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UN/EDIFACT DRAFT RECOMMENDATION

INTERNATIONAL MULTIMODAL STATUS REPORT MESSAGE

This message is available for formal trial in the present version for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval by the UN/ECE/TRADE/WP.4.

Organisations are invited to trial this message and are requested to notify their Rapporteur Team Secretariat of their intention. Comments on the results from the trial should also be forwarded to the Secretariat as soon as they are available. Based on the results of the trials, a UNSM will be issued.

It should be noted that this material is contained in a Trial Directory; however, it may differ from that in the UN Directories (UNTDID) having the same identfying tags. Any differences will be reconciled prior to the message becoming a UNSM.

Message Type:	IFTSTA
Version:	D
Release:	93A
Contr. Agency:	UN
Status:	1
Date:	93-07
SOURCE:	WESTERN EUROPEAN EDIFACT BOARD

CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL MULTIMODAL STATUS REPORT MESSAGE

Introduction
Scope
References
Message Definition
Message Definition

For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.5, UN/ECE UNSM General Introduction.

This message also occurs in the following versions of this standard:
D93A, D94A, D94B, D95A, D95B, D96A, D96B, D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B

0. Introduction

This specification provides the definition of the International Multimodal Status Report Message (IFTSTA) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between partners involved in Administration, Commerce and Transport.

1. Scope

1.1. Functional Definition

A message to report the transport status and/or a change in the transport status (i.e. event) between agreed parties.

1.2. Field of Application

This message type may be applied for both national and international trade. It is based on universal practice and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.

1.3. Principles

This message allows for the exchange of information regarding the status of the physical movement of consignments, goods or equipment at any point (in time or place) within the full transport chain.

A status message may be sent:

as the result of request/s for consignment/s or equipment status/es
on a scheduled basis at predetermined times
on the occurrence of a selected event/s
on the occurrence of an exceptional event as agreed by the partners involved.

This message can relate to a status (or statuses) that has or have been reached in a transport chain.

Data requirements for tracking equipment where equipment is not associated with a consignment (such as repair container) are NOT addressed in this message.

2. References

See UNTDID, Part 4 Section 2.5 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.

3. Terms and Definitions

See UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.5 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.

4. Message Definition

4.1. Data Segment Clarification

This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.

0010 UNH, Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the UN International Multimodal Status Report Message is IFTSTA. Note: International Multimodal Status Report messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 IFTSTA 0052 D 0054 93A 0051 UN

0020 BGM, Beginning of message

A segment indicating the beginning of a message and identifying the consignment for which status is being reported.

0030 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment indicating the date of the message.

0040 TSR, Transport service requirements

A segment identifying the transport service relating to the consignment.

0050 NAD, Name and address

A segment identifying a party to the consignment such as shipper or consignee.

0060 RFF, Reference

A segment identifying a reference which applies to the entire consignment.

0070 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment identifying a place/location which applies to the consignment such as consignment origin and destination.

0080 FTX, Free text

A segment specifying free form or processable supplementary or other information.

0090 CNT, Control total

A segment specifying a total for the consignment.

0100 Segment Group 1: CNI-SG2

A group of segments to identify a consignment and status details relating to it.

0110 CNI, Consignment information

A segment to identify a consignment for which status details are given.

0120 Segment Group 2: STS-RFF-DTM-FTX-NAD-LOC-PCI-SG3-SG4-SG6

A group of segments indicating the status and/or identifying an event and specifying relevant details.

0130 STS, Transport status report

A segment specifying the status relating to a consignment (e.g. loaded).

0140 RFF, Reference

A segment identifying a reference relating to the status (e.g House Bill of Lading number).

0150 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment indicating the date and time of the status or event.

0160 FTX, Free text

A segment specifying processable information relating to the status.

0170 NAD, Name and address

A segment specifying the name and/or address associated with the event such as notify party, terminal address, trucking company for gate move.

0180 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment identifying the location at which the status or event occurs.

0190 PCI, Package identification

A segment to specify individual packages (transportable units) relating to the consignment status.

0200 Segment Group 3: TDT-RFF-LOC-DTM

A group of segments indicating conveyance details related to the status or event.

0210 TDT, Details of transport

A segment identifying conveyance related to the status or event such as flight, vessel/voyage.

0220 RFF, Reference

A segment specifying an additional reference related to the conveyance such as transfer manifest number, truck license number.

0230 LOC, Place/location identification

A segment indicating locations related to conveyance such as flight origin/destination.

0240 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment indicating dates related to conveyance such as destination and/or arrival date/time.

