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Interchange header
UN/EDIFACT Syntax Version 4 Segment List

Function:To identify an interchange.
This segment also occurs in the following versions of this standard:
30000, 40000, 40100

Pos Segment M/C Repeat Repr. Notes
010 S001 SYNTAX IDENTIFIER M 1
0001 Syntax identifier M a4
0002 Syntax version number M an1
0080 Service code list directory version number C an..6
0133 Character encoding, coded C an..3
020 S002 INTERCHANGE SENDER M 1
0004 Interchange sender identification M an..35
0007 Identification code qualifier C an..4
0008 Interchange sender internal identification C an..35
0042 Interchange sender internal sub-identification C an..35
030 S003 INTERCHANGE RECIPIENT M 1
0010 Interchange recipient identification M an..35
0007 Identification code qualifier C an..4
0014 Interchange recipient internal identification C an..35
0046 Interchange recipient internal sub-identification C an..35
040 S004 DATE AND TIME OF PREPARATION M 1
0017 Date M n8
0019 Time M n4
050 0020 Interchange control reference M 1 an..14
060 S005 RECIPIENT'S REFERENCE/PASSWORD DETAILS C 1
0022 Recipient reference/password M an..14
0025 Recipient reference/password qualifier C an2
070 0026 Application reference C 1 an..14
080 0029 Processing priority code C 1 a1
090 0031 Acknowledgement request C 1 n1
100 0032 Interchange agreement identifier C 1 an..35
110 0035 Test indicator C 1 n1

PosPosition
M/CMandatory or Conditional
Repr.Representation (Data or Content Type)
Notes:
1.S001/0002, shall be '4' to indicate this version of the syntax.
2.The combination of the values carried in data elements S002, S003 and 0020 shall be used to identify uniquely the interchange, for the purpose of acknowledgement.

Change indicators
plus sign An addition.
asterisk Addition/substraction/change to a code entry for a particular data element.
hash or pound sign Changes to names.
vertical bar Changes to text for descriptions, notes and functions.
minus sign A deletion.
letter X Marked for deletion.

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