EANCOM PART II |  | 1997-07-01
ORDERS | - Purchase Order Message | VERSION 008

## 6. Example

The following is an example of a simple purchase order for one line item between a buyer identified by the EAN location number 5412345000013 and a supplier identified by the EAN location number 4012345500004.

The order is placed the 30th August 1997. It is based on a contract drawn 25th August 1997 with reference 652744. The purchase order buyer's reference is 128576.

The buyer orders 48 units of the product identified by the EAN article number 400862141404 at a net unit price of 14.58 pounds sterling for a total item amount of 699.84 pounds sterling. The net unit price for the product is covered by a contract specific to that product dated the 1st August 1997 with a reference number of AUG93RNG04.

A currency exchange rate of 48.50 Belgian francs to a one pound sterling valid for the month of August 1997 is specified. The product is a standard rated VAT item with a VAT rate of 17.5%. The buyer’s internal product code for the product is identified as ABC1234.

The buyer requests that the seller mark the expiry date for the products on the product packaging. The delivery of the product is requested for two locations. Both locations are to get 24 pieces, location 4012345500004 has requested delivery for the 15th of September 1997, and location 3312345501003 has requested delivery for 13th of September 1997.

#### Purchase Order message:

UNH+ME000001+ORDERS:D:96A:UN:EAN008' | Message header
BGM+220+128576+9' | Order number 128576
DTM+137:19970830:102' | Message date 30th of August 1997
PAI+::42’ | Instruction to pay in Bank Account
ALI+++71E’ | Group conditions apply to the entire ORDER
FTX+ZZZ+1+001::91’ | Free text mutually defined
RFF+CT:652744' | Order is based on contract number 652744
DTM+171:19970825:102' | Date of contract 25th of August 1997
NAD+BY+5412345000013::9' | Buyer is identified by the EAN location number 5412345000013
LOC+7+5412345678908::9’ | Place of delivery identitified by the EAN location number 5412345678908
RFF+VA:87765432' | Buyer’s VAT number is 87765432
CTA+OC+:P FORGET' | Order contact is PForget
COM+0044715632478:TE' | Telephone number of order contact
NAD+SU+4012345500004::9' | Supplier is identified by the EAN location number 4012345500004
RFF+VA:56225432' | Supplier’s VAT number is 56225432
CUX+2:GBP:9+3:BEF:4+48.50' | Ordering currency is Pounds Sterling with the invoicing currency identified as Belgian Francs The exchange rate between them is 1 Pound Sterling equals 48.50 Belgian Francs
DTM+134:1997080119970831:718' | Period on which rate of exchange date is based is the 1st of August 1997 - 31st of August 1997
TDT+20++30+31' | Order requests that the main carriage transport used to deliver the goods is a truck
TOD+3++CIF' | Terms of delivery are to be Cost, Insurance and Freight
LIN+1++4000862141404:EN' | First product order is identified by the EAN article number 4000862141404
PIA+1+ABC1234:BP' | In addition the buyer’s part number ABC1234 is provided
IMD+C++TU::9' | The ordered item is a traded unit
QTY+21:48' | Ordered quantity is 48 units
MOA+203:699.84' | Value of order line is 699.84 Pounds Sterling
PRI+AAA:14.58:CT:AAE:1:KGM' | Fixed net calculation price is 14.58 Pounds Sterling
RFF+PL:AUG93RNG04' | Price is taken from the price list AUG93RNG04
DTM+171:19970801:102' | Price list date 1st of August 1997
PAC+2+:51+CS’ | Two packages (cases) barcoded with ITF14
PCI+14' | The expiry date of the product is to be marked on it's packaging
LOC+7+4012345500004::9' | The second place to which the product is to be delivered is identified by the EAN location number 4012345500004
QTY+11:24' | The quantity to be delivered at this location is 24
DTM+2:19970915:102' | The quantity should be delivered on the 15th of September 1997
LOC+7+3312345501003::9' | The first place to which the product is to be delivered is identified by the EAN location number 3312345501003
QTY+11:24' | The quantity to be delivered at this location is 24
DTM+2:19970913:102' | The quantity should be delivered on the 13th of September 1997
TAX+7+VAT+++:::17.5+S' | The product is subject to the standard VAT rate of 17.5 %
UNS+S' | Message detail/summary separator
CNT+2:1' | Count of the number of LIN segments in the message
UNT+39+ME000001' | Message trailer (39 segments in the message)

Note:
The EDI interchange will include the UNB..UNZ segments and, if applicable, the UNG..UNE segments. (see Part I, section 2.7)

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