Reference module

EDI Navigator

Industries, industry-specific use cases, standards and country rulebooks in one reference.

Industry:

Retail & consumer goods

High-volume replenishment between retailers, wholesalers and brand manufacturers, driven by GS1 identification and EANCOM subsets.

Typical EDI messages

ORDERSORDRSPDESADVRECADVINVOICINVRPTSLSRPTDELFORPRICATPARTINGS1 CIN

Common standards

EDIFACT / EANCOMGS1 XMLANSI X12Peppol BIS

Business drivers

Shelf availability and short replenishment cycles
GTIN/GLN master data quality
Promotion and price change coordination

Use cases

Order-to-cash replenishment

ORDERS · ORDRSP · DESADV · RECADV · INVOIC

Practice example: A grocery chain orders 480 brackets and 2 400 bolts for store cluster North. The supplier confirms the full quantity, ships two pallets with SSCC labels and invoices 7 969,20 EUR net 30.

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Vendor managed inventory

INVRPT · SLSRPT · DELFOR

Practice example: A beverage brand receives daily stock and sales reports per store, refills below the agreed minimum and no purchase order is ever raised by the retailer.

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Catalogue & price synchronisation

PRICAT · PARTIN · GS1 CIN

Practice example: Before a seasonal launch the brand sends 180 new GTINs with pack hierarchy, list price and promotion window; the retailer only opens ordering after master data validation.

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Rule-setting bodies & associations

Official publishers of the rulebooks, with postal address and contact details.

GS1 Germany GmbH

National standards organisation

GTIN/GLN identification, EANCOM message guides and the German EDI recommendations for retail and consumer goods.

Maarweg 133, 50825 Köln, Deutschland

+49 221 94714-0

info@gs1-germany.de

Rulebooks & documents

EANCOM® message guides — ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC subsets for German retail
GS1 Logistics Label (SSCC/NVE) — Labelling of handling units

GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)

International standards organisation

Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.

Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 788 78 00

Rulebooks & documents

GS1 EPCIS 2.0 — Event data for serialisation and traceability
GS1 Traceability Standard — Batch and lot traceability requirements

UNECE — United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)

United Nations body

Owner of the UN/EDIFACT directories, UNTDID code lists and Recommendation 20 unit codes used by every EDIFACT implementation.

Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

+41 22 917 12 34

Rulebooks & documents

UN/EDIFACT directories — Message directories D.96A and later
UNTDID code lists — Qualifiers such as 1001, 4461, 5305

Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12)

ANSI-accredited standards committee

North American transaction sets (850, 810, 856, 214, 837) and the HIPAA-mandated healthcare transactions.

8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite L1-1150, McLean, VA 22102, USA

+1 703 970 4480

Rulebooks & documents

X12 transaction sets — Complete catalogue per release
X12 HIPAA guides — 837, 835, 270/271 implementation guides

Koordinierungsstelle für IT-Standards (KoSIT) — Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Public-sector coordination office

Maintains the XRechnung standard, the German CIUS of EN 16931, its business rules (BR-DE) and the validator configuration.

c/o Die Senatorin für Finanzen, Rudolf-Hilferding-Platz 1, 28195 Bremen, Deutschland

+49 421 361-59578

Rulebooks & documents

XRechnung specification — Current version incl. Leitweg-ID rules
KoSIT validator configuration — Reference rule set used for conformance checks

OpenPeppol AISBL

International non-profit association

Peppol BIS profiles, the Peppol network policy for access points and the participant identifier schemes.

Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

Rulebooks & documents

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — Post-award invoicing profile
Peppol policy for use of identifiers — Participant and document identifier rules

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre

European standardisation body

Owner of EN 16931 — the semantic data model and business rules behind every European e-invoice.

Rue de la Science 23, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 550 08 11

Rulebooks & documents

EN 16931 eInvoicing standard — Semantic model, syntax bindings, BR rules

OASIS Open (Universal Business Language TC)

Open standards consortium

Universal Business Language 2.1/2.4 — the XML syntax used by Peppol BIS and XRechnung UBL invoices.

