| APERAK | Application error and acknowledgement message |
| The function of this message is: a) to inform a message issuer that his message has been received by the addressee's application and has been rejected due to errors encountered during its processing in the application. b) to acknowledge to a message issuer the receipt of his message by the addressee's application. |
| AUTACK |
| Secure authentication and acknowledgement message |
| Message authenticating sent messages, or providing secure acknowledgement of received interchanges, groups, messages or packages. A secure authentication and acknowledgement message can be used to: a) give secure authentication or non-repudiation of origin to messages, packages, groups or interchanges. b) give secure acknowledgement or non-repudiation of receipt to secured messages, packages, groups or interchanges. |
| AUTHOR | Authorization message |
| Message sent by the Ordering Customer (or Payor or Agent on behalf of the Ordering Customer) or by a third party having authority on the Ordering Customer's payments to the Ordered Bank, to authorize the Ordered Bank to execute a given financial transaction. This financial transaction might relate to both: multiple messages like PAYMUL and DIRDEB and single instruction messages like PAYORD and PAYEXT. An Authorisation Message could also be sent from the Ordered Bank to the Ordering Customer or its Authorisation Authority to request authorisation for a given financial transaction. |
| BANSTA | Banking status message |
| Message sent by the receiver of a previously sent-message to report on the status of processing of this original message. It indicates, at the application level, the acceptance or rejection of the message or the ability for the receiver of the message to execute or not the instructions received. |
| BAPLIE | Bayplan/stowage plan occupied and empty locations message |
| Message to transmit information about equipment and goods on a means of transport, including their location on the means of transport. The message can be exchanged between (liner's) agents, tonnage centers, stevedores and ships masters/operators. |
| BAPLTE | Bayplan/stowage plan total numbers message |
| Message to transmit information about the total numbers of equipment and quantity of goods on a means of transport. The message can be exchanged between (liner's) agents, tonnage centers, stevedores and ships masters/operators. |
| BOPBNK | Bank transactions and portfolio transactions report message |
| Message sent by banks to the Balance of Payment (BOP) compiler for reporting of the banks' own transactions, aggregated individual customer transactions and portfolio transactions. The message could also be used for reporting the assets and liabilities positions of the banks. |
| BOPCUS | Balance of payment customer transaction report message |
| Message sent by banks to the Balance of Payment (BOP) compiler for reporting - one by one - individual customer transactions (debit and credit) processed during a specific time period. Actually, this transaction information can be distilled - one by one- from PAYORD / PAYMUL / PAYEXT and BOPINF messages respectively. |
| BOPDIR | Direct balance of payment declaration message |
| Message sent by non-bank residents to report directly to the Balance of Payment (BOP) compiler on: transactions via bank accounts held at a resident bank, transactions via bank accounts held at a non-resident bank, transactions and clearing via accounts with non-bank non-residents, foreign assets and liabilities, information in the context of a BOP-related survey (stocks and flows); for those countries which base their compilation of the BOP on surveys. |
| BOPINF | Balance of payment information from customer message |
| Message sent by a payee to its bank on receipt of one specified amount as a settlement of a transaction with a non-resident. The Balance of Payment (BOP) compiler has to be informed of the transaction via the payee's bank. |
 
| CALINF |
| Vessel call information message |
| Notice from a liner agent to a stevedore providing information concerning the expected arrival of a vessel and the expected cargo operations. |
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| CASINT |
| Request for legal administration action in civil proceedings message |
| A request for lodgment of data to commence or enforce a civil proceeding. |
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| CASRES |
| Legal administration response in civil proceedings message |
| A legal response (CASRES) to a request for lodgement of data to commence or enforce a civil proceeding. |
| COARRI | Container discharge/loading report message |
| A message by which the container terminal reports that the containers specified have been discharged from a seagoing vessel (discharged as ordered, overlanded or shortlanded), or have been loaded into a seagoing vessel. |
| CODECO | Container gate-in/gate-out report message |
| A message by which a terminal, depot, etc. confirms that the containers specified have been delivered or picked up by the inland carrier (road, rail or barge). This message can also be used to report internal terminal container movements (excluding loading and discharging the vessel). |
| CODENO | Permit expiration/clearance ready notice message |
| Notice specifying the cargo for which either the validity of the permits/Customs documents expires at short notice or for which regulatory Customs clearance has taken place. |
| COEDOR | Container stock report message |
| A message to report containers that are in stock of the sending party (i.e., a terminal, depot or container freight station). |
| COHAOR | Container special handling order message |
| Order to perform a specified special handling and/or service on containers. |
