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

## 1. Introduction

### Status

MESSAGE TYPE | : ORDERS
REFERENCE DIRECTORY | : D.96A
EANCOM SUBSET VERSION | : 008

### Definition

A message specifying details for goods or services ordered under conditions agreed between the seller and the buyer.

### Principles

The EANCOM subset of the UNSM Purchase Order is intended to be used in day to day ordering transactions.

The recommended business practice is that one Purchase Order is placed for one delivery in one location at one time.

It is however possible to request deliveries in several locations, by using Segment Group 33 (LOC-QTY-DTM) in the detail section. Deliveries of this nature are termed split deliveries. Using the DTM (Date and Time) segment in the detail section, makes it possible to request deliveries on different dates within the same purchase order. Split deliveries may also take place to the same location on different dates over a period of time.

The Purchase Order message can be used to send blanket orders followed at a later date by a series of call-offs (both message types can be identified precisely in the BGM segment with the appropriate coded identifier). The blanket order specifies a global product quantity per line item to be ordered over a period of time. The subsequent call-offs referring to the blanket order will request a part of the global quantity with specific delivery dates and locations.

The Purchase Order message can also be used to send rush orders i.e. orders requesting the immediate availability of goods, using the appropriate coded identifier in the BGM segment.

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