P.O. Box 455, Waltham, MA 02454, USA

communications@oasis-open.org

Rulebooks & documents

UBL 2.1 specification — Invoice, order and despatch advice schemas

Rulebooks & sources

GS1 EANCOM — EANCOM message directories and subsets
GS1 Germany – EDI guidelines — German retail implementation guidelines
GS1 General Specifications — GTIN, GLN and SSCC identification rules

Automotive

Just-in-time and just-in-sequence supply chains governed by VDA, Odette and EDIFACT subsets with strict call-off discipline.

Typical EDI messages

DELFORDELJITVDA 4905VDA 4915DESADVVDA 4913RECADVINVOIC (self-billing)VDA 4908REMADV

Common standards

VDA (4905/4913, VDA 4938)EDIFACT (DELFOR, DELJIT)OdetteANSI X12

Business drivers

Line-side supply without buffer stock
Sequence accuracy and label compliance (VDA 4902 / GTL)
Self-billing and credit-note procedures

Use cases

Forecast & JIT call-off

DELFOR · DELJIT · VDA 4905 · VDA 4915

Practice example: A tier-1 supplier receives a 26-week forecast every Monday; daily JIT call-offs then fix the exact quantity per unloading point and two-hour slot.

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ASN & goods receipt

DESADV · VDA 4913 · RECADV

Practice example: Each truck carries 12 handling units with VDA 4902 labels; the ASN must arrive before the truck so the plant can book goods receipt by scanning only.

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Self-billing (credit note procedure)

INVOIC (self-billing) · VDA 4908 · REMADV

Practice example: The OEM settles 4 300 received parts from the week's goods receipts and sends a remittance advice; the supplier posts it against open deliveries instead of invoicing.

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Rule-setting bodies & associations

Official publishers of the rulebooks, with postal address and contact details.

Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. (VDA)

Industry association

German automotive EDI recommendations: VDA 4905 call-offs, VDA 4913 dispatch data, VDA 4902 labels and the VDA 4938 global invoice.

Behrenstraße 35, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland

+49 30 897842-0

Rulebooks & documents

VDA-Empfehlungen (Publikationen) — Official recommendation catalogue
VDA 4902 goods tag — Label layout for handling units

Odette International Ltd.

European automotive network organisation

Pan-European automotive supply-chain standards: OFTP2 transmission, global transport label (GTL) and EDIFACT automotive subsets.

71 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BN, United Kingdom

info@odette.org

Rulebooks & documents

OFTP2 specification — Secure file transfer between automotive partners
Global Transport Label (GTL) — Successor label standard to VDA 4902

UNECE — United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)

United Nations body

Owner of the UN/EDIFACT directories, UNTDID code lists and Recommendation 20 unit codes used by every EDIFACT implementation.

Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

+41 22 917 12 34

Rulebooks & documents

UN/EDIFACT directories — Message directories D.96A and later
UNTDID code lists — Qualifiers such as 1001, 4461, 5305

Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12)

ANSI-accredited standards committee

North American transaction sets (850, 810, 856, 214, 837) and the HIPAA-mandated healthcare transactions.

8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite L1-1150, McLean, VA 22102, USA

+1 703 970 4480

Rulebooks & documents

X12 transaction sets — Complete catalogue per release
X12 HIPAA guides — 837, 835, 270/271 implementation guides

Rulebooks & sources

VDA recommendations — VDA 4905/4913/4938 and label standards
Odette International — European automotive message and label guidelines
AIAG (North America) — X12 implementation guidelines for OEMs

Healthcare & pharma

Regulated flows combining procurement EDI with traceability and serialisation duties.

Typical EDI messages

PRICATORDERSDESADVINVOIC / XRechnungEPCIS eventsINVRPT

Common standards

EDIFACT (EANCOM)GS1 EPCISHL7 / FHIRPeppol BIS

Business drivers

Falsified Medicines Directive / DSCSA traceability
Batch and expiry data on every delivery
Hospital group purchasing organisations

Use cases

Hospital procurement

PRICAT · ORDERS · DESADV · INVOIC / XRechnung

Practice example: A university hospital orders implants from a framework catalogue; the invoice must be an XRechnung with the correct Leitweg-ID or the payment run rejects it.

