UN/EDIFACT Message Type : Batch : MSCONS

__ United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport __UN/EDIFACT

Message Type : MSCONS Version : D Release : 08A Contr. Agency: UN Revision : 2 Date : 2008-05-30 SOURCE: TBG1 Supply Chain CONTENTS Metered services consumption report message 0. INTRODUCTION 1. SCOPE 1.1 Functional definition 1.2 Field of application 1.3 Principles 2. REFERENCES 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 3.1 Standard terms and definitions 4. MESSAGE DEFINITION 4.1 Segment clarification 4.1.1 Header section 4.1.2 Detail section 4.1.3 Summary section 4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag) 4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM General Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. INTRODUCTION This specification provides the definition of the Metered services consumption report message (MSCONS) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Functional definition A metered services consumption report is a communication between trading parties, or their agents, providing consumption and where associated technical, information at a location(s) for a product(s) or service(s) where the supply is recorded using a meter(s). 1.2 Field of application The Metered services consumption report message may be used for both national and international applications. It is based on universal practice related to administration, commerce and transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or industry. 1.3 Principles - At least one delivery party (premise) shall be identified per message. - Each metered services consumption report will define the period of time for which the details contained are valid. - A metered services consumption report may be used to provide consumption information which may directly relate to other business functions, e.g. invoicing or process control. - A metered services consumption report may be sent by the buyer or the seller to the other party. - Metered services consumption report will be provided for premises as defined by trading partners. - Locations, products and, or services, and meters shall be identified where ever possible within the report using codes to facilitate automatic processing. - The metered services consumption report may be transmitted at any time and may be related directly to either a delivery(ies) and, or an invoice(s). - A metered services consumption report when used to support the financial information contained in an invoice may only relate to one invoice. - A metered services consumption report when used to indicate consumption or qualitative information may relate to one or many delivery parties (premises). 2. REFERENCES See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1. 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 3.1 Standard terms and definitions See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2. 4. MESSAGE DEFINITION 4.1 Segment clarification This section should be read in conjunction with the segment table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements. The following guidelines and principles apply to the whole message and are intended to facilitate the understanding and implementation of the message: - Where a choice of code or text is given only the code element should be used wherever possible. - Conditional data that is not required in the message should not be included. - Care must be taken that the segment qualifier in dependent segments do not conflict with the segment qualifier of the trigger segment of a group. - Free text information within the message should be avoided as this inhibits automatic processing. It is only used when additional information that cannot be accommodated within the other segments is required. 4.1.1 Header section Information to be provided in the Header section: 0010UNH, Message header A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Metered services consumption report message is MSCONS. Note: Metered services consumption report messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 MSCONS 0052 D 0054 08A 0051 UN 0020BGM, Beginning of message A segment by which the sender must uniquely identify the metered services consumption report. 0030DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the dates, and when relevant, the times related to the whole message. The segment must be specified at least once to specify the message date as allocated by the sender. 0040CUX, Currencies A segment to specify currencies and relevant details for the rate of exchange. 0050 Segment group 1: RFF-DTM A group of segments for specifying any references and their dates valid for the whole report. 0060RFF, Reference A segment for the inclusion of any references related to the complete report, e.g. invoice number, contract number. 0070DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date and where necessary the time of the reference detailed in the preceding RFF segment. 0080 Segment group 2: NAD-SG3-SG4 A group of segments identifying the parties involved in the transaction, reference numbers associated with the parties, and any contact points and numbers. 0090NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the party name and address, either by coded identification or in clear form. It is recommended that were possible only the coded form of the party identification should be specified, e.g. the buyer and seller are known to each other, thus only the coded identification is required. 0100 Segment group 3: RFF-DTM A group of segments for specifying any references relating to the party identified in the NAD segment. 0110RFF, Reference A segment for inclusion of any references related to the current party, e.g. fiscal number, government reference number, etc. 0120DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date and where necessary the time of the reference detailed in the preceding RFF segment. 0130 Segment group 4: CTA-COM A group of segments identifying the contact person or department for trading party and specifying the communication channel and number. 0140CTA, Contact information A segment to identify a person or department and their function, to whom communication should be directed. 0150COM, Communication contact A segment specifying the communication channel and number for the specified contact. 4.1.2 Detail section Information to be provided in the Detail section: 0160UNS, Section control A segment placed at the start of the detail section to avoid segment collision. 0170 Segment group 5: NAD-SG6 A group of segments identifying the delivery party (premise) and the meter for which consumption is being reported. 0180NAD, Name and address A segment to identify the delivery party (premise) for which the following consumption information is being provided. It is recommended that where possible codes be used to identify the delivery party to facilitate the automatic processing. 0190 Segment group 6: LOC-DTM-SG7-SG8-SG9 A group of segments identifying the meter being reported, the date of the meter read, associated references, the physical characteristics of the meter, and the product or service for which consumption information is reported. 0200LOC, Place/location identification A segment to allow the identification of the meter to which the consumption information relates. It is recommended that where possible codes be used to identify the delivery party to facilitate automatic processing. 0210DTM, Date/time/period A segment to specify dates associated with the reading of the meter. 0220 Segment group 7: RFF-DTM A group of segments for specifying any references and associated dates valid for the meter identified in the LOC segment. 0230RFF, Reference A segment identifying any references related to the meter identified in the LOC segment (e.g. serial number). 0240DTM, Date/time/period A segment to specify any dates associated with the currently referenced document. 0250 Segment group 8: CCI-DTM A group of segments used to provide characteristic information and associated dates for the current meter. 0260CCI, Characteristic/class id A segment to describe the characteristics of the currently identified meter (e.g. sealed meter, banded meter). 0270DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the date and where necessary the time related to the previously identified meter characteristics (e.g. installation date, connection date, meter banding date). 0280 Segment group 9: LIN-PIA-IMD-PRI-NAD-MOA-SG10-SG11 A group of segments providing details of the metered products or services, quantities, characteristics, and any associated dates. 0290LIN, Line item A segment identifying the metered product or service for which consumption information is being provided. 0300PIA, Additional product id A segment providing additional identification to the product or service specified in the LIN segment (e.g. buyer's or supplier's product codes). 0310IMD, Item description A segment for describing the metered product or service being reported. This segment should only be used for metered products or services that cannot be fully identified by an article number. 0320PRI, Price details A segment providing the unit price of the currently identified product or service. 0330NAD, Name and address A segment to identify parties related to the supply of the service (e.g. party telephoned) or related to the party who supplied the service (e.g. a petrol filling station). 0340MOA, Monetary amount A segment to specify the total cost of the product or service currently being reported upon, e.g. the total cost of local telephone calls. 0350 Segment group 10: QTY-DTM-STS A group of segments providing details of the meter read, consumption, correction quantities, and associated dates. 0360QTY, Quantity A segment identifying the consumption details, e.g. opening meter read, consumption, adjustments (correction). 0370DTM, Date/time/period A segment to specify dates related to the previously specified consumption information. 0380STS, Status A segment giving a status for the quantity, e.g. metered, estimated or corrected. 0390 Segment group 11: CCI-MEA-DTM A group of segments providing characteristic details, measurements, and dates related to the details for the currently identified line item. 0400CCI, Characteristic/class id A segment used to describe the characteristics of the currently identified product or service (e.g. calorific values, chlorine content). 0410MEA, Measurements A segment enabling the indication of measurements related to the characteristics identified in the preceding CCI segment. 0420DTM, Date/time/period A segment to specify dates related to the previously specified characteristic information. 4.1.3 Summary section Information to be provided in the Summary section: 0430CNT, Control total A segment by which control totals may be sent by the sender for checking by the receiver. 0440UNT, Message trailer A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message. 4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag) BGM Beginning of message CCI Characteristic/class id CNT Control total COM Communication contact CTA Contact information CUX Currencies DTM Date/time/period IMD Item description LIN Line item LOC Place/location identification MEA Measurements MOA Monetary amount NAD Name and address PIA Additional product id PRI Price details QTY Quantity RFF Reference STS Status UNH Message header UNS Section control UNT Message trailer

