GENRAL General purpose

TBG1 Supply Chain

A message to enable the transmission of textual information.

Header

1. 00010 · UNH · Message header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the General purpose message is GENRAL. Note: General purpose messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 GENRAL 0052 D 0054 13A 0051 UN

   1. Data element S009/0057 is retained for upward compatibility. The use of
   S016 and/or S017 is encouraged in preference.
   2. The combination of the values carried in data elements 0062 and S009 shall
   be used to identify uniquely the message within its group (if used) or if
   not used, within its interchange, for the purpose of acknowledgement.

2. 00020 · BGM · Beginning of message · Max 1 · Mandatory

   A segment to indicate the type and function of the GENRAL message and to transmit its unique identifying number.

3. 00030 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 1 · Conditional

   A segment specifying general dates, and when relevant, times related to the whole message.

4. Segment group 1 Repeat 10

   1. 00050 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

      A segment for referencing documents relating to the whole message, e.g. despatch advice, purchase orders, delivery instructions.

   2. 00060 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 10 · Conditional

      Date/time/period as applied to the referenced document.

5. Segment group 2 Repeat 2

   1. 00080 · NAD · Name and address · Max 1 · Mandatory

      A segment for identifying name and addresses of a party and their functions relevant for the whole message. Identification of the sender and receiver parties are mandatory for the message. It is recommended that where possible only the coded form of the party ID should be specified.

   2. 00090 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 5 · Conditional

      A segment indicating more details regarding specific place/location related to the party specified in the NAD segment, e.g. internal site/building number.

   3. Segment group 3 Repeat 10

      1. 00110 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

         A segment for referencing documents relating to the party specified by the NAD segment.

      2. 00120 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 10 · Conditional

         A segment for date/time/period as related to the referred document.

   4. Segment group 4 Repeat 5

      1. 00140 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Mandatory

         A segment to identify the person, function, department to whom communication should be directed.

      2. 00150 · COM · Communication contact · Max 9 · Conditional

         A segment to identify communication types and numbers for person, function, department identified in CTA.

6. Segment group 5 Repeat 100

   1. 00170 · FTX · Free text · Max 1 · Mandatory

      A segment to identify the text type and reason, and to specify the relevant agreed information.

   2. Segment group 6 Repeat 100

      1. 00190 · NAD · Name and address · Max 1 · Mandatory

         A segment for identifying names and addresses. It is recommended that where possible the coded form of the party identification should be specified.

      2. 00200 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 5 · Conditional

         A segment indicating more details regarding specific place/location related to the party specified in the NAD segment, e.g. internal site/building number.

      3. Segment group 7 Repeat 10

         1. 00220 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

            A segment for referencing documents relating to the party specified by the NAD segment.

         2. 00230 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 10 · Conditional

            A segment for date/time/period as related to the referenced document.

      4. Segment group 8 Repeat 5

         1. 00250 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Mandatory

            A segment to identify person, function, department to whom communication should be directed.

         2. 00260 · COM · Communication contact · Max 5 · Conditional

            A segment to identify communication types and numbers for person, function, department identified in CTA.

7. 00270 · UNT · Message trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.

   1. 0062, the value shall be identical to the value in 0062 in the
   corresponding UNH segment.