United Nations Directories
for Electronic Data Interchange for
Administration, Commerce and Transport
UN/EDIFACT
| United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport UN/EDIFACT |
Message Type : SUPCOT Version : D Release : 23A Contr. Agency: UN Revision : 2 Date : 2023-07-21 SOURCE: TBG8 Insurance CONTENTS Superannuation contributions advice 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 4.1.1 Header section 4.1.2 Detail section 4.1.3 Summary section 4.2 Segment index (alphabetical sequence by tag) 4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0. INTRODUCTION This specification provides the definition of the Superannuation contributions advice message (SUPCOT) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Functional definition The Superannuation Contributions Advice is sent by a party to an organisation administering a superannuation scheme, to detail contribution payments made for members of the superannuation scheme. 1.2 Field of application The Superannuation contributions advice 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 Superannuation Contributions Advice gives detailed information about a payment into a superannuation scheme for retirement benefit purposes. - the payment is generally on behalf of a number of members but could be for single member. - the payment may refer to multiple dates. - a Superannuation Contributions Advice is based on agreements between the parties. - contributions may be made by any party or on behalf of any party or parties; usually this means an employer and/or its employees. 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. 4.1.1 Header section Information to be provided in the Header section: 00010 UNH, Message header A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Superannuation contributions advice message is SUPCOT. Note: Superannuation contributions advice messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 SUPCOT 0052 D 0054 23A 0051 UN 00020 BGM, Beginning of message A segment for unique identification of the Superannuation Contributions Advice Message, the type of Superannuation Contributions Advice and its function. 00030 RFF, Reference A segment for referencing information related to the whole message. The scheme/ plan number is mandatory. In addition, the employer number and other references, such as references to payments, may be provided. 00040 PAI, Payment instructions A segment specifying the payment means (e.g. cheque or direct bank transfer) and, if required, the payment channel for the Superannuation Contributions Advice. The payment conditions may also be specified. 00050 CUX, Currencies A segment giving the currency and the associated exchange rate of the total amount paid in relation to this advice. 00060 FII, Financial institution information A segment identifying the financial institution (e.g. bank) and account number of the issuing party, and, where required, the receiving party. 00070 DTM, Date/time/period A segment which may include the message date, the payment date, the cheque date, the date and time associated with any validation keys, and other dates relevant to the whole of the message. 00080 PYT, Payment terms A segment to indicate payment terms applicable to the whole message, such as the number of periods covered by the contributions advice. 00090 FTX, Free text A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give further clarification when required to the Superannuation Contributions Advice message. It should be noted that the use of clear text may require special processing of this segment. 00100 Segment group 1: NAD-SG2 A group of segments identifying names and addresses relevant to the Superannuation Contributions Advice. 00110 NAD, Name and address A segment identifying the name and address of the parties associated with the Superannuation Contributions Advice and their functions. Examples are: the employer, the recipient system and the name and address of the payer's financial institution if required. 00120 Segment group 2: CTA-COM A group of segments identifying contact persons or department and their communication number. 00130 CTA, Contact information A segment giving additional contact information of a person or department specified in the NAD segment and to whom communication should be directed. 00140 COM, Communication contact A segment specifying communication contact number. 4.1.2 Detail section Information to be provided in the Detail section: 00150 UNS, Section control A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to avoid segment collision. 00160 Segment group 3: NAD-ATT-RFF-DTM-EMP-LOC-FTX-SG4 A group of segments identifying member and employment details. 00170 NAD, Name and address A segment providing the member's identification number, and, if required, the member's name, title, and work address details. 00180 ATT, Attribute A segment providing the member's sex type. 00190 RFF, Reference A segment for identifying the member's payroll number or an associated reference. 00200 DTM, Date/time/period A segment providing the member's birth date. 00210 EMP, Employment details A segment providing required employment details of the member, such as the member's employment category. 00220 LOC, Place/location identification A segment providing the member's work location identification. 