BANSTA
Banking Status Message
D96AWhat is the BANSTA message used for?
- The BANSTA page serves as an instant reference for systems analysts, developers, and EDI operations teams.
- It brings together the message business role, associated segment breakdown, and a live example in one place.
- Highly valuable during trading partner onboarding, mapping verification, incident triage, and technical training.
The BANSTA message contains a banking status report. It communicates the processing status of a financial transaction (e.g. transfer, direct debit) to the customer.
Usage scenarios:
Interbank EDI, financial institutions.
Interbank EDI, financial institutions.
| Segment | Name | Mandatory | Max Repeat |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNB | Interchange Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNH | Message Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNT | Message Trailer | Mandatory | 1 |
| UNZ | Interchange Trailer | Mandatory | 1 |
| BGM | Beginning of Message | Mandatory | 1 |
| DTM | Date/Time/Period | Optional | 1 |
| NAD | Name and Address | Optional | 10 |
| RFF | Reference | Optional | 1 |
| LIN | Line Item | Optional | N |
BANSTA – Sample message (D96A)
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UNA:+.? ' UNB+UNOC:3+BANK:14+CUSTOMER:14+260316:0900+00012' UNH+1+BANSTA:D:96A:UN' BGM+69+BST-2026-0316' DTM+137:20260316:102' LIN+1' UNT+5+1' UNZ+1+00012'
The sample above can be validated directly in the EDIFACT Validator – Online Syntax Checker.