COMDIS Commercial dispute

Western European EDIFACT Board - MD4

A notice of commercial dispute against one or more invoices is usually raised by the buyer to notify the seller that something was found wrong with the goods delivered or the services rendered (goods damaged, delivery incomplete, delivery late, etc.). The dispute must be resolved before the related invoice can be settled.

The message will be used to: - notify a dispute; - correspond about an existing dispute (structured information); - notify the settlement of a dispute.

The message will serve at the same time as the dispute notice and as the dispute answer.

Throughout this document, the term 'Buyer' refers to either the buyer or an Agent acting on behalf of the Buyer, and the term 'Seller' refers either to the seller or an Agent acting on behalf of the Seller.

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 · RFF · Reference · Max 9 · Conditional

   To specify a reference.

4. 0040 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

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

5. Segment group 1 Repeat 99

   1. 0060 · 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. 0070 · CTA · Contact information · Max 1 · Conditional

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

   3. 0080 · COM · Communication contact · Max 5 · Conditional

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

6. Segment group 2 Repeat 9999

   1. 0100 · DOC · Document/message details · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify documents and details directly related to it.

   2. 0110 · DTM · Date/time/period · Max 9 · Conditional

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

   3. 0120 · MOA · Monetary amount · Max 2 · Conditional

      To specify a monetary amount.

   4. Segment group 3 Repeat 9

      1. 0140 · AJT · Adjustment details · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To identify the reason for an adjustment.

      2. 0150 · FTX · Free text · Max 9 · Conditional

         To provide free form or coded text information.

   5. Segment group 4 Repeat 9

      1. 0170 · INP · Parties and instruction · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To specify parties to an instruction, the instruction, or both.

      2. 0180 · FTX · Free text · Max 9 · Conditional

         To provide free form or coded text information.

   6. Segment group 5 Repeat 9999

      1. 0200 · DLI · Document line identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To specify the processing mode of a specific line within a referenced document.

      2. 0210 · MOA · Monetary amount · Max 2 · Conditional

         To specify a monetary amount.

      3. Segment group 6 Repeat 9

         1. 0230 · AJT · Adjustment details · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To identify the reason for an adjustment.

         2. 0240 · FTX · Free text · Max 9 · Conditional

            To provide free form or coded text information.

7. 0250 · UNT · Message trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To end and check the completeness of a message.