00230 FTX, Free text A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give information on additional attributes if required. Coded text should be used where possible, as the use of clear text may require special processing of the FTX segment information. 00240 Segment group 4: PYT-MOA-CUX-DTM-FTX-SG5 A group of segments identifying contribution processing details. Any date details may be provided in either segment group 4 or in segment group 5, depending on requirements. 00250 PYT, Payment terms A segment giving the number of payment periods associated with the contribution, and, if required, the payment frequency (as part of the type of period). The payment terms type qualifier needs to be used to indicate whether regular or other (e.g. advanced payments) contributions are involved. 00260 MOA, Monetary amount A segment providing the member's salary. 00270 CUX, Currencies A segment identifying the currency and associated exchange rate of the member's salary and contributions. 00280 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the contribution start and end dates, and the date of any contribution termination. 00290 FTX, Free text A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give information on additional attributes if required. Coded text should be used where possible, as the use of clear text may require special processing of the FTX segment information. 00300 Segment group 5: COT-MOA-DTM-FTX A group of segments identifying member contribution amount details and their type. Dates may be provided in this segment group where needed. An investment instruction may also be provided as required. 00310 COT, Contribution details A segment to qualify the nature of a contribution (e.g. a normal, special or a final/ceasing contribution), and the type of a contribution (often mandatory) such as member or company paid. Conditionally, the segment may provide an investment instruction, and give the reason for a change in contributions as indicated by the contributions qualifier and the monetary amount (e.g. a final/ceasing contribution has been made). 00320 MOA, Monetary amount A segment giving the contribution amount paid for or by the member. 00330 DTM, Date/time/period A segment specifying the contribution start and end dates, and the date of any contribution termination as needed. 00340 FTX, Free text A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give information on additional attributes if required. Coded text should be used where possible, as the use of clear text may require special processing of the FTX segment information. 4.1.3 Summary section Information to be provided in the Summary section: 00350 UNS, Section control A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to avoid segment collision. 00360 MOA, Monetary amount A segment giving the total amount being paid into the superannuation scheme as specified by this advice. 00370 CNT, Control total A segment to provide message control totals as required. For example, the total number of individual contribution amounts could be provided. It should be noted that a balancing monetary total is provided by the total amount paid. 00380 AUT, Authentication result A segment to specify the results of the application of an authentication procedure, enabling to check the authenticity of the sender and the integrity of the data. 00390 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) ATT Attribute AUT Authentication result BGM Beginning of message CNT Control total COM Communication contact COT Contribution details CTA Contact information CUX Currencies DTM Date/time/period EMP Employment details FII Financial institution information FTX Free text LOC Place/location identification MOA Monetary amount NAD Name and address PAI Payment instructions PYT Payment terms RFF Reference UNH Message header UNS Section control UNT Message trailer
4.3 Message structure 4.3.1 Segment table Pos Tag Name S R HEADER SECTION 00010 UNH Message header M 1 00020 BGM Beginning of message M 1 00030 RFF Reference M 6 00040 PAI Payment instructions C 1 00050 CUX Currencies C 1 00060 FII Financial institution information C 2 00070 DTM Date/time/period C 9 00080 PYT Payment terms C 1 00090 FTX Free text C 5 00100 ---- Segment group 1 ------------------ C 6----------------+ 00110 NAD Name and address M 1 | | 00120 ---- Segment group 2 ------------------ C 5---------------+| 00130 CTA Contact information M 1 || 00140 COM Communication contact C 1---------------++ DETAIL SECTION 00150 UNS Section control M 1 00160 ---- Segment group 3 ------------------ M 999999-----------+ 00170 NAD Name and address M 1 | 00180 ATT Attribute C 1 | 00190 RFF Reference C 1 | 00200 DTM Date/time/period C 1 | 00210 EMP Employment details C 1 | 00220 LOC Place/location identification C 1 | 00230 FTX Free text C 3 | | 00240 ---- Segment group 4 ------------------ M 9---------------+| 00250 PYT Payment terms M 1 || 00260 MOA Monetary amount C 1 || 00270 CUX Currencies C 1 || 00280 DTM Date/time/period C 3 || 00290 FTX Free text C 3 || || 00300 ---- Segment group 5 ------------------ M 99-------------+|| 00310 COT Contribution details M 1 ||| 00320 MOA Monetary amount M 1 ||| 00330 DTM Date/time/period C 3 ||| 00340 FTX Free text C 3--------------+++ SUMMARY SECTION 00350 UNS Section control M 1 00360 MOA Monetary amount M 1 00370 CNT Control total C 9 00380 AUT Authentication result C 1 00390 UNT Message trailer M 1