EFI External file link identification

To specify the link of one non-EDIFACT external file to an EDIFACT message.

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Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
File identification
Composite (composite)
Mandatory
1
010
File name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Name assigned to a file.
020
Item description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
256
-
Plain language description of articles or products.
020
File details
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
File format
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
17
-
To give an identification of the file format.
020
Version
String (AN)
Conditional
1
9
-
To specify the version number or name of an object.
030
Data format description code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the data format.
040
Data format description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Free form description of the data format.
030
Sequence number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
10
1
Number indicating the position in a sequence.
040
File compression technique
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
1
The technique used to compress a computer file.
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