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                                           Message Type : CONWQD
                                           Version      : D
                                           Release      : 01C
                                           Contr. Agency: UN

                                           Revision     : 1
                                           Date         : 2001-11-07






SOURCE: D7 Architecture, Engineering and Construction (SWG)



                               CONTENTS

               Work item quantity determination 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

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 Work item
       quantity determination message (CONWQD) to be used in
       Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners
       involved in administration, commerce and transport.

1.     SCOPE

       There are occasions during the construction process when it is
       required to substantiate the quantities associated with
       specific sections of work. This message will be needed by
       various parties involved in the project to determine these
       quantity details.

1.1    Functional definition

       Typically this message will be used between a contractor and
       the client's representative or other partners within the
       construction process, for justifying the work item quantities
       given in messages that describe the work items or their
       progress valuations.

1.2    Field of application

       The Work item quantity determination 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

       There are several examples within the construction process
       where one party is required to justify to another party the
       quantities per work item he has already given in earlier
       messages.
       
       A project may be subdivided into individual groupings of work,
       referred to as items and it is against the quantities of these
       items that a justification has to be given.
       
       Within the Construction industry there are numerous rules which
       govern this part of the process. Although efforts have been
       made to keep the design of the message generic, other potential
       users of this message are cautioned about the specific and
       original role for which it has been designed.
       
       This is only one of a number of messages being designed for the
       construction industry. This particular message refers to
       already described items of work or their progress valuation in
       earlier sent construction messages.
       
       This message is for verifiable and provable quantities per work
       item which include individual calculations with sub- and
       intermediate totals. The message contains the quantities and
       how they are assessed for each of the work items. For every
       work item the quantity per unit must be determined (except
       those with a flat rate, which are paid according to payment
       schedules). The unit of quantity is defined by common technical
       rules. Rules describe the way in which quantities are
       calculated. These use standard formulae.

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.

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   UNH, Message header
       A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
       The message type code for the Work item quantity determination
       message is CONWQD.

       Note: Work item quantity determination messages conforming to
       this document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
       composite S009:

       Data element  0065 CONWQD
                     0052 D
                     0054 01C
                     0051 UN

0020   BGM, Beginning of message
       A segment for unique identification of the Work Item Quantity
       Determination document name, number and function.

0030   DTM, Date/time/period
       A segment specifying the dates that apply, e.g. date of
       valuation, date of submission, acceptance date, etc.

0040   AUT, Authentication result
       A segment used to authenticate the message by exchanging a
       password or some other form of identification agreed between
       the trading partners.

0050   FTX, Free text
       A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form,
       used for any textual qualification. In computer to computer
       exchanges, such text will require the receiver to process this
       segment manually.


0060   Segment group 1:  RFF-DTM
       A group of segments for quoting references and their relevant
       dates that are applicable to the message.

0070      RFF, Reference
          A segment for quoting references that are applicable to this
          message. e.g. contract identity, operational references,
          determination reference number of a former message.

0080      DTM, Date/time/period
          Date of references quoted in the previous RFF segment.


0090   Segment group 2:  NAD-LOC-FII-SG3-SG4-SG5
       A group of segments identifying the parties with associated
       information.

0100      NAD, Name and address
          A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties, in
          coded or clear form, and their functions relevant to the
          Work Item Quantity Determination Message. Identification of
          the contractor and client parties is mandatory for the Work
          Item Quantity Determination Message. It is recommended that
          where possible only the coded form of the party ID should be
          specified.

0110      LOC, Place/location identification
          A segment giving more specific location information of the
          party specified in the NAD segment e.g. internal
          site/building number.

0120      FII, Financial institution information
          A segment identifying the financial institution (e.g. bank)
          and relevant account numbers for the contractor, client and
          where necessary other parties.


0130      Segment group 3:  RFF-DTM
          A group of segments giving references only relevant to the
          specified party rather than the whole message.

0140         RFF, Reference
             A segment identifying the reference by its number and
             where appropriate a line number within a document.

0150         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment specifying the date and/or time related to the
             reference.


0160      Segment group 4:  DOC-DTM
          A group of segments identifying the documentary requirements
          of the specified party.

0170         DOC, Document/message details
             A segment identifying and providing information relating
             to the documents required by the party specified by the
             NAD.