4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table Pos Tag Name S R HEADER SECTION 0010UNH Message header M 1 0020BGM Beginning of message M 1 0030DTM Date/time/period M 9 0040CUX Currencies C 9 0050 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 9-----------+ 0060RFF Reference M 1 | 0070DTM Date/time/period C 9-----------+ 0080 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 99----------+ 0090NAD Name and address M 1 | | 0100 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 9----------+| 0110RFF Reference M 1 || 0120DTM Date/time/period C 9----------+| | 0130 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 9----------+| 0140CTA Contact information M 1 || 0150COM Communication contact C 9----------++ DETAIL SECTION 0160UNS Section control M 1 0170 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ M 99999-------+ 0180NAD Name and address M 1 | | 0190 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ M 99999------+| 0200LOC Place/location identification M 1 || 0210DTM Date/time/period C 9 || || 0220 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 99--------+|| 0230RFF Reference M 1 ||| 0240DTM Date/time/period C 9---------+|| || 0250 ----- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 99--------+|| 0260CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 ||| 0270DTM Date/time/period C 99--------+|| || 0280 ----- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 99999-----+|| 0290LIN Line item M 1 ||| 0300PIA Additional product id C 9 ||| 0310IMD Item description C 9 ||| 0320PRI Price details C 9 ||| 0330NAD Name and address C 9 ||| 0340MOA Monetary amount C 9 ||| ||| 0350 ----- Segment group 10 ------------------ M 9999-----+||| 0360QTY Quantity M 1 |||| 0370DTM Date/time/period C 9 |||| 0380STS Status C 9--------+||| ||| 0390 ----- Segment group 11 ------------------ C 99-------+||| 0400CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 |||| 0410MEA Measurements C 99 |||| 0420DTM Date/time/period C 9--------++++ SUMMARY SECTION 0430CNT Control total C 99 0440UNT Message trailer M 1