QALITY Quality data message (D18A)

This is the standard EDIFACT D18A spec, with 39 loops and 104 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 (81 KB) Generate classes

The ediFabric .NET template, class TSQALITY. It needs the common segments, composites and codes of EDIFACT D18A, one download for every transaction in the version. Download C# (1 KB) Common files (69 KB)

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

Use the QALITY 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 QALITY files into TSQALITY objects. See ediFabric .NET.

ediFabric Native

Native supports X12 today, and EDIFACT is coming. When it's available, map version D18A to this Native model with set_map to parse QALITY 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 QALITY classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C

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

QALITY structure

Loops and segments of the standard QALITY, with their usage and maximum repeats.

ID	Name	Usage	Max use
UNH	UNH	Mandatory	1
BGM	BGM	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Mandatory	10
IMD	IMD	Optional	10
MEA	MEA	Optional	10
FTX	FTX	Optional	5
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop NAD	NAD	Optional	10
NAD	NAD	Mandatory	1
LOC	LOC	Optional	5
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop CTA	CTA	Optional	5
CTA	CTA	Mandatory	1
COM	COM	Optional	5
Loop LIN	LIN	Optional	200
LIN	LIN	Mandatory	1
PIA	PIA	Optional	10
IMD	IMD	Optional	10
MEA	MEA	Optional	10
PSD	PSD	Optional	1
SPS	SPS	Optional	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
QTY	QTY	Optional	99
FTX	FTX	Optional	5
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop NAD	NAD	Optional	10
NAD	NAD	Mandatory	1
LOC	LOC	Optional	5
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop CTA	CTA	Optional	5
CTA	CTA	Mandatory	1
COM	COM	Optional	5
Loop TEM	TEM	Optional	100
TEM	TEM	Mandatory	1
MEA	MEA	Optional	100
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop CCI	CCI	Optional	200
CCI	CCI	Mandatory	1
PSD	PSD	Optional	10
SPS	SPS	Optional	10
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
FTX	FTX	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop MEA	MEA	Optional	999
MEA	MEA	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop STA	STA	Optional	100
STA	STA	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop TEM	TEM	Optional	100
TEM	TEM	Mandatory	1
MEA	MEA	Optional	100
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop GIN	GIN	Optional	100
GIN	GIN	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop CCI	CCI	Optional	200
CCI	CCI	Mandatory	1
PSD	PSD	Optional	10
SPS	SPS	Optional	10
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
FTX	FTX	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop MEA	MEA	Optional	999
MEA	MEA	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop STA	STA	Optional	100
STA	STA	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop TEM	TEM	Optional	100
TEM	TEM	Mandatory	1
MEA	MEA	Optional	100
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop PRC	PRC	Optional	100
PRC	PRC	Mandatory	1
Loop NAD	NAD	Optional	10
NAD	NAD	Mandatory	1
LOC	LOC	Optional	5
Loop CCI	CCI	Optional	200
CCI	CCI	Mandatory	1
PSD	PSD	Optional	10
SPS	SPS	Optional	10
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
FTX	FTX	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop MEA	MEA	Optional	999
MEA	MEA	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop STA	STA	Optional	100
STA	STA	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
Loop TEM	TEM	Optional	100
TEM	TEM	Mandatory	1
MEA	MEA	Optional	100
DTM	DTM	Optional	10
Loop RFF	RFF	Optional	10
RFF	RFF	Mandatory	1
DTM	DTM	Optional	2
UNT	UNT	Mandatory	1