ORDERS
Purchase Order
D96AWhat is the ORDERS message used for?
- The ORDERS 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 ORDERS message represents a commercial purchase order. It is one of the most widely used EDIFACT message types in retail, automotive and manufacturing. The buyer uses it to communicate ordered products, quantities, prices and delivery terms to the supplier.
Usage areas
- Retail: supermarket and department store orders
- Automotive: just-in-time parts orders
- Manufacturing: raw material and component orders
Usage scenarios:
Retail (FMCG), automotive JIT orders, manufacturing component orders, logistics.
Retail (FMCG), automotive JIT orders, manufacturing component orders, logistics.
| 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 |
| QTY | Quantity | Optional | 1 |
| PRI | Price Details | Optional | 1 |
| IMD | Item Description | Optional | 1 |
| TOD | Terms of Delivery or Transport | Optional | 1 |
| CUX | Currencies | Optional | 1 |
| FTX | Free Text | Optional | 1 |
| MOA | Monetary Amount | Optional | 1 |
| TAX | Duty/Tax/Fee Details | Optional | 1 |
| PAT | Payment Terms Basis | Optional | 1 |
| CTA | Contact Information | Optional | 1 |
| COM | Communication Contact | Optional | 1 |
| ALC | Allowance or Charge | Optional | 1 |
| UNS | Section Control | Optional | 1 |
| CNT | Control Total | Optional | 1 |
ORDERS – Sample message (D96A)
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Test in validator
UNA:+.? ' UNB+UNOC:3+BUYER:14+SUPPLIER:14+260310:0800+00001' UNH+1+ORDERS:D:96A:UN' BGM+220+ORD-2026-0310+9' DTM+137:20260310:102' DTM+2:20260315:102' RFF+CR:CONTRACT-2026' NAD+BY+1234567890123::9++ACME Kft++Budapest+1051+HU' NAD+SE+9876543210123::9++Supplier GmbH++Berlin+10115+DE' CUX+2:EUR:4' LIN+1++4000862141404:EN' IMD+F++:::Stainless Steel Bolt M8x30' QTY+21:1000:PCE' PRI+AAA:1.25' LIN+2++4000862141411:EN' IMD+F++:::Hex Nut M8' QTY+21:2000:PCE' PRI+AAA:0.45' UNS+S' CNT+2:2' UNT+20+1' UNZ+1+00001'
The sample above can be validated directly in the EDIFACT Validator – Online Syntax Checker.