MEQPOS Means of transport and equipment position

Western European EDIFACT Board - MD2

A message containing the position of a means of transport (e.g. a vessel or truck) and/or equipment related to a means of transport.

Header

1. 0010 · UNH · Message header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To head, identify and specify a message.

2. 0020 · BGM · Beginning of message · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.

3. 0030 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

   To specify date, and/or time, or period.

4. 0040 · QTY · Quantity · Max 1 · Conditional

   To specify a pertinent quantity.

5. 0050 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

6. Segment group 1 Repeat 9

   1. 0070 · RFF · Reference · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify a reference.

   2. 0080 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify date, and/or time, or period.

7. Segment group 2 Repeat 1

   1. 0100 · TDT · Details of transport · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify the transport details such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport. The segment may be pointed to by the TPL segment.

   2. 0110 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 9 · Conditional

      To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

   3. 0120 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify date, and/or time, or period.

8. Segment group 3 Repeat 9

   1. 0140 · NAD · Name and address · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To specify the name/address and their related function, either by CO82 only and/or unstructured by CO58 or structured by CO80 thru 3207.

   2. Segment group 4 Repeat 9

      1. 0160 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.

      2. 0170 · COM · Communication contact · Max 9 · Conditional

         To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

9. Segment group 5 Repeat 999

   1. 0190 · EQD · Equipment details · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify a unit of equipment.

   2. 0200 · LOC · Place/location identification · Max 9 · Conditional

      To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.

   3. 0210 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

      To specify date, and/or time, or period.

10. 0220 · UNT · Message trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

    To end and check the completeness of a message.