EDIFACT transaction code
EDIFACT DESADV Despatch Advice
EDIFACT DESADV Despatch Advice: explore its business purpose, mapping identifiers, validation tests and 5 partner references across 5 listed channels.
- Standard
- EDIFACT
- Code
- DESADV
- Partner references
- 5
Implementation guide
EDIFACT DESADV mapping and validation
EDIFACT DESADV Despatch Advice is used when goods are ready for the agreed shipment notification. Preserve shipment, order, packaging and item identifiers so the despatch advice in your business system stays connected to the original document.
Use the version and implementation guide agreed with your trading partner to confirm required fields and responses.
| Document or decision | Record and matching IDs | What to test |
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| Match the business record | despatch advice shipment, order, packaging and item identifiers |
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| Update the receiving system | Processing the despatch advice ID assigned by the receiving system and processing result |
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| Check the processing result | Processing status for the despatch advice Original document reference and matching response |
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How the related documents differ
Each message represents a different business event. Use shared references to connect the records while tracking each message’s outcome separately.
- EDIFACT ORDERS Purchase Order
purchase order: a buyer places an order.
- EDIFACT INVOIC Invoice
invoice or qualified credit/debit note: billing or an agreed adjustment is ready.
Implementation steps
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Choose the starting event and owner
Decide which application acts when goods are ready for the agreed shipment notification. Name the operational owner of the despatch advice and the team that resolves rejected or ambiguous messages.
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Keep record IDs connected
Map shipment, order, packaging and item identifiers. Confirm qualifiers, code lists, units and date/time meaning against the agreed EDIFACT version and partner guide. Preserve the source reference alongside any new destination identifier.
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Test failures before launch
Run the failure cases in the mapping table against realistic despatch advice data. Check how the receiving system reports a rejection and how your team corrects it without creating a duplicate.
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Track every document to completion
Record transport delivery and document validation separately from successful despatch advice processing. Give unresolved errors an owner and check the receiving system before approving retries.
Go-live checklist
- An approved DESADV sample and the agreed version and partner guide are available.
- The mapping tests pass with realistic despatch advice data.
- Each submitted document can be traced through delivery, validation and processing in the receiving system.
- Your team knows how to investigate and recover a rejected or timed-out despatch advice without processing it twice.
Find your trading partner for EDIFACT DESADV
5 partners, 5 channels. Choose a channel to inspect its listed document reference and implementation context.
Catalog breakdown
Where EDIFACT DESADV Despatch Advice appears in this catalog
The largest groups of classified DESADV catalog entries are in retail, automotive and apparel & footwear.
By industry
- retail 2 channels
- automotive 1 channel
- apparel & footwear 1 channel
- e-commerce & marketplaces 1 channel
FAQ
EDIFACT DESADV questions
What is EDIFACT DESADV Despatch Advice used for?
DESADV is used when goods are ready for the agreed shipment notification. It carries information for the despatch advice. Match it to your business system using shipment, order, packaging and item identifiers.
Which partners list EDIFACT DESADV?
The directory on this page links 5 partner entries that list this message. Choose your partner and channel, then confirm which messages and versions your account requires.
What should I map for EDIFACT DESADV?
Start with shipment, order, packaging and item identifiers and the target despatch advice. Define duplicate detection, allowed updates and response correlation before mapping individual fields. Use the partner guide to check required fields and their formats.
How should I test DESADV error handling?
Reconcile nested packages to dispatched item quantities. Keep separate despatches against one order as separate shipment records. Also test a lost response after destination processing so that a retry cannot create an unintended duplicate or repeated adjustment.
How does DESADV relate to other EDI messages?
EDIFACT ORDERS Purchase Order; EDIFACT INVOIC Invoice are related documents linked from this page. Match these documents through their order, shipment or invoice references. Agree which response marks each business step as complete.
What is the difference between DESADV and ORDERS?
DESADV is used when goods are ready for the agreed shipment notification. ORDERS is used when a buyer places an order. Each message represents a different business step. Keep their record references connected and track the processing result for each message.
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