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What
does EANCOM® provide?
The
messages available in the EANCOM® standard cover the functions
required to effect a complete trade transaction;
- the
messages which enable the trade transaction to take place, e.g.
price catalogue, purchase order, invoice, etc;
- the
messages used to instruct transport services to move the goods;
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finally the messages used in settlement of the trade transactions
through the banking system.
The
flows and trading partners catered for in EANCOM® can be simply
represented as follows:
The
trade messages available in EANCOM® can be divided into the
following categories:
Master
Data Messages
These
contain data which rarely changes (product measurements, names and
addresses, etc):
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The
Party Information message: is used to identify all
the locations (
EAN Global Location
Numbers:
name, address, contact persons, financial accounts, etc) associated
to subsequent commercial transactions and their related operational
information.
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The
Product Information messages: provide parties with
information containing the descriptive, logistical and financial
details of a product or a service.
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Commercial
Transactions Messages
These
cover the general trading cycle from quotation request to remittance
advice:
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The
Quotation messages contain all details relevant to
the supply of the goods or services requested by the potential
buyer (terms of delivery, payment terms, price, allowances
and charges, etc).
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The
Purchase Order set of messages relates to the ordering
process from a proposed order, subsequent changes and the
eventual order confirmation (relevant quantities, dates, location
of delivery, etc).
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The
Transport and Logistics messages provide information
related to the despatch transport and receipt of previously
ordered products.
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The
Invoice and Remittance Advice messages relate to the
payment of the goods supplied. The buyer can automatically
reconcile the suppliers invoice using the product receipt
information.
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Report
and Planning Messages
These
messages include general trading reports which allow partners to
plan for the future:
- They
enable trading partners to exchange precious information in order
to understand each others requirements.
- They
provide valuable and up-to-date reports and forecasts concerning
delivery, sales and stocks and enable the partners
involved to plan their activities and marketing strategies.
Syntax
and Service Report Message
The Syntax and Service Report message may be sent by the receiver
of any EDIFACT message to acknowledge or refuse an interchange,
functional group or message.
General
Message
The General message may be used to send data for which there is
no specific standard message.
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