GENRAL General purpose
TBG1 Supply Chain
A message to enable the transmission of textual information.
Header
- 00010Message headerMandatoryMax 1
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 18B 0051 UN
1. Data element S009/0057 is retained for upward compatibility. The use ofS016 and/or S017 is encouraged in preference.2. The combination of the values carried in data elements 0062 and S009 shallbe used to identify uniquely the message within its group (if used) or ifnot used, within its interchange, for the purpose of acknowledgement. - 00020Beginning of messageMandatoryMax 1
A segment to indicate the type and function of the GENRAL message and to transmit its unique identifying number.
- 00030Date/time/periodConditionalMax 1
A segment specifying general dates, and when relevant, times related to the whole message.
- Segment group 1Repeat 10
- 00050ReferenceMandatoryMax 1
A segment for referencing documents relating to the whole message, e.g. despatch advice, purchase orders, delivery instructions.
- 00060Date/time/periodConditionalMax 10
Date/time/period as applied to the referenced document.
- 00050ReferenceMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 2Repeat 2
- 00080Name and addressMandatoryMax 1
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.
- 00090Place/location identificationConditionalMax 5
A segment indicating more details regarding specific place/location related to the party specified in the NAD segment, e.g. internal site/building number.
- Segment group 3Repeat 10
- 00110ReferenceMandatoryMax 1
A segment for referencing documents relating to the party specified by the NAD segment.
- 00120Date/time/periodConditionalMax 10
A segment for date/time/period as related to the referred document.
- 00110ReferenceMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 4Repeat 5
- 00140Contact informationMandatoryMax 1
A segment to identify the person, function, department to whom communication should be directed.
- 00150Communication contactConditionalMax 9
A segment to identify communication types and numbers for person, function, department identified in CTA.
- 00140Contact informationMandatoryMax 1
- 00080Name and addressMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 5Repeat 100
- 00170Free textMandatoryMax 1
A segment to identify the text type and reason, and to specify the relevant agreed information.
- Segment group 6Repeat 100
- 00190Name and addressMandatoryMax 1
A segment for identifying names and addresses. It is recommended that where possible the coded form of the party identification should be specified.
- 00200Place/location identificationConditionalMax 5
A segment indicating more details regarding specific place/location related to the party specified in the NAD segment, e.g. internal site/building number.
- Segment group 7Repeat 10
- 00220ReferenceMandatoryMax 1
A segment for referencing documents relating to the party specified by the NAD segment.
- 00230Date/time/periodConditionalMax 10
A segment for date/time/period as related to the referenced document.
- 00220ReferenceMandatoryMax 1
- Segment group 8Repeat 5
- 00250Contact informationMandatoryMax 1
A segment to identify person, function, department to whom communication should be directed.
- 00260Communication contactConditionalMax 5
A segment to identify communication types and numbers for person, function, department identified in CTA.
- 00250Contact informationMandatoryMax 1
- 00190Name and addressMandatoryMax 1
- 00170Free textMandatoryMax 1
- 00270Message trailerMandatoryMax 1
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 thecorresponding UNH segment.