DESADV Despatch advice message (D07A)

This is the standard EDIFACT D07A spec, with 25 loops and 91 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.

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The spec as an OpenAPI 3 schema with x-openedi-* extensions, for ediFabric Native, ediFabric Cloud and the EDI Spec Builder. Download OpenEDI (113 KB) Generate classes

The ediFabric .NET template, class TSDESADV. It needs the common segments, composites and codes of EDIFACT D07A, one download for every transaction in the version. Download C# (2 KB) Common files (57 KB)

The intermediary model ediFabric Native loads with set_map. Native supports X12 today, and EDIFACT is coming. Download Native (1 KB)

Use the DESADV 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 DESADV files into TSDESADV objects. See ediFabric .NET.

ediFabric Native

Native supports X12 today, and EDIFACT is coming. When it's available, map version D07A to this Native model with set_map to parse DESADV 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 DESADV classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C

The OpenEDI file describes each DESADV as JSON. To work with DESADV data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSDESADV. 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.

DESADV structure

Loops and segments of the standard DESADV, 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	10
ALI	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Optional	5
MEA	MEASUREMENTS	Optional	5
MOA	MONETARY AMOUNT	Optional	5
CUX	CURRENCIES	Optional	9
Loop RFF	REFERENCE	Optional	99
RFF	REFERENCE	Mandatory	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	9
Loop NAD	NAME AND ADDRESS	Optional	99
NAD	NAME AND ADDRESS	Mandatory	1
LOC	PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION	Optional	10
Loop RFF	REFERENCE	Optional	99
RFF	REFERENCE	Mandatory	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	9
Loop CTA	CONTACT INFORMATION	Optional	10
CTA	CONTACT INFORMATION	Mandatory	1
COM	COMMUNICATION CONTACT	Optional	5
Loop TOD	TERMS OF DELIVERY OR TRANSPORT	Optional	10
TOD	TERMS OF DELIVERY OR TRANSPORT	Mandatory	1
LOC	PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION	Optional	5
FTX	FREE TEXT	Optional	5
Loop TDT	TRANSPORT INFORMATION	Optional	10
TDT	TRANSPORT INFORMATION	Mandatory	1
PCD	PERCENTAGE DETAILS	Optional	6
TMD	TRANSPORT MOVEMENT DETAILS	Optional	1
Loop LOC	PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION	Optional	10
LOC	PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION	Mandatory	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	10
Loop EQD	EQUIPMENT DETAILS	Optional	10
EQD	EQUIPMENT DETAILS	Mandatory	1
MEA	MEASUREMENTS	Optional	5
SEL	SEAL NUMBER	Optional	25
EQA	ATTACHED EQUIPMENT	Optional	5
Loop HAN	HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS	Optional	10
HAN	HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS	Mandatory	1
FTX	FREE TEXT	Optional	10
Loop CPS	CONSIGNMENT PACKING SEQUENCE	Optional	9999
CPS	CONSIGNMENT PACKING SEQUENCE	Mandatory	1
FTX	FREE TEXT	Optional	5
QVR	QUANTITY VARIANCES	Optional	9
Loop PAC	PACKAGE	Optional	9999
PAC	PACKAGE	Mandatory	1
MEA	MEASUREMENTS	Optional	10
QTY	QUANTITY	Optional	10
Loop HAN	HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS	Optional	10
HAN	HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS	Mandatory	1
FTX	FREE TEXT	Optional	10
Loop PCI	PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION	Optional	1000
PCI	PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION	Mandatory	1
RFF	REFERENCE	Optional	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	5
Loop GIR	RELATED IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS	Optional	99
GIR	RELATED IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS	Mandatory	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	5
Loop GIN	GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER	Optional	99
GIN	GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER	Mandatory	1
DLM	DELIVERY LIMITATIONS	Optional	10
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 LIN	LINE ITEM	Optional	9999
LIN	LINE ITEM	Mandatory	1
PIA	ADDITIONAL PRODUCT ID	Optional	10
IMD	ITEM DESCRIPTION	Optional	99
MEA	MEASUREMENTS	Optional	10
QTY	QUANTITY	Optional	10
ALI	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	Optional	10
GIN	GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER	Optional	100
GIR	RELATED IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS	Optional	100
DLM	DELIVERY LIMITATIONS	Optional	100
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	5
NAD	NAME AND ADDRESS	Optional	99
TDT	TRANSPORT INFORMATION	Optional	1
TMD	TRANSPORT MOVEMENT DETAILS	Optional	1
HAN	HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS	Optional	20
FTX	FREE TEXT	Optional	99
MOA	MONETARY AMOUNT	Optional	5
PAC	PACKAGE	Optional	9
Loop RFF	REFERENCE	Optional	99
RFF	REFERENCE	Mandatory	1
NAD	NAME AND ADDRESS	Optional	1
CTA	CONTACT INFORMATION	Optional	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	1
Loop DGS	DANGEROUS GOODS	Optional	9999
DGS	DANGEROUS GOODS	Mandatory	1
QTY	QUANTITY	Optional	1
FTX	FREE TEXT	Optional	5
Loop LOC	PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION	Optional	100
LOC	PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION	Mandatory	1
NAD	NAME AND ADDRESS	Optional	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	1
QTY	QUANTITY	Optional	10
Loop SGP	SPLIT GOODS PLACEMENT	Optional	1000
SGP	SPLIT GOODS PLACEMENT	Mandatory	1
QTY	QUANTITY	Optional	10
Loop PCI	PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION	Optional	9999
PCI	PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION	Mandatory	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	5
MEA	MEASUREMENTS	Optional	10
QTY	QUANTITY	Optional	1
Loop GIN	GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER	Optional	10
GIN	GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER	Mandatory	1
DLM	DELIVERY LIMITATIONS	Optional	10
Loop HAN	HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS	Optional	10
HAN	HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS	Mandatory	1
FTX	FREE TEXT	Optional	5
GIN	GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER	Optional	1000
Loop QVR	QUANTITY VARIANCES	Optional	10
QVR	QUANTITY VARIANCES	Mandatory	1
DTM	DATE/TIME/PERIOD	Optional	5
CNT	CONTROL TOTAL	Optional	5
UNT	Message Trailer	Optional	1