| COMDIS | Commercial dispute message |
| Message providing notice of commercial dispute against one or more invoices is usually raised by the buyer to notify the seller that something was found wrong with the goods delivered or the services rendered (goods damaged, delivery incomplete, delivery late, etc.). The dispute must be resolved before the related invoice can be settled. The message will be used to: - notify a dispute; -correspond about an existing dispute (structured information); - notify the settlement of a dispute. The message will serve at the same time as the dispute notice and as the dispute answer. |
| CONAPW | Advice on pending works message |
| Message to enable a contractor who intends to start works to advise public authorities and water, gas, telephone, electricity distributors of his intention and to request them to send back plans or information under any form concerning existing networks. |
| CONDPV | Direct payment valuation message |
| Message of instruction sent by the contractor to the party responsible for payments, to pay the subcontractors for work completed. |
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| CONDRA |
| Drawing administration message |
| The message will be used for the administration of each exchange of a set of engineering/CAD files. It will give additional information about the files; for example, their nature, a list of their contents and technical information necessary to interpret them. The whole process of exchanging engineering or CAD (Computer Aided Design) files between different parties within projects will be supported by EDIFACT messages. The message CONDRA is one of these messages. |
| CONDRO | Drawing organisation message |
| The message CONDRO is intended to describe the general (project) organisation and structure, valid for a whole project or environment. The whole process of exchanging engineering or CAD (Computer Aided Design) files between different parties within one project will be supported by EDIFACT messages. The message CONDRO is one of these messages. |
| CONEST | Establishment of contract message |
| Message to formally establish and issue the contractual Bill of Quantities (BoQ). This documentation becomes the contractual basis for all future work and payment for the project. |
| CONITT | Invitation to tender message |
| At the pre-construction stage of a construction project, the Client will wish to appoint a contractor to execute the works. The first step in this appointment process is to issue an invitation to tender (ITT) to contractors this will require a commercial offer to be made by the contractor to the client. |
| CONPVA | Payment valuation message |
| Message used between a contractor and the client's representative, during the process of approving the value and payment for work completed for a given period of time. |
| CONQVA | Quantity valuation message |
| Message used by a contractor to submit progress details to a client or his representative. The message may be used also for subsets of the project where work has been contracted out to other parties. In these cases the exchange would be between the subcontractor and the party that subcontracted the work. |
| CONRPW | Response of pending works message |
| Message to reply to a CONAPW message and to enable service providers to respond to a contractor giving details of any services and networks in the location where construction work is to be undertaken. |
| CONTEN | Tender message |
| Message sent by main contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of submitting a tender which is a commercial offer to execute the project work defined in the bill of quantities within the invitation to tender. |
| CONTRL | Syntax and service report message |
| Message syntactically acknowledging or rejecting, with error indication, a received interchange, functional group or message. |
| CONWQD | Work item quantity determination message |
| Message used between a contractor and the client's representative or other partners within the construction process, for justifying the work item quantities given in messages that describe the work items or their progress valuations. |
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| COPARN |
| Container announcement message |
| The message contains an order to release, to make available, to accept or to call down containers or to announce the impending arrival of containers. This message is part of a total set of container-related messages. These messages serve to facilitate the intermodal handling of containers by streamlining the information exchange. The business scenario for the container messages is clarified in a separate document, called: 'Guide to the scenario of EDIFACT container messages'. The order may pertain to cargo related containers (full container load and less than container load), the arrangement of empty containers prior to loading and after stripping, as well as the arrangements for leasing the empty containers (on-hire and off-hire of containers). |
| COPINO | Container pre-notification message |
| A message by which an inland carrier notifies of the delivery or pick-up of containers. |
| COPRAR | Container discharge/loading order message |
| A message to order to the container terminal that the containers specified have to be discharged from a seagoing vessel or have to be loaded into a seagoing vessel. |
| COREOR | Container release order message |
| Order to release containers, and giving permission for them to be picked up by or on behalf of a specified party. |
| COSTCO | Container stuffing/stripping confirmation message |
| Confirmation that specified goods/consignments have been stuffed into or stripped from LCL-containers. |
| COSTOR | Container stuffing/stripping order message |
