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Return to EDIFACT D01A Code List page. 7081 - Item characteristic code UN/CEFACT Revision 2001A Code List Repr: an..3 Desc: Code specifying the characteristic of an item. This table also occurs in the following versions of this standard: D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B, D93A, D94A, D94B, D95A, D95B, D96A, D96B, D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B 1 Certificate of conformity Product in conformity with specifications. 2 General product form Description of general product form. 3 Ship to stock Product without quality control when received. 4 Finish Description of the finish required/available on the product. 5 End use application Description of what the end use application of the product will be. 6 Construction method Description of the method of construction. 7 Generic drug A drug name specially given in order that it may be freely used without legal restriction. 8 Product The characteristic of a product. 9 Sub-product Description of a sub-product. 10 Grain direction Specifies the direction of the grain of the product. 11 Customs specifications Item characteristic is described following Customs specifications. 12 Type and/or process Description of the type and/or process involved in making the product. E.g. in steel, description of the steelmaking process. 13 Quality The degree of excellence of a thing. 14 Surface condition Description of the surface condition (e.g. roughness) of the product. 15 Heat treat/anneal Description of any heat treatment or annealing required/performed on the product. 16 Size system A code identifying a size system, comprising a set of sizes. 17 Coating Description of any special coating required/available on the product. 18 Surface treatment, chemical Description of any chemical surface treatment required/performed on the product. 19 Surface treatment, mechanical Description of any mechanical surface treatment required/performed on the product. 20 Transfer capacity type Type of transfer capacity. 21 Forming Description of any forming required/performed on the product. 22 Edge treatment Description of any special edge treatment required/performed on the product. 23 Welds/splices Description of any special welds and or splices required/performed on the product. 24 Control item Security relevant product with special quality control and control documentation prescriptions. 25 End treatment Description of any special treatment required/performed on the ends the product. 26 Ship to line Product without quality control at customer's, and packed according production needs. 27 Material description Description of material used to manufacture a product. 28 Test sample frequency Indication of test sample frequency. Used when ordering special testing requirements on a product. 29 Electricity exchange type Type of electricity exchange. 30 Test sample direction Description of test sample direction. Used when ordering special testing requirements on a product. 31 European Community risk class European community classification "CE" indicating the safety risk of an article. 32 Type of test/inspection Description of type of test or inspection. Used to order special tests to be performed on the product. 33 Electricity production type The type of electricity production. 34 Hydrological data The properties of the earth's water in relation to land. 35 Colour Description of the colour required/available on the product. 36 Electricity consumption type The way electricity is consumed. 37 Weather data The characteristic described is the weather data. 38 Grade Specification of the grade required/available for the product. 39 Ancillary electricity service The characteristic described is the ancillary electricity service available or produced. 43 Twist Description of any special twisting requirements for the product. 44 Further identifying characteristic Description of further identifying characteristic of a product which enables the product to be distinguished from any similar products. 45 Private label name Describes the private label name of a product. 46 Silhouette Describes the outline of the item. 47 Warranty type description The warranty type description of the item. 48 Yarn count Describes the fineness of the yarn in the cloth. 49 Equipment Code indicating the category of equipment. 50 Labour Characteristic being described is labour. 51 Labour overtime Characteristic being described is overtime labour. 52 Labour double time Characteristic being described is labour double time. 53 Leased resource A code to identify the characteristics of a leased resource. 54 Section profile Description of the section and profile of the product. 56 Special processing Description of any special processing requirements performed or required. 58 Winding instructions Description of any special winding instructions for the product. 59 Surface protection Description of the surface protection required/available for the product. 61 New article The characteristic of a new item or commodity. 62 Obsolete article The characteristic of a discarded item or commodity. 63 Current article The characteristic of an item or commodity in use. 64 Revised design The characteristic of a design that has been amended. 65 Reinstated article The characteristic of an item or commodity that has been replaced in a former position. 