0. INTRODUCTION
This specification provides the definition of the Inspection
request message (INSREQ) 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 sent by a supplier to inform a customer that items
are ready for inspection prior to despatch.
1.2 Field of Application
The Inspection request 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
An Inspection request message is sent by a supplier to a
customer's inspection service, or a third party who is acting
on his behalf indicating that items are ready for inspection.
The inspection process is generally to ensure that the articles
are in compliance with a base document such as a purchase
order.
2. REFERENCES
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.6 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction,
Section 1.
3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
3.1 Standard 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 Segment
Table which indicate mandatory, conditional and repeating
requirements.
0010 UNH, Message header
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Inspection request message is
INSREQ.
Note: Inspection request messages conforming to this document
must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
Data element 0065 INSREQ
0052 D
0054 99A
0051 UN
0020 BGM, Beginning of message
A segment by which the sender uniquely identifies the
Inspection request message by means of its type and number.
0030 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying general dates and, when relevant, times
related to the whole message. The segment must be specified at
least once to identify the emission date of the document.
0040 Segment group 1: RFF-DTM
A segment group for information on previous inspections,
reference documents and where necessary, their dates.
0050 RFF, Reference
A segment identifying previous inspection requests, reports,
reference document by their number and where appropriate, a
line number within the document.
0060 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying the date/time related to the referenced
information.
0070 Segment group 2: NAD-LOC
A group of segments identifying the parties relevant to the
whole Inspection request message, with associated information.
0080 NAD, Name and address
A segment identifying names and addresses of parties, in
coded or clear form, and their function relevant for the
whole Inspection request message. Identification of the
Supplier and inspection party is mandatory for the
Inspection request message. They are to be given in this
segment position.
0090 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment indicating more details regarding specific
locations related to the party being described, e.g.,
internal site/building number where the inspection may be
carried out.
0100 Segment group 3: DOC-SG4-SG5-SG7
A segment group Identifying the base document and line items to
be inspected.
0110 DOC, Document/message details
A segment identifying the base document (e.g., purchase
order) for the items in question by its number.
0120 Segment group 4: RFF-DTM
A segment group providing complementary information relating
to the base document, such as contract number, purchase
order version, etc.
0130 RFF, Reference
A segment identifying the complementary information in
relation to the base document.
0140 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying the date/time related to the
referenced information.
0150 Segment group 5: NAD-SG6
A group of segments which identifies parties associated with
the document.
0160 NAD, Name and address
A segment identifying parties associated with the
document such as the issuer of the document.
0170 Segment group 6: CTA-COM
A group of segments providing contacts and communication
numbers associated with the party.
0180 CTA, Contact information
A segment identifying to whom communications should be
directed.
0190 COM, Communication contact
A segment identifying communication numbers of the
contacts to which communications should be directed.
0200 Segment group 7: LIN-PIA-IMD-DTM-RFF-FTX-SG8
A group of segments providing the relevant information on
the items to be inspected.
0210 LIN, Line item
A segment identifying the line item by its number and
additionally, identifying the item involved by an
identification number. Other identification numbers may
be specified in the following PIA segment, e.g.,
manufacturer part number, etc.
0220 PIA, Additional product id
A segment providing additional identification information
of the item being described, e.g., manufacturer part
number.
0230 IMD, Item description
A segment for describing the item.
0240 DTM, Date/time/period
A segment specifying date, time or period details to the
line item only.
0250 RFF, Reference
A segment identifying the complementary information in
relation to the line item.
0260 FTX, Free text
A segment with free text in coded or clear form, to give
further clarification, when required, for the line item.
In computer to computer exchanges the use of clear form
text will normally require the receiver to handle this
message manually.
0270 Segment group 8: NAD-GIS-LOC-QTY-QVR-GIN-RFF-FTX
A group of segments identifying the parties to be
delivered and associated information, relevant to the
line item only.
0280 NAD, Name and address
A segment identifying names and addresses of parties
to be delivered, in coded or clear form, and their
function relevant for the line item.
0290 GIS, General indicator
A segment indicating general processing information in
concerning the party.
0300 LOC, Place/location identification
A segment indicating more details regarding specific
locations related to the party being described, e.g.,
internal site or building number.
0310 QTY, Quantity
A segment to specify the quantity to be delivered to
the delivery address.
0320 QVR, Quantity variances
A segment identifying a quantity variance with the
quantity expected and the reason for it.
0330 GIN, Goods identity number
A segment providing specific serial or batch numbers,
relating to the specified product. These may be single
numbers or ranges of numbers.
0340 RFF, Reference
A segment identifying the complementary information in
relation to the party.
0350 FTX, Free text
A segment with free text information to give further
clarification. In computer to computer exchanges the
use of clear form text will normally require the
receiver to handle this message manually.
0360 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)
BGM Beginning of message
COM Communication contact
CTA Contact information
DOC Document/message details
DTM Date/time/period
FTX Free text
GIN Goods identity number
GIS General indicator
IMD Item description
LIN Line item
LOC Place/location identification
NAD Name and address
PIA Additional product id
QTY Quantity
QVR Quantity variances
RFF Reference
UNH Message header
UNT Message trailer
Contents of INSREQ