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Serialisation & traceability

EPCIS events · DESADV · INVRPT

Practice example: Every pack carries a unique serial number; commissioning, aggregation and shipping events are reported so a pharmacy can verify authenticity at dispense.

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Rule-setting bodies & associations

Official publishers of the rulebooks, with postal address and contact details.

GS1 Germany GmbH

National standards organisation

GTIN/GLN identification, EANCOM message guides and the German EDI recommendations for retail and consumer goods.

Maarweg 133, 50825 Köln, Deutschland

+49 221 94714-0

info@gs1-germany.de

Rulebooks & documents

EANCOM® message guides — ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC subsets for German retail
GS1 Logistics Label (SSCC/NVE) — Labelling of handling units

GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)

International standards organisation

Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.

Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 788 78 00

Rulebooks & documents

GS1 EPCIS 2.0 — Event data for serialisation and traceability
GS1 Traceability Standard — Batch and lot traceability requirements

UNECE — United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)

United Nations body

Owner of the UN/EDIFACT directories, UNTDID code lists and Recommendation 20 unit codes used by every EDIFACT implementation.

Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

+41 22 917 12 34

Rulebooks & documents

UN/EDIFACT directories — Message directories D.96A and later
UNTDID code lists — Qualifiers such as 1001, 4461, 5305

Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12)

ANSI-accredited standards committee

North American transaction sets (850, 810, 856, 214, 837) and the HIPAA-mandated healthcare transactions.

8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite L1-1150, McLean, VA 22102, USA

+1 703 970 4480

Rulebooks & documents

X12 transaction sets — Complete catalogue per release
X12 HIPAA guides — 837, 835, 270/271 implementation guides

OpenPeppol AISBL

International non-profit association

Peppol BIS profiles, the Peppol network policy for access points and the participant identifier schemes.

Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

Rulebooks & documents

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — Post-award invoicing profile
Peppol policy for use of identifiers — Participant and document identifier rules

securPharm e. V.

National medicines verification organisation

German implementation of the EU Falsified Medicines Directive: serial number verification for prescription medicine.

Hausvogteiplatz 13, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland

info@securpharm.de

Rulebooks & documents

securPharm system documentation — Verification duties for pharmacies and wholesalers

Rulebooks & sources

GS1 Healthcare — Identification and traceability for medical goods
GS1 EPCIS 2.0 — Event data for serialisation flows
EU Falsified Medicines Directive — Verification duties for prescription medicine

Transport & logistics

Carrier, forwarder and warehouse integration with status tracking as the core value.

Typical EDI messages

IFTMINIFTMBCIFTSTAX12 204X12 214INVRPTWMS instructions (X12 940/945)RECADV

Common standards

EDIFACT (IFTMIN, IFTSTA)ANSI X12 (204, 214, 990)GS1 XMLAPI/EDI hybrid

Business drivers

Real-time shipment visibility
Customs and dangerous-goods data
Freight cost settlement accuracy

Use cases

Transport order & status

IFTMIN · IFTMBC · IFTSTA · X12 204 · X12 214

Practice example: A shipper books a partial load Hamburg–Milan; the carrier returns pickup, border and delivery status events that feed the customer's tracking page.

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3PL warehouse integration

INVRPT · WMS instructions (X12 940/945) · RECADV

Practice example: The brand owner releases a warehouse shipping order to its 3PL; the 3PL confirms picking and returns the shipment advice used for the customer ASN.

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Rule-setting bodies & associations

Official publishers of the rulebooks, with postal address and contact details.

GS1 Germany GmbH

National standards organisation

GTIN/GLN identification, EANCOM message guides and the German EDI recommendations for retail and consumer goods.

