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UN/EDIFACT DRAFT RECOMMENDATION

International multimodal status request message

This message is available for formal trial for at least six months from the date of approval by UN/ECE/TRADE/WP.4.

Organisations are invited to trial this message. Comments on the results from the trial should be forwarded to their Rapporteur's Team Secretariat as soon as they are available. Based on the results of the trials, a UNSM may be issued.

The segments, composite data elements, data elements and codes for use in the trial of this message are contained in the Draft directory. However, this information may differ from that in the Standard directory (UNTDID), even for material having the same identifying tags.

Message Type:	IFTSTQ
Version:	D
Release:	94B
Contr. Agency:	UN
Status:	1
Revision:	1
Date:	94-08-19
SOURCE:	Joint Transport Group (JM4)

CONTENTS International multimodal status request message

INTRODUCTION
SCOPE
REFERENCES
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
MESSAGE DEFINITION

For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.6, UN/ECE UNSM General Introduction

This message also occurs in the following versions of this standard:
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 request message (IFTSTQ) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.

1. SCOPE

1.1. Functional Definition

A message to request an International multimodal status report message (IFTSTA) in order to provide details relating to transport status and/or a change in the transport status between agreed parties.

1.2. Field of Application

The International multimodal status request message may be used for both national and international trade. It is based on universal commercial practice and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.

1.3. Principles

This message allows for the request 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.

The request for status can be made by either:

using the top level segments to request information about one or a number of consignments relating to a point or period of time, location(s), party related reference(s) and party(s), means of transport(s) and equipment(s).
using the CNI segment group and making reference to a unique consignment reference number per consignment and indicating, if necessary, the criteria (date(s), location(s), etc.) for which the status is requested.

APPROACHES a) AND b) MUST NOT BE USED TOGETHER WITHIN ONE IFTSTQ MESSAGE.

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, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.

3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 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 International multimodal status request message is IFTSTQ.

Note: International multimodal status request messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:

Data element	0065	IFTSTQ
	0052	D
	0054	94B
	0051	UN

0020 BGM, Beginning of message

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

0030 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment indicating the date/time of the message and the dates, times and periods relating to the requested status or events.

0040 LOC, Place/location identification

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

0050 RFF, Reference

A segment identifying a reference relating to the requested status, e.g. customer reference number.

0060 TDT, Details of transport

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

0070 EQD, Equipment details

A segment identifying equipment related to the requested status or event such as a container.

0080 Segment Group 1: NAD-SG2

A group of segments to specify the parties related to the consignment.

0090 NAD, Name and address

A segment identifying a party to the consignment such as a shipper, consignee, freight forwarder, broker.

0100 Segment Group 2: CTA-COM

A group of segments to indicate contacts related to the party.

0110 CTA, Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

0120 COM, Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

0130 Segment Group 3: CNI-DTM-LOC-RFF-TDT-EQD-SG4

A group of segments to provide information about specific consignments, e.g. included in a consolidation.

0140 CNI, Consignment information

A segment to indicate a consignment (in a consolidation) using the reference number of its transport document.

0150 DTM, Date/time/period

A segment to indicate the date/time of the transport document of this consignment and the dates, times and periods relating to the requested status or events.

0160 LOC, Place/location identification

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

0170 RFF, Reference

A segment identifying a reference relating to the requested status, e.g. customer reference number/order.

0180 TDT, Details of transport

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

0190 EQD, Equipment details

A segment identifying equipment related to the requested status or event such as a container.

0200 Segment Group 4: NAD-SG5

A group of segments to specify the parties related to this consignment.

0210 NAD, Name and address

A segment identifying a party to the consignment such as a shipper, consignee, freight forwarder, broker.

0220 Segment Group 5: CTA-COM

A group of segments to indicate contacts related to the party.

0230 CTA, Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

0240 COM, Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

0250 UNT, Message trailer

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

4.2. Data segment index (Alphabetical sequence by tag)

	BGM	Beginning of message
	CNI	Consignment information
	COM	Communication contact
	CTA	Contact information
	DTM	Date/time/period
	EQD	Equipment details
	LOC	Place/location identification
	NAD	Name and address
	RFF	Reference
	TDT	Details of transport
	UNH	Message header
	UNT	Message trailer

4.3. Message structure

4.3.1. Segment table

├─UNH Message header	×1	(M)
├─BGM Beginning of message	×1	(M)
├─DTM Date/time/period	×9	(C)
├─LOC Place/location identification	×99	(C)
├─RFF Reference	×999	(C)
├─TDT Details of transport	×99	(C)
├─EQD Equipment details	×999	(C)
├─Segment Group 1	×9	(C)
│─├─NAD Name and address	×1	(M)
│─└─Segment Group 2	×9	(C)
│───├─CTA Contact information	×1	(M)
│───└─COM Communication contact	×9	(C)
├─Segment Group 3	×999	(C)
│─├─CNI Consignment information	×1	(M)
│─├─DTM Date/time/period	×9	(C)
│─├─LOC Place/location identification	×99	(C)
│─├─RFF Reference	×99	(C)
│─├─TDT Details of transport	×99	(C)
│─├─EQD Equipment details	×99	(C)
│─└─Segment Group 4	×9	(C)
│───├─NAD Name and address	×1	(M)
│───└─Segment Group 5	×9	(C)
│─────├─CTA Contact information	×1	(M)
│─────└─COM Communication contact	×9	(C)
└─UNT Message trailer	×1	(M)

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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