ORDERS
D.96APurchase Order Message
A message specifying details for goods or services ordered under conditions agreed between the seller and the buyer.
Legend
mandatory
Must be present
conditional
Optional
📁 Segment Group
📄 Segment
Message Structure
📄
UNH
mandatory
1
Message Header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message
📄
BGM
mandatory
1
Beginning of Message
A segment by which the sender must uniquely identify the order
📄
DTM
mandatory
1..5
Date/Time/Period
A segment specifying general dates and times
📁
SG1
conditional
1..10
Reference Group
A group of segments for giving references
📄
RFF
mandatory
1
Reference
A segment identifying the reference
📄
DTM
conditional
1..5
Date/Time/Period
A segment specifying the date/time related to the reference
📁
SG2
conditional
1..99
Name and Address Group
A group of segments identifying the parties
📄
NAD
mandatory
1
Name and Address
A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties
📄
LOC
conditional
1..10
Place/Location Identification
A segment giving more specific location information
📁
SG3
conditional
1..5
Contact Information Group
A group of segments giving contact details
📄
CTA
mandatory
1
Contact Information
A segment to identify a person or department
📄
COM
conditional
1..5
Communication Contact
A segment to identify a communication number
📁
SG7
conditional
1..9999
Line Item Group
A group of segments providing details of individual ordered items
📄
LIN
mandatory
1
Line Item
A segment identifying the line item by the line number
📄
PIA
conditional
1..10
Additional Product ID
A segment providing additional identification
📄
QTY
conditional
1..10
Quantity
A segment specifying the quantity of the ordered item
📄
UNS
mandatory
1
Section Control
A service segment placed at the start of the summary section
📄
CNT
conditional
1..5
Control Total
A segment by which control totals may be provided
📄
UNT
mandatory
1
Message Trailer
A service segment ending a message
6
Top-level Segments
3
Segment Groups
5
Mandatory Elements