PRODAT Product data message (D01A)
This is the standard EDIFACT D01A spec, with 28 loops and 94 segment positions, as OpenEDI JSON, an ediFabric C# template and an ediFabric Native model. To change it for a trading partner, customize it in the EDI Spec Builder.
Use the PRODAT spec in your code
ediFabric .NET
Add the C# template and its common files to your project, or reference the template NuGet package, and read PRODAT files into TSPRODAT objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Native supports X12 today, and EDIFACT is coming. When it's available, map version D01A to this Native model with set_map to parse PRODAT files to JSON from Python, Java, C or C#. See ediFabric Native.
OpenEDI
Select Customize in Spec Builder to copy the spec under your own name, change it for your partner, and parse files against it in EdiNation, ediFabric Native or ediFabric Cloud. Read about OpenEDI.
Generate PRODAT classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
The OpenEDI file describes each PRODAT as JSON. To work with PRODAT data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSPRODAT. The classes keep the loops, segments, lengths and code lists, but not the EDI data formats. Read more in Generate a class from OpenEDI.
Python: datamodel-code-generator. Node.js: openapi-typescript. Java, Go, Rust and C: OpenAPI Generator.
PRODAT structure
Loops and segments of the standard PRODAT, with their usage and maximum repeats.
| ID | Name | Usage | Max use |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNH | Message Header | Optional | 1 |
| BGM | BEGINNING OF MESSAGE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Mandatory | 10 |
| ALI | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Optional | 5 |
| IMD | ITEM DESCRIPTION | Optional | 10 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 5 |
| PGI | PRODUCT GROUP INFORMATION | Optional | 10 |
| CUX | CURRENCIES | Optional | 9 |
| Loop TRU | TECHNICAL RULES | Optional | 10 |
| TRU | TECHNICAL RULES | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop RCS | REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS | Optional | 10 |
| RCS | REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS | Mandatory | 1 |
| PIA | ADDITIONAL PRODUCT ID | Optional | 5 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 99 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 99 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 5 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 10 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 5 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| Loop CCI | CHARACTERISTIC/CLASS ID | Optional | 999 |
| CCI | CHARACTERISTIC/CLASS ID | Mandatory | 1 |
| CAV | CHARACTERISTIC VALUE | Optional | 10 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 10 |
| Loop EFI | EXTERNAL FILE LINK IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 99 |
| EFI | EXTERNAL FILE LINK IDENTIFICATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| CED | COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT DETAILS | Optional | 99 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 9 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 9 |
| Loop LIN | LINE ITEM | Optional | 999999 |
| LIN | LINE ITEM | Mandatory | 1 |
| PIA | ADDITIONAL PRODUCT ID | Optional | 10 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 99 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 10 |
| HAN | HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS | Optional | 5 |
| DOC | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE DETAILS | Optional | 99 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 99 |
| PGI | PRODUCT GROUP INFORMATION | Optional | 10 |
| Loop IMD | ITEM DESCRIPTION | Optional | 10 |
| IMD | ITEM DESCRIPTION | Mandatory | 1 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 99 |
| Loop TRU | TECHNICAL RULES | Optional | 10 |
| TRU | TECHNICAL RULES | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop RCS | REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS | Optional | 10 |
| RCS | REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS | Mandatory | 1 |
| PIA | ADDITIONAL PRODUCT ID | Optional | 5 |
| Loop QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 10 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| STS | STATUS | Optional | 5 |
| Loop PRI | PRICE DETAILS | Optional | 5 |
| PRI | PRICE DETAILS | Mandatory | 1 |
| CUX | CURRENCIES | Optional | 1 |
| RNG | RANGE DETAILS | Optional | 1 |
| Loop CCI | CHARACTERISTIC/CLASS ID | Optional | 99999 |
| CCI | CHARACTERISTIC/CLASS ID | Mandatory | 1 |
| CAV | CHARACTERISTIC VALUE | Optional | 10 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 10 |
| Loop ALI | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Optional | 999 |
| ALI | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| PCD | PERCENTAGE DETAILS | Optional | 5 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 99 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 99 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 99 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 5 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 5 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 10 |
| Loop DGS | DANGEROUS GOODS | Optional | 10 |
| DGS | DANGEROUS GOODS | Mandatory | 1 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 1 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop PAC | PACKAGE | Optional | 5 |
| PAC | PACKAGE | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 10 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 5 |
| HAN | HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS | Optional | 5 |
| PCI | PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 5 |
| Loop COD | COMPONENT DETAILS | Optional | 99 |
| COD | COMPONENT DETAILS | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 9 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 9 |
| PCD | PERCENTAGE DETAILS | Optional | 9 |
| Loop HYN | HIERARCHY INFORMATION | Optional | 999999 |
| HYN | HIERARCHY INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| PIA | ADDITIONAL PRODUCT ID | Optional | 10 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 5 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 99 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 999 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| Loop CCI | CHARACTERISTIC/CLASS ID | Optional | 99 |
| CCI | CHARACTERISTIC/CLASS ID | Mandatory | 1 |
| CAV | CHARACTERISTIC VALUE | Optional | 10 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 10 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 99 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| PIA | ADDITIONAL PRODUCT ID | Optional | 10 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 5 |
| Loop CCI | CHARACTERISTIC/CLASS ID | Optional | 99 |
| CCI | CHARACTERISTIC/CLASS ID | Mandatory | 1 |
| CAV | CHARACTERISTIC VALUE | Optional | 10 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 10 |
| Loop EFI | EXTERNAL FILE LINK IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 99 |
| EFI | EXTERNAL FILE LINK IDENTIFICATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| CED | COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT DETAILS | Optional | 99 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 9 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 9 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Optional | 1 |