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EDI DOCADVDocumentary credit advice message

Transaction set

This specification provides the definition of the documentary credit advice message (docadv) to be used in electronic data interchange (edi) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.

Segments

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
10
UNH
Message header
To end and check the completeness of an interchange
Mandatory
AtMax 1
20
BGM
Beginning of message
To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
30
RFF
Reference
To specify a reference.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
40
BUS
Business function
To provide information related to the processing and purpose of a financial message.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
50
INP
Parties to instruction
To specify parties to an instruction and where relevant, the instruction.
Mandatory
AtMax 5
60
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Mandatory
AtMax 3
70
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 9
1LOOPMandatory
AtMax 9
90
FII
Financial institution information
To identify an account and a related financial institution.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
100
RFF
Reference
To specify a reference.
Opt
AtMax 2
110
CTA
Contact information
To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.
Opt
AtMax 1
120
COM
Communication contact
To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.
Opt
AtMax 5
2LOOPMandatory
AtMax 9
140
NAD
Name and address
To specify the name/address and their related function, either by co82 only and/or unstructured by co58 or structured by co80 thru 3207.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
150
RFF
Reference
To specify a reference.
Opt
AtMax 1
160
CTA
Contact information
To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.
Opt
AtMax 1
170
COM
Communication contact
To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.
Opt
AtMax 5
3LOOPMandatory
AtMax 1
190
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
200
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Opt
AtMax 1
4LOOPMandatory
AtMax 5
220
MOA
Monetary amount
To specify a monetary amount.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
5LOOPOpt
AtMax 1
240
ALC
Allowance or charge
To identify allowance or charge details.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
250
PCD
Percentage details
To specify percentage information.
Opt
AtMax 2
6LOOPMandatory
AtMax 3
270
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
280
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
7LOOPMandatory
AtMax 1
300
PAI
Payment instructions
To specify the instructions for payment.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
310
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Opt
AtMax 1
8LOOPMandatory
AtMax 5
330
PAT
Payment terms basis
To specify the payment terms basis.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
340
FII
Financial institution information
To identify an account and a related financial institution.
Opt
AtMax 1
350
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
360
MOA
Monetary amount
To specify a monetary amount.
Opt
AtMax 1
370
PCD
Percentage details
To specify percentage information.
Opt
AtMax 1
380
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 1
9LOOPOpt
AtMax 1
400
TOD
Terms of delivery or transport
To specify terms of delivery or transport.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
410
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Opt
AtMax 1
10LOOPOpt
AtMax 1
430
TSR
Transport service requirements
To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
440
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Opt
AtMax 5
11LOOPOpt
AtMax 5
460
INP
Parties to instruction
To specify parties to an instruction and where relevant, the instruction.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
470
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 1
480
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 2
12LOOPOpt
AtMax 5
500
FCA
Financial charges allocation
Description of allocation of charges.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
510
MOA
Monetary amount
To specify a monetary amount.
Opt
AtMax 2
13LOOPOpt
AtMax 20
530
ALC
Allowance or charge
To identify allowance or charge details.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
540
PCD
Percentage details
To specify percentage information.
Opt
AtMax 3
550
MOA
Monetary amount
To specify a monetary amount.
Opt
AtMax 3
560
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
14LOOPOpt
AtMax 5
580
TAX
Duty/tax/fee details
To specify relevant duty/tax/fee information.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
590
MOA
Monetary amount
To specify a monetary amount.
Opt
AtMax 2
600
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
15LOOPMandatory
AtMax 9
620
RFF
Reference
To specify a reference.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
630
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
640
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 1
16LOOPMandatory
AtMax 20
660
DOC
Document/message details
To identify documents, either printed, electronically transferred, or referenced as specified in message description, including, where relevant, the identification of the type of transaction that will result from this message.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
670
MOA
Monetary amount
To specify a monetary amount.
Opt
AtMax 1
680
PCD
Percentage details
To specify percentage information.
Opt
AtMax 1
690
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Opt
AtMax 1
700
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 1
17LOOPOpt
AtMax 9
720
ALI
Additional information
To indicate that special conditions due to the origin, customs preference, fiscal or commercial factors are applicable.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
18LOOPOpt
AtMax 3
740
NAD
Name and address
To specify the name/address and their related function, either by co82 only and/or unstructured by co58 or structured by co80 thru 3207.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
750
CTA
Contact information
To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.
Opt
AtMax 1
760
COM
Communication contact
To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.
Opt
AtMax 5
19LOOPOpt
AtMax 1
780
AUT
Authentication result
To specify results of the application of an authentification procedure.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
790
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
800
UNT
Message trailer
To end and check the completeness of a message.
Mandatory
AtMax 1

Elements

PositionElementNameRequirementTypeMin/MaxRepeat
10
62
Message reference numberMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1AtMax 1
20
S009
Message identifierMandatoryAtMax 1
10
65
Message type identifierMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
20
52
Message type version numberMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
30
54
Message type release numberMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
40
51
Controlling agencyMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
50
57
Association assigned codeOptAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
30
68
Common access referenceOptAlphanumeric1/1AtMax 1
40
S010
Status of the transferOptAtMax 1
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