What kind of messages does GS1 EANCOM® provide?

Modified on Mon, 2 Sep at 7:43 AM

GS1 EANCOM® provides a logical sequence of messages used in business practice. Business partners agree together on messages suitable for their needs.

Standard messages available in GS1 EANCOM® can be divided into the following categories:

1. Master Data Alignment messages: these messages contain static data that change rarely (product identification, names and addresses, etc.):

Party Information message is used to identify all the location specific data (party name, address, contact persons, financial accounts, etc.) referenced in subsequent transactional messages by the GS1 party identification numbers – GLN
Product Information message provides identification, descriptive and logistical details of a product or a service, referenced in subsequent transactional messages by the GS1 item identification numbers – GTIN.

2. Transactional messages: these messages cover the general business cycle from quotation request to remittance advice:

Quotation messages contain all details relevant to the supply of the goods or services requested by the potential buyer (terms of delivery, payment terms, price, allowances and charges, etc.).
Order messages relate to the ordering process from a proposed order, subsequent changes and the eventual order confirmation (relevant quantities, dates, location of delivery, etc.)·
Transport and logistics messages provide information related to the despatch, transport and receipt of previously ordered products.
Financial messages relate to the payment of the goods supplied. The buyer can automatically reconcile the suppliers invoice using the product receipt information.

3. Report and Planning messages: these messages include general business reports which allow partners to plan for the future. They enable business partners to exchange information allowing to understand each other’s' requirements. They provide up-to-date reports and forecasts concerning delivery, sales and stocks and enable the partners involved to plan their activities and marketing strategies.

4. Syntax and Service Report message: these messages may be sent by the receiver of any EDIFACT message to acknowledge or refuse an interchange, functional group or message.

5. General message: this message may be used to send data for which there is no specific standard message