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EANCOM

EANCOM EDI standard

EANCOM is an EDIFACT subset developed by GS1, which is mainly used in the consumer goods industry or in retail. An EDIFACT subset, such as EANCOM, is a defined subset of the UN/EDIFACT standard. In the EANCOM subset, only the required segments from the underlying UN/EDIFACT standard are used. The special features of a subset are the industry-specific qualifiers. These extend the standard by the usual and required characteristics in the industry.

The EANCOM subset developed by GS1 is available in three different versions. All versions contain the usual document types for mapping the usual business processes of the consumer goods industry (46 message types).

The information that a message is an EANCOM subset is found in the message header, the so-called UNH segment:
The version number of the EANCOM subset is noted in data element 0057, e.g. EAN007

UNH+ME000001+DESADV:D:01B:UN:EAN007'


EANCOM messages

Master Data Messages
PARTIN Party Information 009
PRICAT Price/Sales Catalogue 009
PROINQ Product Inquiry 004
PRODAT Product Data 004

Transaction Messages
CNTCND Contractual Conditions 003
COACSU Commercial Account Summary 004
COMDIS Commercial Dispute 003
DESADV Despatch Advice 007
HANMOV Cargo/Goods Handling and Movement 004
IFCSUM Forwarding and Consolidation Summary 004
IFTMAN Arrival Notice 003
IFTMBC Booking Confirmation 003
IFTMBF Firm Booking 003
IFTMIN Transport Instruction 004
IFTSTA Transport Status 004
INSDES Instruction to Despatch 003
INVOIC Invoice 011
ORDCHG Purchase Order Change Request 007
ORDERS Purchase Order 010
ORDRSP Purchase Order Response 009
OSTENQ Order Status Enquiry 004
OSTRPT Order Status Report 005
PAYMUL Multiple Payment Order 003
QUOTES Quotation 004
RECADV Receiving Advice 008
REMADV Remittance Advice 005
REQOTE Request for Quotation 004
RETANN Announcement for Returns 003
RETINS Instructions for Returns 003
TAXCON Tax Control 004

Report and Planning Messages
APERAK Application Error and Acknowlegdement Message 003
BANSTA Banking Status 003
WREMUL Multiple Credit Advice 003
CONTRL Syntax and Service Report Message 004
DELFOR Delivery Schedule 004
DEBMUL Multiple Debit Advice 003
DIRDEB Direct Debit 003
FINCAN Financial Cancellation 003
FINSTA Financial Statement 003
FINSTA Financial Statement 003
INVRPT Inventory Report 007
MSCONS Metered Services Consumption Report 004
QALITY Quality Test Report 003
SLSFCT Sales Forecast Report 006
SLSRPT Sales Data Report 007

Other Messages
CONDRA Drawing Administration 004
GENRAL General Message 005

EANCOM message example

UNH+IEFF1337+ORDERS:D:01B:UN:EAN010'
BGM+220+4711+9'
DTM+137:20181111:102'
FTX+ZZZ+WIR BITTEN UM SCHNELLSTMÖGLICHE LIEFERUNG'
RFF+CT:1'
NAD+BY+4017979000005::9'
NAD+SU+4399901544994::9
RFF+VA:DE-195534312'
CUX+2:EUR:4'
LIN+1++123456789:EN'
PIA+1+I-EFFECT EDI-SERVICE:IN'
QTY+21:1:PCE'
UNS+S'
CNT+2:1'
UNT+39+IEFF1337'

EANCOM versions

1994 D93A
1997 D96A [EAN008]
2002 D01B [EAN007]
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