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Message Type : SKDREQ
Version : D
Release : 01C
Contr. Agency: UN
Revision : 1
Date : 2001-11-07
SOURCE: D10 Travel, Tourism and Leisure (SWG)
CONTENTS
Schedule request - interactive message
0. INTRODUCTION
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
1.2 Field of application
1.3 Principles
2. REFERENCES
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
3.2 Message terms and definitions
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data
Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM
General Introduction
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0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Schedule
request - interactive message (SKDREQ) to be used in Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in
administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
The message is used to request travel service schedule update
information aimed to update the schedule data base of the
requester. It allows to the specification of selection criteria
for the requested information.
1.2 Field of application
The Schedule request - interactive message may be used for both
national and international applications. It is based on
universal practice related to administration, commerce and
transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or
industry.
1.3 Principles
- A schedule request is sent to a travel service provider by an
other service provider or by an agency in order to obtain
travel schedule information for the update of the senders'
schedule database. The sender can add selection criteria to
specify the scope of requested data.
- The interactive message SKDUPD (Schedule update - interactive
message) and / or TSDUPD (Timetable static data update -
interactive message) are utilised to provide a response to the
schedule request.
- A schedule request may also be used to formulate a request
for re-transmission of the data in case of error.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 2.
3.2 Message terms and definitions
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General
Introduction, Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Segment clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment
table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
0010 UIH, Interactive message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Schedule request - interactive
message is SKDREQ.
Note: Schedule request - interactive messages conforming to
this document must contain the following data in segment UIH,
composite S306:
Data element 0065 SKDREQ
0052 D
0054 01C
0051 UN
0020 MSD, Message action details
A segment to specify the type and business function of the
message.
0030 ORG, Originator of request details
A segment to specify details related to the originator of the
schedule update
0040 HDR, Header information
A segment to specify information applicable to the entire
message.
0050 POP, Period of operation
A segment to specify a period of operation of the service.
0060 ODI, Origin and destination details
A segment to specify the origin and destination locations of a
service leg or segment.
0070 Segment group 1: RFR-LKP
A group of segments to specify selection criteria.
0080 RFR, Reference
A segment to specify a reference to one of the elements of
the selection criteria.
0090 LKP, Level indication
A segment to specify the hierarchical order of the
occurrence of the segment group.
0100 Segment group 2: ERI-RFR-IFT
A group of segments to specify an error condition
0110 ERI, Application error information
A segment to specify the type of application error
0120 RFR, Reference
A segment to reference the erroneous element.
0130 IFT, Interactive free text
A segment to provide text related to the error.
0140 UIT, Interactive message trailer
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
segments in the message (including the UIH & UIT) and the
control reference number of the message.
4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)
ERI Application error information
HDR Header information
IFT Interactive free text
LKP Level indication
MSD Message action details
ODI Origin and destination details
ORG Originator of request details
POP Period of operation
RFR Reference
UIH Interactive message header
UIT Interactive message trailer
4.3 Message structure
4.3.1 Segment table
Pos Tag Name S R
0010 UIH Interactive message header M 1
0020 MSD Message action details M 1
0030 ORG Originator of request details M 1
0040 HDR Header information C 1
0050 POP Period of operation C 1
0060 ODI Origin and destination details C 99
0070 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 99----------+
0080 RFR Reference M 1 |
0090 LKP Level indication C 1-----------+
0100 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 99----------+
0110 ERI Application error information M 1 |
0120 RFR Reference C 1 |
0130 IFT Interactive free text C 1-----------+
0140 UIT Interactive message trailer M 1
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