EDIFACT message types
22 UN/EDIFACT message types documented with segment-level guidelines, used by 8 trading partners on Stacksync's EDI network.
All EDIFACT message types
Click a message type for its segment guideline and supported trading partners.
- BOOKIN Booking Confirmation
- BOOKING Confirmation
- DESADV Despatch Advice
- DESPATCH Advice
- FIRM Booking
- FIRMBO Firm Booking
- FORWAR Forwarding and Consolidation Summary
- FORWARDING And Consolidation Summary
- INSTRU Instruction
- INTERN International Multimodal Status Report
- INTERNATIONAL Multimodal Status Report
- INVENTORY Report
- INVOIC Invoice
- INVRPT Inventory Report
- ORDCHG Purchase Order Change Request
- ORDERS Purchase Order
- ORDRSP Purchase Order Response
- PURCHASE Order
- PURCHASE Order Response
- PURCHASE Order Change Request
- SALES Data Report
- SLSRPT Sales Data Report
FAQ
EDIFACT questions
What is UN/EDIFACT?
UN/EDIFACT (United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport) is the international EDI standard, dominant in Europe and widely required by global retailers, carriers, and manufacturers. Its message types carry alphabetic codes — ORDERS for purchase orders, DESADV for despatch advice, INVOIC for invoices. Stacksync currently documents 22 EDIFACT message types used by 8 trading partners on its network.
Which EDIFACT messages make up the core order cycle?
The standard flow mirrors X12 order-to-cash: ORDERS (purchase order) comes in, ORDRSP (order response) confirms it, DESADV (despatch advice) announces the shipment, and INVOIC (invoice) bills it. Retail partners often add SLSRPT (sales report) and INVRPT (inventory report) for replenishment programs.
How does EDIFACT differ from X12?
EDIFACT is the international UN-maintained standard with alphabetic message codes; X12 is the North American ANSI standard with numeric codes. Syntax, envelopes (UNB/UNH vs ISA/GS), and code lists differ, but the business documents map one-to-one — DESADV is the 856, INVOIC is the 810. Stacksync translates both standards to your ERP with the same pipeline.
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