| Order that specified goods/consignments are to be stuffed into (already or still to be delivered) or stripped from LCL-containers. |
| CREADV | Credit advice message |
| Message sent by the account servicing financial institution to the account owner to inform the account owner that its account has been or will be credited for a specified amount on the date indicated, in settlement of the referenced business transaction(s). |
| CREEXT | Extended credit advice message |
| Message sent by the account servicing financial institution to the account owner to inform the account owner that its account has been or will be credited for a specified amount on the date indicated, in settlement of the referenced business transaction(s), and to provide to the payee full details of the transactions to which the extended credit advice relates. |
| CREMUL | Multiple credit advice message |
| A Multiple Credit Advice message is sent by an Account Servicing Financial Institution to the Account Owner or to a third party, which has agreed bilaterally in advance, that its account(s) has been or will be credited for specified amount(s) on the date(s) indicated, in settlement of the referenced business transaction(s). |
| CUSCAR | Customs cargo report message |
| Message to permit the transfer of data from a carrier to a Customs administration for the purpose of meeting Customs cargo reporting requirements. |
| CUSDEC | Customs declaration message |
| Message to permit the transfer of data from a declarant to a Customs administration for the purpose of meeting legislative and/or operational requirements in respect of the declaration of goods for import, export or transit. |
| CUSEXP | Customs express consignment declaration message |
| Message to permit the transfer of data from an express carrier to a Customs administration for the purpose of meeting Customs cargo reporting and/or clearance requirements. |
| CUSREP | Customs conveyance report message |
| Message to permit the transfer of data from a carrier to a Customs administration for the purpose of meeting Customs reporting requirements in respect of the means of transport on which the cargo is carried. |
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| CUSRES |
| Customs response message |
| This Customs Response Message (CUSRES) permits the transfer of data from a customs administration: - to acknowledge the receipt of the message - to indicate whether the information received is correct or if there are errors (i.e. accepted without errors, accepted with errors, rejected, etc.) - to inform the sender of the status of the customs declaration (i.e. goods released, goods for examination, documents required, etc.) - to transmit additional information as agreed between parties (i.e. tax information, quantity information, etc.) - to respond to batched messages (i.e. CUSDEC, CUSCAR, CUSREP, CUSEXP). |
| DEBADV | Debit advice message |
| Message sent by the account servicing financial institution to the account owner to inform the account owner that its account has been or will be debited for a specified amount on the date indicated, in settlement of the referenced business transaction(s). |
| DEBMUL | Multiple debit advice message |
| A DEBMUL message is sent by an Account Servicing Financial Institution to the Account Owner or to a third party, which has agreed bilaterally in advance, that its account(s) has been or will be debited for specified amount(s) on the date(s) indicated, in settlement of the referenced business transaction(s). |
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| DELFOR |
| Delivery schedule message |
| DELFOR is a message which is sent from a party who is planning the use or consumption of products to a party who has to plan for the supply of the products. The message gives the requirements regarding details for short term delivery and/or medium to long scheduling for products. The scheduling can be used to authorize manufacturing and or the provision of materials. This is based on the terms and conditions defined in a purchase order or contract. |
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| DELJIT |
| Delivery just in time message |
| Message providing the ability for a customer to convey precise delivery sequence and just-in-time schedule requirements to a supplier, and is intended to supplement the delivery schedule message (DELFOR). |
| DESADV | Despatch advice message |
| A message specifying details for goods despatched or ready for despatch under agreed conditions. The United Nations Despatch Advice Message serves both as a specification for Delivery Despatch Advice and also as a Returns Despatch Advice message. |
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| DESTIM |
| Equipment damage and repair estimate message |
| A message for use by the container repair, shipping and leasing industry. It may be used by a container equipment repair depot to send an owner or user a description of damages to the equipment, as an estimate of the repair actions and costs needed to rectify such damages. A recipient owner may forward the estimate to a lessee. The message may also be used by an owner or lessee as an authorization message to the repair depot to perform the repairs indicated in the estimate, and as an acknowledgment of his willingness to pay for those repairs indicated in the estimate for his account. |
| DIRDEB | Direct debit message |
| Message sent by the creditor to the creditor's bank instructing it to claim specified amounts from the debtor(s) and to credit these amounts to a single account it services for the creditor in settlement of the referenced transaction(s). |
| DIRDEF | Directory definition message |
| The Directory definition message (DIRDEF) permits the transfer of the contents of a UN/EDIFACT Directory set or parts thereof. |
| DOCADV | Documentary credit advice message |
