..3
	0567	Security status, coded Identification of the security element (key or certificate, for instance) status.	an..3
	0569	Revocation reason, coded Identification of the reason why the certificate has been revoked.	an..3
	0571	Security error, coded Identifies the security error causing the rejection of the EDIFACT structure. Notes: 1. This element shall specify the security error encountered. These may be the reason for non-acknowledgement by a request for secure acknowledgement, or may be sent on the initiative of the receiver of an AUTACK or secured EDIFACT structure which contains error.	an..3
	0572	Certificate sequence number Specification of a certificate's position within a certification path. Notes: 1. Allows certification paths to be ordered by specifying the ordinal number of the certificate within a certification path.	n..4
	0575	List parameter qualifier Specification of the type of list parameter.	an..3
	0577	Security party qualifier Identification of the role of the security party.	an..3
	0579	Key management function qualifier Specification of the type of key management function.	an..3
	0582	Number of padding bytes Count of the number of padding bytes.	n..2
	0586	Security party name Name of the security party.	an..35
	0588	Number of security segments The number of security segments in a security header/trailer group pair, plus the USD and USU segments where the security header/trailer group pair is used for encryption. Notes: 1. Each security header/trailer group pair shall contain its own count of the number of security segments within that group pair. 2. The count of the number of security segments includes the USR segment in the security trailer.	n..10
	0591	Padding mechanism, coded Padding mechanism or padding scheme applied.	an..3
	0601	Padding mechanism code list identifier Specification of the code list used to identify the padding mechanism or padding scheme.	an..3
	0800	Package reference number Unique package reference number assigned by the sender.	an..35
	0802	Reference identification number Reference number to identify a message, message group and/or interchange, which relates to the object.	an..35
	0805	Object type qualifier Qualifier referring to the type of object.	an..3
	0808	Object type attribute The attribute applying to the object type.	an..256
	0809	Object type attribute identification Coded identification of the attribute applying to the object type.	an..256
	0810	Length of object in octets of bits Count of the number of octets of bits in the object. Notes: 1. The count shall exclude the segment terminator of the preceding EDIFACT structured segment and the first character ('U') of the following EDIFACT structured segment.	n..18
	0813	Reference qualifier Code giving specific meaning to a reference identification number.	an..3
	0814	Number of segments before object A count of the number of segments appearing between the UNO segment and the start of the object.	n..3

Date  2002-05-23