Maarweg 133, 50825 Köln, Deutschland

+49 221 94714-0

info@gs1-germany.de

Rulebooks & documents

EANCOM® message guides — ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC subsets for German retail
GS1 Logistics Label (SSCC/NVE) — Labelling of handling units

GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)

International standards organisation

Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.

Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 788 78 00

Rulebooks & documents

GS1 EPCIS 2.0 — Event data for serialisation and traceability
GS1 Traceability Standard — Batch and lot traceability requirements

UNECE — United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)

United Nations body

Owner of the UN/EDIFACT directories, UNTDID code lists and Recommendation 20 unit codes used by every EDIFACT implementation.

Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

+41 22 917 12 34

Rulebooks & documents

UN/EDIFACT directories — Message directories D.96A and later
UNTDID code lists — Qualifiers such as 1001, 4461, 5305

Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12)

ANSI-accredited standards committee

North American transaction sets (850, 810, 856, 214, 837) and the HIPAA-mandated healthcare transactions.

8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite L1-1150, McLean, VA 22102, USA

+1 703 970 4480

Rulebooks & documents

X12 transaction sets — Complete catalogue per release
X12 HIPAA guides — 837, 835, 270/271 implementation guides

Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA)

Industry association

Standardised container shipping interfaces for track & trace, bookings and the electronic bill of lading.

Barbara Strozzilaan 101, 1083 HN Amsterdam, Netherlands

Rulebooks & documents

DCSA standards library — Track & trace and eBL specifications

Rulebooks & sources

UN/CEFACT EDIFACT directories — IFTMIN, IFTSTA and related transport messages
X12 transportation sets — 204, 214, 990 and further freight transactions
GS1 Logistics Label — SSCC labelling of handling units

Public sector

Mandatory structured e-invoicing and procurement documents towards contracting authorities.

Typical EDI messages

XRechnung (UBL)XRechnung (CII)Peppol BIS Billing 3.0Peppol OrderPeppol Despatch AdvicePeppol MLR

Common standards

EN 16931XRechnungZUGFeRD/Factur-XPeppol BIS 3.0

Business drivers

Directive 2014/55/EU implementation
Leitweg-ID routing in Germany
Audit-proof archiving

Use cases

E-invoice to authorities

XRechnung (UBL) · XRechnung (CII) · Peppol BIS Billing 3.0

Practice example: A construction firm invoices a federal agency: XRechnung 3.0, Leitweg-ID in BuyerReference, payment terms and VAT breakdown validated against EN 16931 business rules.

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Electronic procurement documents

Peppol Order · Peppol Despatch Advice · Peppol MLR

Practice example: A municipality orders office furniture over Peppol; the supplier answers with a despatch advice and receives a message level response for each transmission.

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Rule-setting bodies & associations

Official publishers of the rulebooks, with postal address and contact details.

Koordinierungsstelle für IT-Standards (KoSIT) — Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Public-sector coordination office

Maintains the XRechnung standard, the German CIUS of EN 16931, its business rules (BR-DE) and the validator configuration.

c/o Die Senatorin für Finanzen, Rudolf-Hilferding-Platz 1, 28195 Bremen, Deutschland

+49 421 361-59578

Rulebooks & documents

XRechnung specification — Current version incl. Leitweg-ID rules
KoSIT validator configuration — Reference rule set used for conformance checks

OpenPeppol AISBL

International non-profit association

Peppol BIS profiles, the Peppol network policy for access points and the participant identifier schemes.

Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

Rulebooks & documents

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — Post-award invoicing profile
Peppol policy for use of identifiers — Participant and document identifier rules

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre

European standardisation body

Owner of EN 16931 — the semantic data model and business rules behind every European e-invoice.

Rue de la Science 23, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 550 08 11

Rulebooks & documents

EN 16931 eInvoicing standard — Semantic model, syntax bindings, BR rules

OASIS Open (Universal Business Language TC)

Open standards consortium

Universal Business Language 2.1/2.4 — the XML syntax used by Peppol BIS and XRechnung UBL invoices.