0180         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment specifying the date and/or time of the
             document.


0190      Segment group 5:  CTA-COM
          A group of segments giving contact details of the specific
          person or department within the party identified in the NAD
          segment.

0200         CTA, Contact information
             A segment to identify a person or department, and
             associated function, to whom communications should be
             directed.

0210         COM, Communication contact
             A segment to identify a communication type and number for
             the contact specified in the CTA segment.


0220   Segment group 6:  BII-QTY-SG7-SG8
       A group of segments providing the quantity determination for
       each work item. A quantity determination can consist of several
       "calculation lines".

0230      BII, Structure identification
          A segment to identify the item of work to which this
          quantity determination applies.

0240      QTY, Quantity
          A segment giving control totals for this work item.


0250      Segment group 7:  RFF-FTX-DTM
          A segment group enabling a reference for the work item.

0260         RFF, Reference
             A segment giving a reference for the work item within the
             whole project.

0270         FTX, Free text
             A segment giving a narrative description of the
             reference.

0280         DTM, Date/time/period
             A segment giving a date when the reference in this
             segment group was related to project documentation.


0290      Segment group 8:  LIN-GIS-FTX-SG9
          A segment group giving the calculation lines and their
          values for the work item identified in the BII segment.

0300         LIN, Line item
             A segment identifying a calculation line within a work
             item.

0310 X       GIS, General indicator
             A segment indicating how this calculation must be
             interpreted.

0320         FTX, Free text
             A narrative description concerning the whole work item or
             only the calculation given in segment group 9.


0330         Segment group 9:  QTY-GIS-RFF-FTX
             A segment group giving the details of the calculation
             lines.

0340            QTY, Quantity
                A segment giving the values and factor of this
                calculation line.

0350 X          GIS, General indicator
                A segment indicating, when necessary, mathematical
                signs for the values given in the QTY segment.

0360            RFF, Reference
                A segment giving either:
                - the reference of an existing calculation line for
                this work item, identified in the BII segment, when
                its result is used in the current calculation line, or
                - when a standard formula is used, its reference
                number.

0370            FTX, Free text
                Where a calculation line is not based upon a standard
                formula, the free and unstructured calculation and its
                values can be given in this segment.

0380   UNT, Message trailer
       A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
       segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the
       control reference number of the message.

4.2    Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag)

          AUT Authentication result
          BGM Beginning of message
          BII Structure identification
          COM Communication contact
          CTA Contact information
          DOC Document/message details
          DTM Date/time/period
          FII Financial institution information
          FTX Free text
       X  GIS General indicator
          LIN Line item
          LOC Place/location identification
          NAD Name and address
          QTY Quantity
          RFF Reference
          UNH Message header
          UNT Message trailer

4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table Pos Tag Name S R 0010 UNH Message header M 1 0020 BGM Beginning of message M 1 0030 DTM Date/time/period C 2 0040 AUT Authentication result C 2 0050 FTX Free text C 5 0060 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 10----------+ 0070 RFF Reference M 1 | 0080 DTM Date/time/period C 5-----------+ 0090 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 10----------+ 0100 NAD Name and address M 1 | 0110 LOC Place/location identification C 99 | 0120 FII Financial institution information C 5 | | 0130 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 10---------+| 0140 RFF Reference M 1 || 0150 DTM Date/time/period C 5----------+| | 0160 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ C 5----------+| 0170 DOC Document/message details M 1 || 0180 DTM Date/time/period C 5----------+| | 0190 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 5----------+| 0200 CTA Contact information M 1 || 0210 COM Communication contact C 5----------++ 0220 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ M 9999--------+ 0230 BII Structure identification M 1 | 0240 QTY Quantity C 3 | | 0250 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 99---------+| 0260 RFF Reference M 1 || 0270 FTX Free text C 1 || 0280 DTM Date/time/period C 1----------+| | 0290 ----- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 999--------+| 0300 LIN Line item M 1 || 0310 X GIS General indicator M 1 || 0320 FTX Free text C 1 || || 0330 ----- Segment group 9 ------------------ C 10--------+|| 0340 QTY Quantity M 1 ||| 0350 X GIS General indicator C 1 ||| 0360 RFF Reference C 1 ||| 0370 FTX Free text C 1---------+++ 0380 UNT Message trailer M 1

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