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
This message may be applied for both national and international
superannuation contributions advices. It is based on general
commercial practice 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 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 2.
4. MESSAGE DEFINITION
4.1 Data Segment Clarification
This section should be read in conjunction with the Branching
Diagram and the Segment Table which indicate mandatory,
conditional and repeating requirements.
4.1.1 Header section
Information to be provided in the Header section:
0010 | 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 95A
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment for unique identification of the Superannuation
Contributions Advice Message, the type of Superannuation
Contributions Advice and its function.
0030 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.
0040 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.
0050 CUX, Currencies
A segment giving the currency and the associated exchange rate
of the total amount paid in relation to this advice.
0060 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.
0070 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.
0080 PAT, Payment terms basis
A segment to indicate payment terms applicable to the whole
message, such as the number of periods covered by the
contributions advice.
0090 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.
0100 Segment group 1: NAD-SG2
A group of segments identifying names and addresses relevant to
the Superannuation Contributions Advice.
0110 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.
0120 Segment group 2: CTA-COM
A group of segments identifying contact persons or
department and their communication number.
0130 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.
0140 COM, Communication contact
A segment specifying communication contact number.
4.1.2 Detail section
Information to be provided in the Detail section:
0150 UNS, Section control
A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to
avoid segment collision.
0160 Segment group 3: NAD-ATT-RFF-DTM-EMP-LOC-FTX-SG4
A group of segments identifying member and employment details.
0170 NAD, Name and address
A segment providing the member's identification number, and,
if required, the member's name, title, and work address
details.
0180 ATT, Attribute
A segment providing the member's sex type.
0190 RFF, Reference
A segment for identifying the member's payroll number or an
associated reference.
0200 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment providing the member's birth date.
0210 EMP, Employment details
A segment providing required employment details of the
member, such as the member's employment category.
0220 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment providing the member's work location
identification.
0230 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.
0240 Segment group 4: PAT-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.
0250 PAT, Payment terms basis
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.
0260 MOA, Monetary amount
A segment providing the member's salary.
0270 CUX, Currencies
A segment identifying the currency and associated
exchange rate of the member's salary and contributions.
0280 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying the contribution start and end
dates, and the date of any contribution termination.
0290 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.
0300 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.
0310 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).
0320 MOA, Monetary amount
A segment giving the contribution amount paid for or
by the member.
0330 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying the contribution start and end
dates, and the date of any contribution termination as
needed.
0340 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:
0350 UNS, Section control
A service segment placed at the start of the summary section to
avoid segment collision.
0360 MOA, Monetary amount
A segment giving the total amount being paid into the
superannuation scheme as specified by this advice.
0370 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.
0380 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.
0390 UNT, Message trailer
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of
segments in the message and the control reference number of the
message.
4.2 Data 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
PAT Payment terms basis
RFF Reference
UNH Message header
UNS Section control
UNT Message trailer
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