This single-record file holds various constant or intermediate information needed by various processes during the EDI order processing interface.
Item Name Type Size Description
1 TODAY D 8 Today’s date
2 USER X 6 User name currently signed-on.
3 PERIOD N 4 Accounting application period. Not used at present.
4 PRD-START E 10 ) Accounting period start and end dates, not currently used.
5 PRD-END E 10 )
6 BLANK X 1 This item must be a blank character, used in global processes.
7 ONE N 4 This item contains the value 1, used in global processes.
8 STDS X 4 From start of transmission segment data item STDS
9 RECONCILE = 1 Holds value of "A” if STDS has value ANAA, meaning that the reconciliation RSGRSG message is used in this EDI file.
10 FROM X 14 EAN code of the trading partner sending the EDI message
11 FROM:NAME X 35 Name of above if present in the EDI file
12 UNTO X 14 EAN code of intended recipient of EDI message.
13 UNTO:NAME X 35 Name of above if present in the EDI file.
14 TRDT D 8 Date of transmission of message being processed.
15 TRDT:TIME X 6 Time of transmission of message being processed.
16 SNRF X 14 Sender’s transmission reference for EDI file.
17 RCRF X 14 Recipient’s transmission reference (not used at present).
18 APRF X 6 Application reference (see ANA code values list 16)
19 PRCD X 1 Transmission prioity code (see ANN code values list 1)
20 NMST N 4 Number of messages in this EDI file.
21 INPUT-DUMP X 35 A deconstruction dumping ground for unwanted data items.
22 INPUT-DIRY X 40 Directory pathname for EDI message files received.
23 INPUT-FILE X 40 Filename (including "*” wildcards) of input EDI files.
24 PRINT? ? 1 Y if full EDI message print of input messages needed. Set to Y during testing and initial live message processing. Set to N once process is running.
25 CIDN X 13 Customer EAN from ORDHDR message, held here to be copied to all ORDERS records as deconstructed.
26 CIDN:CODE X 17 Customer non-EAN code, if present, also copied as above.
27 INT-SEQ K 10 Internal sequence number for multiple message elements.
28 TCDE X 4 Transaction code for ORDHDR message (see ANA code values list 2).
29 SIDN X 13 Supplier EAN from ORDHDR message, held here to be copied to all ORDERS records as deconstructed.
30 SIDN:SCODE X 17 Supplier non-EAN code, if present, also copied as above.
31 FLGN N 4 Message file generation number.
32 FLVN N 4 Message file version number.
33 LORD N 4 Number of order lines in this order.
34 PRINT-DNA N 4 "0” if DNA segment details not to be printed on orders, but "1” if you want to print the DNA segment details on orders.
35 PRINT-DNB N 4 "0” if DNB segment details not to be printed on orders, but "1” if you want to print the DNB segment details on orders.
38 RANGE-FR X 6 ) Holds start and end values for selection criteria in certain
39 RANGE-TO X 6 ) queued menu operations.
40 MESSAGE-TYPE X 6 Type of message (TYPE data item).
41 COUNT-1 N 4 )
42 COUNT-2 N 4 )
43 COUNT-3 N 4 ) Used internally within report definitions.
44 COUNT-4 N 4 )
45 COUNT-5 N 4 )
99 ** X 2 Must hold the value "**”
100 C5 X 1 Holds the value "5”.
101 C6 X 1 Holds the value "6”.
102 C7 X 1 Holds the value "7”.
103 C8 X 1 Holds the value "8”
Article ID: 1751
Created On: Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Last Updated On: Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 10:53 PM
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