0250 Segment Group 4: EQD-MEA-DIM-SEL-SG5

A group of segments indicating the equipment details relating to the status or event.

0260 EQD, Equipment details

A segment identifying equipment related to status or event such as a container of a multi-container consignment.

0270 MEA, Measurements

A segment specifying measurements related to the equipment such as gross weight, tare weight, capacity.

0280 DIM, Dimensions

A segment specifying the dimensions of the equipment such as height.

0290 SEL, Seal number

A segment identifying seal and seal issuer associated with the equipment.

0300 Segment Group 5: EQA-SEL

A group of segments specifying the attached equipment and the associated seal information.

0310 EQA, Attached equipment

A segment identifying attached equipment or related equipment such as a chassis attached to a container.

0320 SEL, Seal number

A segment identifying seal and seal issuer associated with the equipment.

0330 Segment Group 6: GID-HAN-PCI-SG7-SG8

A group of segments describing the goods item related to the status or event.

0340 GID, Goods item details

A segment identifying a goods item.

0350 HAN, Handling instructions

A segment identifying handling instructions.

0360 PCI, Package identification

A segment specifying marks and numbers.

0370 Segment Group 7: MEA-EQN

A group of segments specifying measurements.

0380 MEA, Measurements

A segment specifying measurements, other than dimension, of a goods item.

0390 EQN, Number of units

A segment specifying the number of units to which the given measurement is applicable.

0400 Segment Group 8: DIM-EQN

A group of segments specifying dimensions of a goods item.

0410 DIM, Dimensions

A segment specifying dimensions of a goods item.

0420 EQN, Number of units

A segment specifying the number of units to which the given dimension is applicable.

0430 UNT, Message trailer

A segment ending a message giving the total number of segments in the message and the control reference of the message.

4.2. Message Structure

4.2.1. Branching Diagram

4.2.2. Segment Table

├─UNH Message header	×1	(M)
├─BGM Beginning of message	×1	(M)
├─DTM Date/time/period	×9	(C)
├─TSR Transport service requirements	×1	(C)
├─NAD Name and address	×9	(C)
├─RFF Reference	×9	(C)
├─LOC Place/location identification	×9	(C)
├─FTX Free text	×9	(C)
├─CNT Control total	×9	(C)
├─Segment Group 1	×999	(C)
│─├─CNI Consignment information	×1	(M)
│─└─Segment Group 2	×99	(M)
│───├─STS Transport status report	×1	(M)
│───├─RFF Reference	×9	(C)
│───├─DTM Date/time/period	×1	(C)
│───├─FTX Free text	×9	(C)
│───├─NAD Name and address	×9	(C)
│───├─LOC Place/location identification	×1	(C)
│───├─PCI Package identification	×99	(C)
│───├─Segment Group 3	×99	(C)
│───│─├─TDT Details of transport	×1	(M)
│───│─├─RFF Reference	×9	(C)
│───│─├─LOC Place/location identification	×9	(C)
│───│─└─DTM Date/time/period	×9	(C)
│───├─Segment Group 4	×999	(C)
│───│─├─EQD Equipment details	×1	(M)
│───│─├─MEA Measurements	×9	(C)
│───│─├─DIM Dimensions	×9	(C)
│───│─├─SEL Seal number	×9	(C)
│───│─└─Segment Group 5	×999	(C)
│───│───├─EQA Attached equipment	×1	(M)
│───│───└─SEL Seal number	×99	(C)
│───└─Segment Group 6	×999	(C)
│─────├─GID Goods item details	×1	(M)
│─────├─HAN Handling instructions	×9	(C)
│─────├─PCI Package identification	×99	(C)
│─────├─Segment Group 7	×99	(C)
│─────│─├─MEA Measurements	×1	(M)
│─────│─└─EQN Number of units	×1	(C)
│─────└─Segment Group 8	×99	(C)
│───────├─DIM Dimensions	×1	(M)
│───────└─EQN Number of units	×1	(C)
└─UNT Message trailer	×1	(M)

4.3. Data Segment Index (Alphabetic Sequence)

	BGM	Beginning of message
	CNI	Consignment information
	CNT	Control total
	DIM	Dimensions
	DTM	Date/time/period
	EQA	Attached equipment
	EQD	Equipment details
	EQN	Number of units
	FTX	Free text
	GID	Goods item details
	HAN	Handling instructions
	LOC	Place/location identification
	MEA	Measurements
	NAD	Name and address
	PCI	Package identification
	RFF	Reference
	SEL	Seal number
	STS	Transport status report
	TDT	Details of transport
	TSR	Transport service requirements
	UNH	Message header
	UNT	Message trailer

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