| Message to indicate to the beneficiary the terms and conditions of a documentary credit that has been originated by the issuing bank and received by the advising bank (or an intermediary advising bank). |
| DOCAMA | Advice of an amendment of a documentary credit message |
| The Advice of an Amendment of a Documentary Credit message is originated by the Advising Bank, or Intermediary Advising Bank, and sent to the Beneficiary. It is used to inform the Beneficiary of the terms and conditions of an amendment to a documentary credit requested by the Applicant. |
| DOCAMI | Documentary credit amendment information message |
| The Documentary Credit Amendment Information message is used to indicate the terms and conditions of an amended documentary credit from the Issuing Bank to the Applicant and/or Applicant's Bank. |
| DOCAMR | Request for an amendment of a documentary credit message |
| The Request for an Amendment of a Documentary Credit originated by the Applicant, or Applicant's Bank, and sent to the Issuing Bank. It is issued to request the Issuing Bank to amend the terms and conditions of an issued Documentary Credit or to cancel the Documentary Credit. |
| DOCAPP | Documentary credit application message |
| Message from a party requesting the issuance of a documentary credit to the party providing such service. In this message, the conditions under which the sender of the message requires the documentary credit to be issued are given. |
| DOCARE | Response to an amendment of a documentary credit message |
| The Response to an Amendment of a Documentary Credit originated by the Beneficiary and sent to the parties involved in the documentary credit. It is issued to advise the acceptance or non acceptance of an amendment. |
| DOCINF | Documentary credit issuance information message |
| Message to indicate the terms and conditions of an issued documentary credit from the issuing Bank to the applicant and/or the applicant's bank. |
| FINCAN | Financial cancellation message |
| A Financial Cancellation Message is sent by the Ordering Customer (or Payor or Agent on behalf of the Ordering Customer)or by a third party having authority on the Ordering Customer's payments to the Ordered Bank to request cancellation of a given financial message or transaction. |
| FINSTA | Financial statement of an account message |
| This message can be used to cater for various communication functions between financial institutions and their customers. The most frequent function is to provide a statement of booked items confirming entries on a customer's account. The message type may contain several accounts (quoted in the B-level). |
| GENRAL | General purpose message |
| A message to enable the transmission of textual information. |
| GESMES | Generic statistical message |
| The compilation of statistics is a continuous chain starting with raw data collection, followed by a number of harmonization and aggregation processes leading to aggregated statistical data. Raw data collection is realized by means of surveys, sampling, direct reporting from individuals, economic operators. Harmonization and aggregation processes are very often handled by statistical bodies or authorized economic operators in case of direct reporting. A Generic Statistical Message (GESMES) is used by an organisation involved in this elaboration process to transmit a statistical data set. It permits the transmission of the following, either in the same and/or different messages: -the statistical concepts comprising the data set and their structure -if required, all related information ( code sets, labels, methodological notes, footnotes, etc.), -the statistical figures of the data set. This message could be used by producers and users of statistical information such as: National Statistical Offices, ministries, private and public administrations, private companies etc. |
| HANMOV | Cargo/goods handling and movement message |
| Message from a party to a warehouse/distribution centre identifying the handling services and where required the movement of specified goods, limited to warehouses within the jurisdiction of the distribution centre. |
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| IFCSUM |
| Forwarding and consolidation summary message |
| Message used for consolidation purposes from a party arranging forwarding and transport services to the party for which the transport of the consolidated cargo is destined. The message can be used to exchange information concerning the consolidated cargo between forwarders, carriers and agents enabling those parties to handle the consignments included in the consolidation. In addition it can be used for a collection of consignments originating from one shipper for forwarding and transport services. |
| IFTCCA | Forwarding and transport shipment charge calculation message |
| Message to request the calculation of the transport charges of a specific shipment and to answer to such a request. |
| IFTDGN | Dangerous goods notification message |
| Message from the party responsible to declare the dangerous goods (e.g. carrier's agent, freight forwarder) to the party acting on behalf of the local authority performing the checks on conformance with the legal requirements on the control of dangerous goods, normally Port Authority, conveying the information relating to one conveyance/voyage of a means of transport such as a vessel, train, truck or barge, on the dangerous goods being loaded, unloaded, and/or in transit. |
| IFTFCC | International transport freight costs and other charges message |
| A message specifying freight, handling and transport costs and other related charges between transport service providers and their customers. |
| IFTIAG | Dangerous cargo list message |
