AUTHOR Authorization message (D98A)
This is the standard EDIFACT D98A spec, with 9 loops and 30 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 AUTHOR 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 AUTHOR files into TSAUTHOR objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Native supports X12 today, and EDIFACT is coming. When it's available, map version D98A to this Native model with set_map to parse AUTHOR 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 AUTHOR classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
The OpenEDI file describes each AUTHOR as JSON. To work with AUTHOR data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSAUTHOR. 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.
AUTHOR structure
Loops and segments of the standard AUTHOR, 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 |
| BUS | BUSINESS FUNCTION | Optional | 1 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 2 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop FII | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INFORMATION | Optional | 5 |
| FII | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 3 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop LIN | LINE ITEM | Mandatory | 9999 |
| LIN | LINE ITEM | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop RFF | REFERENCE | Optional | 5 |
| RFF | REFERENCE | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| Loop SEQ | SEQUENCE DETAILS | Optional | 9999 |
| SEQ | SEQUENCE DETAILS | Mandatory | 1 |
| GIS | GENERAL INDICATOR | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 2 |
| MOA | MONETARY AMOUNT | Optional | 1 |
| DOC | DOCUMENT/MESSAGE DETAILS | Optional | 5 |
| Loop FII | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INFORMATION | Optional | 2 |
| FII | FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INFORMATION | Mandatory | 1 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 5 |
| Loop NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Optional | 2 |
| NAD | NAME AND ADDRESS | Mandatory | 1 |
| CTA | CONTACT INFORMATION | Optional | 1 |
| COM | COMMUNICATION CONTACT | Optional | 5 |
| CNT | CONTROL TOTAL | Optional | 5 |
| Loop AUT | AUTHENTICATION RESULT | Optional | 5 |
| AUT | AUTHENTICATION RESULT | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | DATE/TIME/PERIOD | Optional | 1 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Optional | 1 |