INSDES Instruction to despatch message (D04B)
This is the standard EDIFACT D04B spec, with 15 loops and 51 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 INSDES 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 INSDES files into TSINSDES 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 INSDES 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 INSDES classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
The OpenEDI file describes each INSDES as JSON. To work with INSDES data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSINSDES. 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.
INSDES structure
Loops and segments of the standard INSDES, 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 | 9 |
| INP | PARTIES AND INSTRUCTION | Optional | 99 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 9 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 9 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 9 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop TOD | TERMS OF DELIVERY OR TRANSPORT | Optional | 9 |
| TOD | TERMS OF DELIVERY OR TRANSPORT | Mandatory | 1 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 9 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop TDT | TRANSPORT INFORMATION | Optional | 9 |
| TDT | TRANSPORT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| PCD | PERCENTAGE DETAILS | Optional | 1 |
| Loop LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 9 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| Loop EQD | EQUIPMENT DETAILS | Optional | 9 |
| EQD | EQUIPMENT DETAILS | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 9 |
| EQA | ATTACHED EQUIPMENT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop HAN | HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS | Optional | 9 |
| HAN | HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS | Mandatory | 1 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop LIN | LINE ITEM | Optional | 9999 |
| LIN | LINE ITEM | Mandatory | 1 |
| PIA | ADDITIONAL PRODUCT ID | Optional | 9 |
| IMD | ITEM DESCRIPTION | Optional | 99 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 9 |
| GIN | GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER | Optional | 99 |
| INP | PARTIES AND INSTRUCTION | Optional | 99 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 9 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| MOA | MONETARY AMOUNT | Optional | 99 |
| ALI | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Optional | 99 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 99 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 99 |
| Loop PCI | PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 9999 |
| PCI | PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| GIN | GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER | Optional | 9 |
| Loop DGS | DANGEROUS GOODS | Optional | 99 |
| DGS | DANGEROUS GOODS | Mandatory | 1 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 9 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 9 |
| UNS | SECTION CONTROL | Mandatory | 1 |
| MOA | MONETARY AMOUNT | Optional | 99 |
| CNT | CONTROL TOTAL | Optional | 9 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Optional | 1 |