| The International Forwarding and Transport Dangerous Cargo List Message is a message: - from the party acting on behalf of the carrier for the gathering of the dangerous goods information of the cargo in a certain port or place of call or loading, - to the party acting on behalf of the carrier in the next port or place of call or discharge, conveying the information relating to one conveyance or voyage of a means of transport such as a vessel, train, truck or barge, on the dangerous goods being carried on board - irrespective of the operations that will take place in the next port of call. This message provides the basic information by which the message recipient can notify to the local authorities about the loading, unloading and transit-related operations, by means of the International forwarding and transport dangerous goods notification message (IFTDGN). |
| IFTMAN | Arrival notice message |
| Message from the party providing forwarding and/or transport services to the party such as has been indicated in the contract, giving notice and details of the arrival of the consignment. |
| IFTMBC | Booking confirmation message |
| Message from the party providing forwarding and/or transport services to the party booking those services giving the confirmation information to the booking of the consignment concerned. A confirmation might read that the booking of a consignment is accepted, pending, conditionally accepted or rejected. The conditions under which requested services take place may be given in this message. |
| IFTMBF | Firm booking message |
| Message from a party definitely booking forwarding and/or transport services for a consignment to the party providing those services. The message will contain the conditions under which the sender of the messages requires the services to take place. |
| IFTMBP | Provisional booking message |
| Message from a party requesting space and/or giving brief details of a planned consignment for forwarding and/or transport services to the party providing those services. In this message, the conditions under which the planned transport should take place can be given. |
| IFTMCS | Instruction contract status message |
| Message from the party providing the transport/forwarding services to the party that issued the instructions for those services stating the actual details, terms and conditions (charges when applicable) of the service and of the consignment involved. In addition it can be used for the exchange of contract information between carriers mutually. |
| IFTMIN | Instruction message |
| Message from the party issuing an instruction regarding forwarding/transport services for a consignment under conditions agreed, to the party arranging the forwarding and/or transport services. |
| IFTRIN | Forwarding and transport rate information message |
| Message to request transport rate information and to answer to such a message. |
| IFTSAI | Forwarding and transport schedule and availability information message |
| Message to request transport schedule or availability information and to answer such a request. |
| IFTSTA | International multimodal status report message |
| Message to report the transport status and/or a change in the transport status (i.e. event) between agreed parties. |
| IFTSTQ | International multimodal status request message |
| Message to request an international multimodal status report message (IFTSTA) in order to provide details relating to transport status and/or a change in the transport status between agreed parties. |
| INSPRE | Insurance premium message |
| Message used by communicating parties to notify the recipient about premiums due from a client. All information needed to produce a detailed request for payment can be sent. |
| INVOIC | Invoice message |
| Message claiming payment for goods or services supplied under conditions agreed between the seller and the buyer. The UNSM invoice message, with correct data qualification, serves also as the specification for debit note and credit note messages. |
| INVRPT | Inventory report message |
| Message specifying information relating to held inventories. The inventory report message is intended to be used in either direction between trading partners. |
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| ITRRPT |
| In transit report detail message |
| A message specifying to a delivery party, the details of goods within grouped consignments despatched by the delivering party. This message is used in a multi-step transportation process involving only consignors, grouping centres and consignees. A grouping centre (consolidation point) is a logistic point where goods are moved from one means of transport to another, to optimize transport cost. This message is not to be used to identify additional services related to the despatched goods (warehousing, packaging, etc.) which may provided by the third party at the same location along with the Grouping service. |
| JAPRES | Job application result message |
| Message specifying decisions of an employer related to job applications and interviews and employment or rejections and, when necessary, reasons for the decisions or rejections. The message is transmitted from an employer or employment agency to an employment agency. |
| JINFDE | Job information demand message |
| Message sent by a governmental agency to an employer in response to a work grant request. This message asks for specific additional information (e.g. visa) for further processing of the work grant request. |
| JOBAPP | Job application proposal message |
| Message specifying detailed information of proposals for one or more job applicants from an employment agency to an employer. The detailed information is related to profession, occupation, age, education, experiences, salaries, other benefits, requested location of the job, work and contract conditions. |