P.O. Box 455, Waltham, MA 02454, USA

communications@oasis-open.org

Rulebooks & documents

UBL 2.1 specification — Invoice, order and despatch advice schemas

Rulebooks & sources

XRechnung standard (KoSIT) — German CIUS incl. Leitweg-ID rules
EN 16931 (European Commission) — Semantic model and business rules
Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — Post-award profile used across Europe

Energy & utilities

Market communication between grid operators, suppliers and metering point operators under regulated rulebooks.

Typical EDI messages

UTILMDAPERAKCONTRLMSCONSINVOICREMADV

Common standards

EDIFACT (UTILMD, MSCONS, INVOIC)BDEW/EDI@EnergyebIXCIM XML

Business drivers

Regulatory deadlines set by the national regulator
Metering data quality and completeness
Supplier switching within legal timeframes

Use cases

Supplier switching

UTILMD · APERAK · CONTRL

Practice example: A customer switches supplier: the new supplier requests the metering point master data, the grid operator confirms or rejects within the regulated deadline.

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Metering data & billing

MSCONS · INVOIC · REMADV

Practice example: Fifteen-minute load profiles are transmitted daily per metering point and later reconciled against the grid usage invoice.

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Rule-setting bodies & associations

Official publishers of the rulebooks, with postal address and contact details.

BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e. V. (EDI@Energy)

Industry association

German energy market communication: UTILMD, MSCONS, INVOIC and APERAK message implementation guides with binding go-live dates.

Reinhardtstraße 32, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland

+49 30 300199-0

Rulebooks & documents

EDI@Energy Nachrichtenbeschreibungen — Message guides per process and release

Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen

Federal regulator

Regulatory decisions (GPKE, MaBiS, WiM) that make the EDI@Energy message formats and deadlines legally binding.

Tulpenfeld 4, 53113 Bonn, Deutschland

Rulebooks & documents

Festlegungen Marktkommunikation — Binding process and deadline decisions

Rulebooks & sources

EDI@Energy (BDEW) — German market communication rulebooks
Bundesnetzagentur market processes — Regulatory decisions and deadlines
ebIX — European energy market harmonisation

Food & beverage

Fresh-goods logistics with batch traceability, weight-variable articles and short order cycles.

Typical EDI messages

ORDERSDESADVINVOICRECADV

Common standards

EANCOMGS1 XMLEDIFACT (DESADV with batch)Peppol BIS

Business drivers

Regulation (EC) 178/2002 traceability
Weight-variable pricing and catch weights
Best-before dates in every despatch advice

Use cases

Fresh replenishment

ORDERS · DESADV · INVOIC · RECADV

Practice example: A dairy delivers to a distribution centre with batch, best-before date and temperature data on every pallet; missing lot data blocks goods receipt.

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Rule-setting bodies & associations

Official publishers of the rulebooks, with postal address and contact details.

GS1 Germany GmbH

National standards organisation

GTIN/GLN identification, EANCOM message guides and the German EDI recommendations for retail and consumer goods.

Maarweg 133, 50825 Köln, Deutschland

+49 221 94714-0

info@gs1-germany.de

Rulebooks & documents

EANCOM® message guides — ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC subsets for German retail
GS1 Logistics Label (SSCC/NVE) — Labelling of handling units

GS1 AISBL (GS1 Global Office)

International standards organisation

Global identification keys, GDSN master data synchronisation, EPCIS event data and the GS1 healthcare and traceability standards.

Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326, bte 10, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 788 78 00

Rulebooks & documents

GS1 EPCIS 2.0 — Event data for serialisation and traceability
GS1 Traceability Standard — Batch and lot traceability requirements

UNECE — United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)

United Nations body

Owner of the UN/EDIFACT directories, UNTDID code lists and Recommendation 20 unit codes used by every EDIFACT implementation.

Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

+41 22 917 12 34

Rulebooks & documents

UN/EDIFACT directories — Message directories D.96A and later
UNTDID code lists — Qualifiers such as 1001, 4461, 5305

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre

European standardisation body

Owner of EN 16931 — the semantic data model and business rules behind every European e-invoice.

