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Message Type : INFENT
Version : D
Release : 01C
Contr. Agency: UN
Revision : 2
Date : 2001-11-07
SOURCE: D14 Accounting and Auditing, Registration and Financial
Information Services (SWG)
CONTENTS
Enterprise accounting information 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 Enterprise
accounting information message (INFENT) to be used in
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners
involved in administration, commerce and transport.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Functional definition
A message used to exchange enterprise related accounting
information between enterprises, public or private bodies and
whoever may use it for the purpose of accounting, auditing,
cost accounting, consolidation, reporting, financial analysis,
administrations, etc.
1.2 Field of application
The Enterprise accounting information 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
The economic partners of an enterprise require information,
most of which is of a common nature. In order, therefore, to
cope with this phenomenon, the enterprise - referred to as
sender - may establish a data base - known as accounting
information of enterprise - containing all the information of
use to its partners, for various intervening bodies - referred
to as recipients - who may be as follows: customers, suppliers,
associated and other companies of the group, chartered
accountants, auditors, legal, fiscal and financial advisers,
lawyers, tax offices, the offices of court clerks, banks and
financial houses, Public Authorities, etc.
The preparation of the financial statements of an enterprise is
a continuous chain which enables the trial balance and the
financial statements to be obtained predominantly based on the
accounting entries reflecting its activity and the chart of
accounts.
An enterprise accounting information is a piece of information
or an event brought to the attention of an official, a private
individual or a public body specifying a reference, a date, a
time, a period, a free text, a name and address, a quantity, an
accounting and administrative characteristic, a percentage, a
legal status of organization or an amount in accordance with
trading, financial, accounting, legal, social or fiscal
relations, or in compliance with legislative provisions or
regulations.
An enterprise sends enterprise accounting information message
in accordance to a predefined index. Each index value
corresponds to an enterprise accounting information.
The message INFENT contains information concerning enterprise
information for a given period. The frequency of data
collection ranges from daily to annually.
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 Enterprise accounting information
message is INFENT.
Note: Enterprise accounting information messages conforming to
this document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
composite S009:
Data element 0065 INFENT
0052 D
0054 01C
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment identifying the type of enterprise accounting
information which is transmitted and provide its identification
number.
0030 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment containing the opening and closing dates of the
accounting period and the preparation date of the message.
0040 RFF, Reference
A segment containing the number of the information file linked
to the message and its version number.
0050 CUX, Currencies
A segment providing currencies which are specific to the
enterprise accounting information message.
0060 FTX, Free text
A segment with free text, in coded or clear form, for the
purpose of providing additional clarification solely concerning
the summary section. In computer-to-computer exchanges such
texts will normally require the receiver to process this
segment manually.
0070 Segment group 1: NAD-RFF-FII-SG2
A segment group giving information on sender, recipient and
intermediary.
0080 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify a party.
0090 RFF, Reference
A segment to provide references which are specific to the
concerned party.
0100 FII, Financial institution information
A segment identifying the bank account of the related party.
0110 Segment group 2: CTA-COM
A group of segments to specify contacts and related
communication numbers.
0120 CTA, Contact information
A segment to provide contacts related to the party.
0130 COM, Communication contact
A segment to provide communication numbers of the
contact.
0140 Segment group 3: CCI-CAV
A group of segments to provide accounting, fiscal, social or
legal characteristics of the enterprise accounting information
message.
0150 CCI, Characteristic/class id
A segment to identify a characteristic.
0160 CAV, Characteristic value
A segment to provide the value of the characteristic.
0170 Segment group 4: SEQ-IND-RFF-MOA-FTX-DTM-QTY-CUX-PCD-FII-CPT-
SG5-SG7
A segment group providing the expected information related to
the enterprise. The index value contained in the index segment
determines how informations in the subordinate segments in the
same group, should be interpreted.
0180 SEQ, Sequence details
A segment providing the sequential number of the provided
information in the message.
0190 IND, Index details
A segment to identify a relevant index.
0200 RFF, Reference
A segment to provide reference related to information
specified in the index segment.
0210 MOA, Monetary amount
A segment to provide amount related to information specified
in the index segment.
0220 FTX, Free text
A segment to provide text related to information specified
in the index segment.
0230 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment providing a date or time or period related to
information specified in the index segment.
0240 QTY, Quantity
A segment providing a quantity related to information
specified in the index segment.
0250 CUX, Currencies
A segment to provide currency related to information
specified in the index segment.
0260 PCD, Percentage details
A segment to provide a percentage related to information
specified in the index segment.
0270 FII, Financial institution information
A segment identifying the bank account for payment.
0280 CPT, Account identification
A segment to provide account related to information
specified in the index segment.
0290 Segment group 5: NAD-SG6
A segment group to identify a party related to information
specified in the index segment.
0300 NAD, Name and address
A segment to identify a party.
0310 Segment group 6: CTA-COM
A group of segments to specify contacts and provide
communication numbers.
0320 CTA, Contact information
A segment providing contact information related to the
party identified in the preceding segment.
0330 COM, Communication contact
A segment providing communication information related
to the party or the contact.
0340 Segment group 7: CCI-CAV
A group of segments to provide accounting, fiscal, social,
legal characteristics of the enterprise related to
information specified in the index segment.
0350 CCI, Characteristic/class id
A segment to identify a characteristic.
0360 CAV, Characteristic value
A segment to provide the value of the characteristic.
0370 Segment group 8: AUT-DTM
A segment group to provide authentication information.
0380 AUT, Authentication result
A segment to provide authentication results.
0390 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment to provide the date of the authentication.
0400 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
CAV Characteristic value
CCI Characteristic/class id
COM Communication contact
CPT Account identification
CTA Contact information
CUX Currencies
DTM Date/time/period
FII Financial institution information
FTX Free text
IND Index details
MOA Monetary amount
NAD Name and address
PCD Percentage details
QTY Quantity
RFF Reference
SEQ Sequence details
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 M 99
0040 RFF Reference C 99
0050 CUX Currencies C 99
0060 FTX Free text C 1
0070 ----- Segment group 1 ------------------ M 99----------+
0080 NAD Name and address M 1 |
0090 RFF Reference C 9 |
0100 FII Financial institution information C 1 |
|
0110 ----- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 99---------+|
0120 CTA Contact information M 1 ||
0130 COM Communication contact C 9----------++
0140 ----- Segment group 3 ------------------ C 99----------+
0150 CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 |
0160 CAV Characteristic value C 1-----------+
0170 ----- Segment group 4 ------------------ M 99999-------+
0180 SEQ Sequence details M 1 |
0190 IND Index details M 1 |
0200 RFF Reference C 9 |
0210 MOA Monetary amount C 99 |
0220 FTX Free text C 99 |
0230 DTM Date/time/period C 9 |
0240 QTY Quantity C 9 |
0250 CUX Currencies C 9 |
0260 PCD Percentage details C 9 |
0270 FII Financial institution information C 9 |
0280 CPT Account identification C 9 |
|
0290 ----- Segment group 5 ------------------ C 9----------+|
0300 NAD Name and address M 1 ||
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0310 ----- Segment group 6 ------------------ C 99--------+||
0320 CTA Contact information M 1 |||
0330 COM Communication contact C 9---------++|
|
0340 ----- Segment group 7 ------------------ C 99---------+|
0350 CCI Characteristic/class id M 1 ||
0360 CAV Characteristic value C 1----------++
0370 ----- Segment group 8 ------------------ C 1-----------+
0380 AUT Authentication result M 1 |
0390 DTM Date/time/period C 1-----------+
0400 UNT Message trailer M 1
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