| JOBCON | Job order confirmation message |
| The message intent is to confirm the receipt of information of a Job Order Message related to a vacancy or vacancies. The message is transmitted from an employment agency to an employer. The information is related to age, sex, profession, salaries, experiences, education, work and contract conditions. |
| JOBMOD | Job order modification message |
| A message specifying modifications of a previously sent Job Order Message of one or more offered jobs or vacancies in an enterprise or organization. The Job Order Modification Message is transmitted from an employer or employment agency to an employment office. The information and the changes detailed in the message are related to profession, experiences, salaries, education, work and contract conditions. |
| JOBOFF | Job order message |
| A message specifying details for one or more vacancies (occupation, salaries, experiences, work and contract conditions) for an employer to the employment agency. |
| MEDPID | Person identification message |
| The message is used to pass detailed information on persons from, for instance, health insurance agencies to local government in order to verify, add, change or delete person related data in information systems. The message may also be used to transfer person information between various application systems within one organisation (i.e hospital). |
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| MEDREQ |
| Medical service request message |
| A Medical Service Request message is sent from a service requester to the service provider to order investigations, to modify a previous order or ordered investigation or to cancel a previous order. |
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| MEDRPT |
| Medical service report message |
| A Medical Service Report message is sent from a service provider to the service requester to report new results on performed investigations, to modify a previous result item or a complete result report or to cancel a previous result report. |
| MOVINS | Stowage instruction message |
| Message containing details of one means of transport vehicle, giving instructions regarding the loading, discharging and restowage of equipment and/or cargoes and the location on the means of transport where the operation must take place. |
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| ORDCHG |
| Purchase order change request message |
| Message from the buyer to the seller, specifying details of the buyer's request to change a purchase order. |
| ORDERS | Purchase order message |
| Message specifying details for goods or services ordered under conditions agreed between the seller and the buyer. |
| ORDRSP | Purchase order response message |
| Message from the seller to the buyer, responding to a purchase order message or a purchase order change request message. |
| PARTIN | Party information message |
| Message to enable the transmission of basic information regarding locations and the related operational, administrative, financial, manufacturing and trading data. |
| PAXLST | Passenger list message |
| Message to permit the transfer of passenger/crew data (where national privacy legislation permits and with agreement of all parties involved) from a customs, immigration or other designated authority in the country of departure to the appropriate authorities in the country of arrival of the means of transport. |
| PAYDUC | Payroll deductions advice message |
| Message sent by a party to a service providing organisation, to detail payments by payroll deductions, on behalf of employees, made to the service providing organisation. |
| PAYEXT | Extended payment order message |
| Message sent by the ordering customer (or payor or agent on behalf of the ordering customer) to the ordered bank, to instruct the ordered bank to debit an account it services for the ordering customer, and to arrange for the payment of a specified amount to the beneficiary (or payee or agent in favour of beneficiary) in settlement of the referenced business transaction(s), and to provide to the payee full details of the transactions to which the extended payment order relates. |
| PAYMUL | Multiple payment order message |
| Message sent by the ordering customer (or payor or agent on behalf of the ordering customer) to the ordered bank, to instruct the ordered bank to debit an account it services for the ordering customer, and to arrange for the payment of specified amounts to several beneficiaries (or payees) in settlement of the referenced business transaction(s). |
| PAYORD | Payment order message |
| Message sent by the ordering customer (or payor or agent on behalf of the ordering customer) to the ordered bank, to instruct the ordered bank to debit an account it services for the ordering customer, and to arrange for the payment of a specified amount to the beneficiary (or payee or agent in favour of beneficiary) in settlement of the referenced business transaction(s). |
| PRICAT | Price/sales catalogue message |
| Message to enable the transmission of information regarding pricing and catalogue details for goods and services offered by a seller to a buyer. |
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| PRODAT |
| Product data message |
| A message to submit master data - a set of data that is rarely changed - to identify and describe products a supplier offers to his (potential) customer or buyer. This information of long validity includes technical and functional product description but not commercial terms and conditions. This message can be used as well to update the information on a previously sent PRODAT message. |
| PRODEX | Product exchange reconciliation message |