Rue de la Science 23, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 550 08 11

Rulebooks & documents

EN 16931 eInvoicing standard — Semantic model, syntax bindings, BR rules

Rulebooks & sources

GS1 traceability standard — Batch and lot traceability requirements
EU Regulation 178/2002 — One-up/one-down traceability duty
GS1 Germany – fresh food EDI — Weight-based settlement recommendations

Industrial manufacturing

Project and MRO procurement with long lead times, drawings and subcontracting flows.

Typical EDI messages

INVRPTSLSRPTINVOICcXML PunchOutOCIORDERS

Common standards

EDIFACTANSI X12cXML / OCI punchoutPeppol BIS

Business drivers

Supplier capacity and lead-time visibility
Subcontract and consignment stock control
Catalogue punchout into ERP

Use cases

Consignment stock

INVRPT · SLSRPT · INVOIC

Practice example: Consignment stock at the customer plant is reported weekly; only withdrawals are invoiced, so stock reports and settlement must match exactly.

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Catalogue punchout

cXML PunchOut · OCI · ORDERS

Practice example: An engineer configures a drive in the supplier's web shop and returns the cart to the ERP, which turns it into a regular EDI purchase order.

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Rule-setting bodies & associations

Official publishers of the rulebooks, with postal address and contact details.

Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. (VDA)

Industry association

German automotive EDI recommendations: VDA 4905 call-offs, VDA 4913 dispatch data, VDA 4902 labels and the VDA 4938 global invoice.

Behrenstraße 35, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland

+49 30 897842-0

Rulebooks & documents

VDA-Empfehlungen (Publikationen) — Official recommendation catalogue
VDA 4902 goods tag — Label layout for handling units

UNECE — United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)

United Nations body

Owner of the UN/EDIFACT directories, UNTDID code lists and Recommendation 20 unit codes used by every EDIFACT implementation.

Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

+41 22 917 12 34

Rulebooks & documents

UN/EDIFACT directories — Message directories D.96A and later
UNTDID code lists — Qualifiers such as 1001, 4461, 5305

Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12)

ANSI-accredited standards committee

North American transaction sets (850, 810, 856, 214, 837) and the HIPAA-mandated healthcare transactions.

8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite L1-1150, McLean, VA 22102, USA

+1 703 970 4480

Rulebooks & documents

X12 transaction sets — Complete catalogue per release
X12 HIPAA guides — 837, 835, 270/271 implementation guides

Koordinierungsstelle für IT-Standards (KoSIT) — Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Public-sector coordination office

Maintains the XRechnung standard, the German CIUS of EN 16931, its business rules (BR-DE) and the validator configuration.

c/o Die Senatorin für Finanzen, Rudolf-Hilferding-Platz 1, 28195 Bremen, Deutschland

+49 421 361-59578

Rulebooks & documents

XRechnung specification — Current version incl. Leitweg-ID rules
KoSIT validator configuration — Reference rule set used for conformance checks

OpenPeppol AISBL

International non-profit association

Peppol BIS profiles, the Peppol network policy for access points and the participant identifier schemes.

Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

Rulebooks & documents

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — Post-award invoicing profile
Peppol policy for use of identifiers — Participant and document identifier rules

CEN-CENELEC Management Centre

European standardisation body

Owner of EN 16931 — the semantic data model and business rules behind every European e-invoice.

Rue de la Science 23, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

+32 2 550 08 11

Rulebooks & documents

EN 16931 eInvoicing standard — Semantic model, syntax bindings, BR rules

OASIS Open (Universal Business Language TC)

Open standards consortium

Universal Business Language 2.1/2.4 — the XML syntax used by Peppol BIS and XRechnung UBL invoices.

P.O. Box 455, Waltham, MA 02454, USA

communications@oasis-open.org

Rulebooks & documents

UBL 2.1 specification — Invoice, order and despatch advice schemas

Rulebooks & sources

UN/EDIFACT directories — Base message directories D.96A and later
cXML / punch-out — Catalogue punch-out and order integration
SAP IDoc reference — IDoc structures used in ERP integrations