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Message type

UN/EDIFACT AUTHOR

Authorization message for communication access or permissions. It is published in 60 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.

Open the D24A AUTHOR specification
Message
AUTHOR
Directory versions
60
Latest
D24A

Sending and receiving

Exchange AUTHOR with your trading partners

The specification tells you what a valid AUTHOR looks like. Sending and receiving one means mapping it to the system that holds the data, agreeing the format with each partner, and handling the messages that come back when something is rejected. XEDI does the mapping, validation and transport.

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Specifications

AUTHOR in every directory version

A trading partner names both the message and the directory, for example D00A AUTHOR, because the segments differ between versions. Open the one your partner specified.

60 directory versions

Related messages

Messages in the AUT set

UN/EDIFACT groups related documents under a shared three-letter stem. These usually appear together in one trading flow.

AUTACK UN/EDIFACT message.

Frequently asked questions

What is the AUTHOR message?

Authorization message for communication access or permissions. It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name AUTHOR in every directory version that publishes it.

Which directory version of AUTHOR do I need?

The one your trading partner specifies. AUTHOR is published in 60 directory versions and the segment detail differs between them, so a mapping built for one version is not automatically valid for another.

How do I send a AUTHOR message?

Map the data from the system that holds it into the segment structure the agreed directory version defines, then transport it by the route the partner uses, commonly AS2 or SFTP. XEDI handles the mapping, validation and transport, and surfaces the acknowledgements and errors that come back.

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