EANCOM PART II   1997-07-01
GENRAL - General purpose message VERSION 002
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UNH - M 1 - MESSAGE HEADER
Function:
To head, identify and specify a message.
EDIFACT
EAN
*
Description  
0062
Message reference number
M   an..14
M
Senders unique message reference. Sequence number of messages in the interchange. DE 0062 in the UNT will have the same value. This number is generated by the sender.
S009
MESSAGE IDENTIFIER
M  
M
  0065
  Message type identifier  
M   an..6
M
*
GENRAL = General purpose message
  0052
  Message type version number  
M   an..3
M
*
D = Draft directory
  0054
  Message type release number  
M   an..3
M
*
96A = Version 96A
  0051
  Controlling agency  
M   an..2
M
*
UN = UN/ECE/TRADE/WP.4, United Nations Standard Messages (UNSM)
  0057
  Association assigned code  
C   an..6
R
*
EAN003 = EAN Version control number.  
0068
Common access reference
C   an..35
N
S010
STATUS OF THE TRANSFER
C  
N
  0070
  Sequence message transfer number  
M   n..2
  0073
  First/last sequence message transfer indication  
C   a1
Segment Notes:
This segment is used to head, identify and specify a message.

DE's 0065, 0052, 0054, and 0051: Indicate that the message is a UNSM General message based on the D.96A directory under the control of the United Nations.

DE 0057: Indicates that the message is the EANCOM version 003 of the General message.

Example :

UNH+ME000001+GENRAL:D:96A:UN:EAN003'
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