66 Current article spares The characteristic of an extra item or commodity in use. 67 Balance out article The characteristic of an item or commodity for comparing or offsetting. 68 Initial sample The characteristic of the beginning part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. 69 Field test First series of a new item to be tested by end users. 70 Revised article Item design revised. 71 Refurbished article The characteristic of an item or commodity that has been restored. 72 Vintage The harvest year of the grapes that are part of the composition of a particular wine. 73 Beverage age The period during which, after distillation and before bottling, distilled spirits have been stored in containers. 74 Beverage brand A grouping of beverage products similar in name only, but of different size, age, proof, quality and flavour. 75 Artist The performing artist(es) of a recorded song or piece of music. 76 Author The author of a written work. 77 Binding A description of the type of binding used for a written work. 78 Edition Description of the edition of a written work. 79 Other physical description Any other relevant physical description. 80 Publisher The publisher of a written piece of work as part of the item description. 81 Title The title of a work. 82 Series title Title of a series of works. 83 Volume title The title of a volume of work. 84 Composer The composer of a recorded song or piece of music. 85 Recording medium The medium on which a musical recording is made. 86 Music style The style of music. 87 Promotional event Describes the promotional event associated with a product. 88 Promotional offer Describes the additions to the basic product for a promotional event. 89 Alcohol beverage class Class characteristics for different compositions of alcoholic beverages. 90 Alcohol beverage type A descriptive term that further defines the class of an alcoholic beverage. 91 Secondary grape The grape that comprises the second largest percentage of the ingredients used in wine product. 92 Primary grape The type of grape that comprises the largest percentage of grape in the wine product. 93 Beverage category A description to designate the beverage category. 94 Beverage flavour Distinctions from the base product that results in a different taste. 95 Wine growing region The area where the grape used to produce a wine was harvested. 96 Wine fruit The fruit that is used as a base to produce a wine. 97 Beverage container characteristics A description of various beverage container characteristics. 98 Size Description of size in non-numeric terms. 100 Project subject To identify the subject of a given project. 101 Test panel type Specifies the type of test panel used for the item. 102 Anatomical origin of sample Anatomical origin of sample. 103 Type of sample Type of sample such as blood or urine. 104 Shelf-life code A code indicating the shelf-life of a product. 105 Limiting operation Code indicating that the item has a limiting operation. 106 Temper To bring to a required degree of hardness and elasticity by heating and then cooling. 107 Filament A fine wire heated electrically to incandescence. 108 Denier The unit of fineness for yarns. 109 Fibre A threadlike or filament forming part of a product. 110 Lustre A reflected light or sheen. 111 Shade The degree to which a colour is mixed with black or is decreasingly illuminated. 112 Tint A gradation of colour made by adding white to lessen the saturation. 113 Fibre tow The fibre of flax, hemp or jute prepared for low-grade spinning. 114 Alloy A homogeneous mixture or solid solution usually of two or more metals. 115 Machine run Description of the machine run characteristics for a product. 116 Corrosion resistance The characteristics describing the resistance to chemical deterioration. 117 Visual Capable of being seen by the eye or with the aid of optics. 118 Electrical Code indicating the product's electrical characteristics. 119 Functional performance Code indicating the product's functional performance characteristics. 120 Chemistry Code indicating the product's chemical characteristics. 121 Physical Code indicating the product's physical characteristics. 122 Magnetic Code indicating the product's magnetic characteristics. 123 Mechanical Code indicating the product's mechanical characteristics. 124 Metallographic Code indicating the product's metallographic characteristics. 125 Dye lot Code indicating the product's dye lot characteristics. 126 Pattern Code indicating the product's pattern characteristics. 127 Appearance The outward aspect or semblance. 128 Dispersion The separation of visible light into its colour components by refraction or diffraction. 129 Fluid Code indicating the product's fluid characteristics. 130 Flow The movement or run in the manner of a liquid. 131 Moisture Code indicating the product's moisture characteristics. 132 Fabric Code indicating the product's fabric characteristics. 133 Shipping unit component Any designed component of a fixture or container, typically detachable from the base unit for empty return or for cleaning, which provides rigidity, stability, or security when loaded and are an integral part of the container or shipping device and are essential to its functionality. 134 Manufacturing method Code indicating the product's manufacturing method characteristics. 