DIRDEF Directory definition
TBG16 Entry Point
This Directory definition message (DIRDEF) permits the transfer of the contents of a UN/EDIFACT or American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 Directory set or parts thereof.
Header
- 0010Message headerMandatoryMax 1
To head, identify and specify a message.
- 0020Beginning of messageMandatoryMax 1
To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.
- 0030Directory identificationMandatoryMax 1
To identify a directory and to give its release, status, controlling agency, language and maintenance operation.
- 0040Date/time/periodConditionalMax 9
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
- 0050Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- Segment group 1Repeat 9
- 0070Name and addressMandatoryMax 1
To specify the name/address and their related function, either by C082 only and/or unstructured by C058 or structured by C080 thru 3207.
- Segment group 2Repeat 9
- 0090Contact informationMandatoryMax 1
To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.
- 0100Communication contactConditionalMax 9
To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.
- 0090Contact informationMandatoryMax 1
- 0070Name and addressMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 3Repeat 9999
- 0120Message type identificationMandatoryMax 1
To identify a message type and to give its class and maintenance operation.
- 0130AttributeConditionalMax 99
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0140Free textConditionalMax 999
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0150Date/time/periodMandatoryMax 1
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
- Segment group 4Repeat 999
- 0170Segment usage detailsMandatoryMax 1
To specify the details of the usage of a segment within a message type structure.
- 0180AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0190Free textConditionalMax 99
To provide free form or coded text information.
- Segment group 5Repeat 1
- 0210Segment group usage detailsMandatoryMax 1
To specify the usage of a segment group within a message type structure and its maintenance operation.
- 0220AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0230Free textConditionalMax 99
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0210Segment group usage detailsMandatoryMax 1
- 0170Segment usage detailsMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 6Repeat 99
- 0250FootnoteMandatoryMax 1
To identify a footnote.
- 0260RelationshipConditionalMax 1
To identify relationships between objects.
- 0270Related identification numbersConditionalMax 9
To specify a related set of identification numbers.
- 0280AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0290Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0250FootnoteMandatoryMax 1
- 0120Message type identificationMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 7Repeat 9999
- 0310Segment identificationMandatoryMax 1
To identify a segment and give its class and maintenance operation.
- 0320AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0330Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0340Data element usage detailsConditionalMax 99
To specify the usage of a data element.
- Segment group 8Repeat 99
- 0360FootnoteMandatoryMax 1
To identify a footnote.
- 0370RelationshipConditionalMax 1
To identify relationships between objects.
- 0380Related identification numbersConditionalMax 9
To specify a related set of identification numbers.
- 0390AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0400Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0360FootnoteMandatoryMax 1
- 0310Segment identificationMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 9Repeat 9999
- 0420Composite data element identificationMandatoryMax 1
To identify a composite data element and to give its class and maintenance operation.
- 0430AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0440Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0450Data element usage detailsConditionalMax 99
To specify the usage of a data element.
- Segment group 10Repeat 99
- 0470FootnoteMandatoryMax 1
To identify a footnote.
- 0480RelationshipConditionalMax 1
To identify relationships between objects.
- 0490Related identification numbersConditionalMax 9
To specify a related set of identification numbers.
- 0500AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0510Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0470FootnoteMandatoryMax 1
- 0420Composite data element identificationMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 11Repeat 9999
- 0530Simple data element detailsMandatoryMax 1
To identify a simple data element and give related details.
- 0540AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0550Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0530Simple data element detailsMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 12Repeat 9999
- 0570Code set identificationMandatoryMax 1
To identify a code set and to give its class and maintenance operation.
- 0580Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- Segment group 13Repeat 9999
- 0600Code value definitionMandatoryMax 1
To provide information related to a code value.
- 0610AttributeConditionalMax 9
To identify a specific attribute.
- 0620Free textConditionalMax 9
To provide free form or coded text information.
- 0600Code value definitionMandatoryMax 1
- 0570Code set identificationMandatoryMax 1
- 0630Message trailerMandatoryMax 1
To end and check the completeness of a message.