| Message used as a communication between two trading partners with agreements for the loan of products to each other, to provide information about movements of products from and to various locations on particular dates. |
| PRPAID | Insurance premium payment message |
| Message used by communicating parties to notify the recipient about premiums to be collected, paid, not paid or partly paid, either individually or in series via bordereaux or statements. |
| QALITY | Quality data message |
| Message to enable the transmission of the results of tests performed to satisfy a specified product or process requirement. The content includes, but it is not limited to, test data and measurements, statistical information, and the testing methods employed. |
| QUOTES | Quote message |
| Message which provides potential sellers with the ability to provide price, delivery schedule, and other conditions for potential sales of goods or services. |
| RDRMES | Raw data reporting message |
| A Raw data reporting message (RDRMES) is sent in response to predefined and identified questions. Raw data are collected by numerous offices in the public and private sectors. Much of the data is predefined and repetitious. The data are often codified such that their description has been pre-set and meets the criteria of the collector. |
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| REBORD |
| Reinsurance bordereau message |
| A reinsurance bordereau message is made of individual policy data and their impact on a reinsurance contract. More specifically, the REBORD can be used to report how the reinsurance premiums or claims figures are built up, or to report individual cessions affecting a reinsurance contract. |
| RECADV | Receiving advice message |
| This message is to address the business needs related to the goods receipt. This message is used to report the physical receipt of goods. The message allows for the reporting of discrepancies in products, quantities, terms, packages, etc. |
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| RECALC |
| Reinsurance calculation message |
| RECALC is a generic message used in reinsurance environment to show various types of calculation that are either based on the loss ratio or on the technical result of a reinsurance contract or program, mainly in the area of commissions and commission adjustments and in stop loss claims. This message supports results shown in the RETACC message. |
| RECECO | Credit risk cover message |
| Message to apply for preliminary credit assessment (used during negotiation with prospective clients); apply for credit protection; reply to credit requests; revise amount and expiry date of credit protection and terms; cancel credit protection. The message will serve at the same time as the request for credit risk cover and as the answer (approval or rejection to that request). |
| RECLAM | Reinsurance claims message |
| A reinsurance claims message is exchanged between insurers, professional intermediaries, reinsurers to send information concerning a loss and/or to request settlement (payment or refund) concerning the loss. |
| REMADV | Remittance advice message |
| Message which provides a detailed accounting relative to a payment, or other form of financial settlement, on a specified date for the provision of goods and/or services as detailed in the advice. |
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| REPREM |
| Reinsurance premium message |
| The Reinsurance Premium Message (REPREM) allows to support the technical entries for any premium or brokerage adjustment amount. For this purpose, it enables to render all the relevant data (mainly amounts and the way they are built up) used in the actual calculation of the adjustment, as well as the other relevant elements used in the specific formula. |
| REQDOC | Request for document message |
| Message to enable a party to request the sending, or re-sending, of data, either as a document or message, or in some other agreed form. |
| REQOTE | Request for quote message |
| Message which provides potential buyers with the ability to solicit price, delivery schedule, and other conditions from potential sellers of goods or services. |
| RESETT | Reinsurance settlement message |
| A reinsurance settlement message is exchanged by insurers, reinsurers, bureaux, brokers and professional reinsurance intermediaries to send all information that enables to identify, reconcile and set-off technical accounts. |
| RESMSG | Reservation message |
| A Reservation message is sent by a tourism operator to one or more service providers in order to request desired services. These services may be subject to confirmation by any of the parties concerned. |
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| RESREQ |
| Reservation request - interactive message |
| An interactive Travel, Tourism and Leisure Reservations Request is sent by a customer or his agent, to a service provider to reserve, modify or cancel a Travel, Tourism and Leisure service. The Travel, Tourism and Leisure Reservation Response - Interactive message (RESRSP) is utilised to provide an interactive response to the interactive service request. |
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| RESRSP |
| Reservation response - interactive message |
| An interactive Travel, Tourism and Leisure Reservations Response is sent by a customer or his agent, to convey the results of a reservations request for a Travel, Tourism and Leisure service. The Travel, Tourism and Leisure Reservation Request - Interactive message (RESREQ) is utilised to provide the interactive request to which the RESRSP is used to respond. |
| RETACC | Reinsurance technical account message |
| The RETACC is used by the sender to report to the receiver the latter's position in the sender's books with respect to one single reinsurance contract. It is in this sense a type of account for services rendered, and may initiate a payment flow either directly or via a periodical overview statement. |