135 Engine Code indicating the discrete identification of the engine characteristics. 136 Transmission Code indicating the discrete identification of the transmission characteristics. 137 Controlled substance Code indicating the controlled substance characteristics. 139 Collateral Code indicating the product's accompanying or coinciding characteristics. 140 Chassis Code indicating the discrete identification of the chassis characteristics. 141 Compliance method Code indicating the product's compliance method characteristics. 142 Pipe coupling A collar with internal threads used to join a section of threaded pipe. 143 Drug efficacy Code indicating the drug's capacity or ability to produce the desired effects. 144 Dosage form Code indicating the physical form of the dosage. 145 Dimensional Code indicating the product's dimensional characteristics in non-numeric terms. 146 Fold configuration Code indicating the product's fold configuration characteristics. 147 Fuel Code indicating the fuel characteristics. 149 Hydraulics The characteristics of a liquid conveyed under pressure through pipes or channels. 150 Coordinates Code indicating the product's coordinates in non-numeric terms. 151 Options An item available in addition to standard features of a product. 152 Non-prescription drug Code indicating the non-prescription drug's characteristics. 153 Prescription drug Code indicating the prescription drug's characteristics. 154 Source The derivation of a material thing. 155 Therapeutic class Code indicating the product's therapeutic class characteristics. 156 Therapeutic equivalency Code indicating the product's therapeutic equivalency characteristics. 157 Filter Code indicating the product's filter characteristics. 158 Trim Code indicating the product's trim characteristics. 159 Waste Code indicating unusable material left over from a process of manufacturing. 160 Bottomhole location method Code indicating the method for locating the lowest part or surface of a works. 161 Bottomhole pressure method Code indicating the method for measuring pressures at the lowest part or surface of a works. 162 Common chemical name Code indicating the product's common chemical name. 163 Chemical family name Code indicating the product's chemical family name. 164 Casing or liner type Code indicating the protective or covering part of a natural or manufactured object. 165 Well direction Code indicating the well drilling direction. 166 Electronic field Code indicating the product's electronic field characteristics. 167 Formula Code indicating the formula characteristics in non-numeric terms. 168 Ingredient A component part of a mixture. 169 Market segment Code indicating the market segment associated with a product. 170 Odour The property of a substance that is perceptible by the sense of smell. 171 Physical form Code indicating the physical form of a product. 172 Well perforation continuity Code indicating the well perforation continuity characteristics. 173 Well perforation interval Code indicating the well perforation interval characteristics. 174 Pipeline stream Code indicating the product's pipeline stream characteristics. 175 Surface location method Code indicating the product's surface location method characteristics. 176 Threshold Code indicating the product's threshold characteristics. 177 Well classification Code indicating the well classification characteristics. 178 Well test type Code indicating the well test type characteristics. 179 Major grade Specification of the major grade of the item. 180 Specification Description of the specification of the item. 181 Test sample location - ends Code indicating the test sample location on the ends of a product. 182 Product life cycle Code indicating the period of time between product creation and obsolescence. 183 Storage and display Code indicating the product's storage or display characteristics. 184 Density A code indicating the relation of weight to volume using non-discrete values. 185 Print orientation The orientation of the back printing on a form to the front printing on the same form. 186 Solubility A code indicating the amount of a substance that can be dissolved using a non-discrete value. 187 Material resource A code to identify the characteristics of a material resource. 188 Other direct resource A code to identify other direct resources that are charged to a task. 189 Subcontract resource A code to identify resources that are part of a subcontract. 190 Consumable resource A code to identify resources that are consumed. 191 Recurring resource A code to identify a recurring resource. 192 Non recurring resource A code to identify a resource that is non recurring. 193 Presentation effect To indicate a presentation effect. 194 Font This value identifies a font by name. 195 Key-word A word which may be used as a search key. 196 Additional sectorial characteristics A code issued on a sectorial basis which identifies any additional characteristics of a product. 197 Product data base management description A description indicating how a product should be managed in a data base. 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. Usage indicators Used in batch messages only. Common usage in both batch and interactive messages. Used in interactive messages only. Return to EDIFACT D01A Code List page.