BERMAN Berth management message (D04B)
This is the standard EDIFACT D04B spec, with 10 loops and 40 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 BERMAN 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 BERMAN files into TSBERMAN objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Native supports X12 today, and EDIFACT is coming. When it's available, map version D04B to this Native model with set_map to parse BERMAN 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 BERMAN classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
The OpenEDI file describes each BERMAN as JSON. To work with BERMAN data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSBERMAN. 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.
BERMAN structure
Loops and segments of the standard BERMAN, 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 | Optional | 9 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 9 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 99 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 9 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop TDT | TRANSPORT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 99 |
| TDT | TRANSPORT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 99 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 999 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| Loop GOR | GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS | Optional | 9 |
| GOR | GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS | Mandatory | 1 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 99 |
| Loop DOC | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE DETAILS | Optional | 9 |
| DOC | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE DETAILS | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 9 |
| Loop TSR | TRANSPORT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS | Optional | 9 |
| TSR | TRANSPORT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS | Mandatory | 1 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 9 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 9 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 9 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 9 |
| POC | PURPOSE OF CONVEYANCE CALL | Optional | 9 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop HAN | HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS | Optional | 9 |
| HAN | HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS | Mandatory | 1 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 9 |
| Loop GDS | NATURE OF CARGO | Optional | 9 |
| GDS | NATURE OF CARGO | Mandatory | 1 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 9 |
| EQN | NUMBER OF UNITS | Optional | 9 |
| DGS | DANGEROUS GOODS | Optional | 9 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Optional | 1 |