VATDEC Value added tax message (D97A)
This is the standard EDIFACT D97A spec, with 11 loops and 42 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 VATDEC 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 VATDEC files into TSVATDEC objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Native supports X12 today, and EDIFACT is coming. When it's available, map version D97A to this Native model with set_map to parse VATDEC 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 VATDEC classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
The OpenEDI file describes each VATDEC as JSON. To work with VATDEC data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSVATDEC. 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.
VATDEC structure
Loops and segments of the standard VATDEC, 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 | 1 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 1 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 9999 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 9 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 9 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 9 |
| FII | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INFORMATION | Optional | 9 |
| PAI | PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS | Optional | 9 |
| GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Optional | 9 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 9 |
| Loop DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 99 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Mandatory | 1 |
| GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Optional | 9 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 9 |
| Loop DMS | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE SUMMARY | Optional | 9 |
| DMS | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE SUMMARY | Mandatory | 1 |
| MOA | MONETARY AMOUNT | Optional | 1 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 1 |
| PCD | PERCENTAGE DETAILS | Optional | 1 |
| GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Optional | 1 |
| Loop LIN | LINE ITEM | Mandatory | 9999 |
| LIN | LINE ITEM | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 9999 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 9999 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 9 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 9 |
| FII | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INFORMATION | Optional | 1 |
| GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Optional | 9 |
| Loop MOA | MONETARY AMOUNT | Mandatory | 9999 |
| MOA | MONETARY AMOUNT | Mandatory | 1 |
| ARD | AMOUNTS RELATIONSHIP DETAILS | Optional | 1 |
| PCD | PERCENTAGE DETAILS | Optional | 1 |
| GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Optional | 9 |
| Loop DMS | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE SUMMARY | Optional | 9 |
| DMS | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE SUMMARY | Mandatory | 1 |
| MOA | MONETARY AMOUNT | Optional | 1 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 1 |
| PCD | PERCENTAGE DETAILS | Optional | 1 |
| GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Mandatory | 1 |
| CNT | CONTROL TOTAL | Optional | 99 |
| Loop AUT | AUTHENTICATION RESULT | Optional | 1 |
| AUT | AUTHENTICATION RESULT | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 1 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Optional | 1 |