Edition 2016 Upd. 2021

Sales forecast message

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Service string advice

The service string advice shall begin with the upper case characters UNA immediately followed by six characters in the order shown below. The same character shall not be used in more than one position of the UNA.

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Interchange header

This segment is used to envelope the interchange, as well as to identify both, the party to whom the interchange is sent and the party who has sent the interchange. The principle of the UNB segment is the same as a physical envelope which covers one or more letters or documents, and which details, both the address where delivery is to take place and the address from where the envelope has come.

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Message header

This segment is used to head, identify and specify a message.

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Beginning of message

This segment is used to indicate the type and function  of a message and to transmit the identifying number.

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Date/time/period

This segment is used to specify the date or period of the Sales Forecast.

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NAD-SG2

A group of segments identifying the parties with associated information.

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Name and address

This segment is used to identify the trading parties involved in the Sales Data forecasting process. Identification of the sender and receiver of the report is mandatory. These parties may be different from those specified in UNB.

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CTA-COM

A group of segments giving contact details of the specific person or department within the party identified in the NAD segment.

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Contact information

This segment is used to identify the department and person within the party specified in the NAD segment.

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Communication contact

This segment is used to identify the communications number and the type of communications used for the person or department identified in the CTA segment.

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RFF-DTM

A group of segments giving references and, where necessary, their dates, relating to the whole message, e.g. contract number.

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Reference

This segment is used to specify references which relates to the complete sales forecast report message.

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Date/time/period

This segment is used to specify dates relating to the references given in the preceding RFF segment.

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CUX-DTM

A group of segments specifying the currencies and related dates/periods valid for the whole sales forecast message.

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Currencies

This segment is used to specify the currency in which the prices in the Sales Forecast are quoted.

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Date/time/period

This segment is used to specify the date on which the rate of exchange was quoted.

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LOC-DTM-SG6

A group of segments providing details of the location for which forecasted sales are being reported and the period or sub-period during which the sales will take place. There must be at least one occurrence of Segment group 5 within a sales forecast message.

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Place/location identification

This segment is used to identify the location where the sales are forecasted to take place. The LOC segment is the trigger segment for the Sales Forecast Report detail section. There must always be at least one occurrence of the LOC segment in the sales forecast report.

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Date/time/period

This segment is used to indicate the date or period of forecasted sales for the items which follow in the LIN sub-group (Group 6). The DTM segment can be used to specify sub-periods such as weekly sales within a monthly sales forecast report.

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LIN-PIA-IMD-RFF-ALI-MOA-PRI-SG7

A group of segments providing details per location and period of the individual products to be sold in terms of product family or group, planned promotional flags, total forecast sale monetary amount and planned sale price.

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Line item

This segment is used to identify the product whose sales are being forecasted.

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Additional product id

This segment is used to specify additional item identification codes such as a buyers, or sellers, item number.

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Item description

This segment is used to describe the current line item.

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Reference

This segment is used to specify any references which are applicable to the line item only.

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Additional information

This segment is used to specify any special conditions related to the current line item. Any promotions planned to be in effect when the product is to be sold can be specified in this segment.

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Monetary amount

This segment is used to indicate the value of the forecasted sales for the current line item for the period being forecasted.

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Price details

This segment is used to indicate the price at which the current line item will be sold.

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QTY

A group of segments identifying the quantity to be sold.

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Quantity

This segment is used to specify quantities related to the current line item.

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Message trailer

This segment is a mandatory UN/EDIFACT segment. It must always be the last segment in the message.

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Interchange trailer

This segment is used to provide the trailer of an interchange.

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Edition 2016 Upd. 2021