DELFOR Delivery schedule message (D97B)
This is the standard EDIFACT D97B spec, with 30 loops and 73 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 DELFOR 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 DELFOR files into TSDELFOR objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Native supports X12 today, and EDIFACT is coming. When it's available, map version D97B to this Native model with set_map to parse DELFOR 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 DELFOR classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
The OpenEDI file describes each DELFOR as JSON. To work with DELFOR data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSDELFOR. 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.
DELFOR structure
Loops and segments of the standard DELFOR, 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 | 10 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 99 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 5 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop TDT | DETAILS OF TRANSPORT | Optional | 10 |
| TDT | DETAILS OF TRANSPORT | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| Loop GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Optional | 9999 |
| GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 1 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 10 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop DOC | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE DETAILS | Optional | 10 |
| DOC | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE DETAILS | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 10 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 5 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop TDT | DETAILS OF TRANSPORT | Optional | 10 |
| TDT | DETAILS OF TRANSPORT | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| Loop LIN | LINE ITEM | Optional | 9999 |
| LIN | LINE ITEM | Mandatory | 1 |
| PIA | ADDITIONAL PRODUCT ID | Optional | 10 |
| IMD | ITEM DESCRIPTION | Optional | 10 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 5 |
| ALI | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Optional | 5 |
| GIN | GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER | Optional | 999 |
| GIR | RELATED IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS | Optional | 999 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 999 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop TDT | DETAILS OF TRANSPORT | Optional | 10 |
| TDT | DETAILS OF TRANSPORT | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| Loop QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 10 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 2 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop SCC | SCHEDULING CONDITIONS | Optional | 999 |
| SCC | SCHEDULING CONDITIONS | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 999 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 2 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop PAC | PACKAGE | Optional | 99 |
| PAC | PACKAGE | Mandatory | 1 |
| MEA | MEASUREMENTS | Optional | 10 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 5 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| Loop PCI | PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 10 |
| PCI | PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| GIN | GOODS IDENTITY NUMBER | Optional | 10 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 999 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| LOC | PLACE/LOCATION IDENTIFICATION | Optional | 10 |
| FTX | FREE TEXT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop DOC | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE DETAILS | Optional | 10 |
| DOC | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE DETAILS | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 5 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop QTY | QUANTITY | Optional | 10 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 2 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop SCC | SCHEDULING CONDITIONS | Mandatory | 999 |
| SCC | SCHEDULING CONDITIONS | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop QTY | QUANTITY | Mandatory | 999 |
| QTY | QUANTITY | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 2 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop TDT | DETAILS OF TRANSPORT | Optional | 10 |
| TDT | DETAILS OF TRANSPORT | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 5 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Optional | 1 |