| SAFHAZ | Safety and hazard data message |
| The Safety and hazard data message is to enable the communication of safety data and advice on relevant materials supplied to industrial customers so as to enable them to take measures to protect their employees and the environment from any potential harmful effects from these materials. |
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| SANCRT |
| International movement of goods governmental regulatory message |
| The SANCRT message permits a commercial operator to apply to a national agency for the issue of a certificate, permit, authorization etc. in respect of products to be imported or exported. It further permits the issuing authority to transmit to the applicant and to the exporting or importing country's relevant national authority, (e.g. Customs, Agriculture etc.) the details of the certificate, permit or authorization in respect of those products thus facilitating the import/export clearance of the consignment whilst ensuring that all certificate, permit, authorization requirements are met. |
| SLSFCT | Sales forecast message |
| Message to enable the transmission of forecast data related to products or services, such as corresponding location, period, product identification, pricing, monetary amount, quantity, market sector information, sales parties. It enables the recipient to process the information automatically and use it for production, planning, marketing, statistical purposes, etc. |
| SLSRPT | Sales data report message |
| Message to enable the transmission of sales data related to products or services, such as corresponding location, period, product identification, pricing, monetary amount, quantity, market sector information, sales parties. It enables the recipient to process the information automatically and use it for production, planning, marketing, statistical purposes, etc. |
| SSIMOD | Modification of identity details message |
| The SSIMOD message is sent to communicate to the country of first registration the modification of identity details which took place since the last transmission related to the worker. |
| SSRECH | Worker's insurance history message |
| The SSRECH message is sent by a designated body in one State to the equivalent body in another State giving details of a worker's Social Security insurance history as requested by the latter State. |
| SSREGW | Notification of registration of a worker message |
| The SSREGW message is exchanged between designated bodies to enable interchange and registration of a worker's social security number. The message is also exchanged by designated bodies to request and compile details of worker's social security insurance record. |
| STATAC | Statement of account message |
| Message from a seller or his agent to a buyer or his agent, providing information about the status of the account at a specific point in time. It is used as an aid to reconciliation. At the same time it may be a reminder of payment due. |
| SUPCOT | Superannuation contributions advice message |
| Message sent by a party to an organisation administering a superannuation scheme, to detail contribution payments made for members of the superannuation scheme. |
| SUPMAN | Superannuation maintenance message |
| Message sent by a party to an organisation administering a superannuation scheme, to specify membership maintenance information about superannuation scheme members. |
| SUPRES | Supplier response message |
| A Reservation message is sent by a tourism operator to one or more service providers in order to request desired services. These services may be subject to confirmation by any of the parties concerned. The Supplier response presented herein is the response to the Reservation message (RESMSG). |
| TANSTA | Tank status report message |
| A message from a vessel to the shipplanning department of a shipping line and vice versa (e.g. via satellite), giving details about the contents of ballast tanks, fuel tanks, water tanks and other figures necessary for the calculation of the stability of the vessel. |
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| VATDEC |
| Value added tax message |
| This VAT Declaration Message (VATDEC) permits the transfer of data from a declarant to a national VAT collecting authority for the purpose of meeting legislative and/or operational requirements in respect of the declarations of VAT. The declarant may be a taxpayer who is obliged to send VAT returns the authorities, or an accountant or others who on behalf of one several taxpayers send VAT returns to the authorities and who is mandated to do so by the authorities and the taxpayer. The declaration may contain one or several returns. The message may also be used, for example: - within the European Union, to transmit VAT summary information for the Value Added Tax Information Exchange System (VIES) from a declarant to the relevant national VIES collecting authorities. - to transmit other related or comparable VAT information from a declarant to the relevant authorities. |
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| VESDEP |
| Vessel departure message |
| A message from a stevedore to a liner agent or from a liner agent to a local authority (e.g. port authority) to inform the latter party of the departure of a vessel and giving information on the actual container or cargo operations. |
| WKGRDC | Work grant decision message |
| Message specifying details of decisions of the governmental agency to an employer relating to a work grant request or permit for one or more workers. |
| WKGRRE | Work grant request message |
| Message specifying details of requests to a governmental authority from an employer for workers who need a work grant or permit. |
