Message type
UN/EDIFACT CONEST
Consignment status message. It is published in 60 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.
Open the D24A CONEST specification- Message
- CONEST
- Directory versions
- 60
- Latest
- D24A
Sending and receiving
Exchange CONEST with your trading partners
The specification tells you what a valid CONEST 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.
Specifications
CONEST in every directory version
A trading partner names both the message and the directory, for example D00A CONEST, because the segments differ between versions. Open the one your partner specified.
60 directory versions
- D00A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D00A
- D00B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D00B
- D01A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D01A
- D01B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D01B
- D01C CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D01C
- D02A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D02A
- D02B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D02B
- D03A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D03A
- D03B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D03B
- D04A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D04A
- D04B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D04B
- D05A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D05A
- D05B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D05B
- D06A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D06A
- D06B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D06B
- D07A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D07A
- D07B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D07B
- D08A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D08A
- D08B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D08B
- D09A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D09A
- D09B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D09B
- D10A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D10A
- D10B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D10B
- D11A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D11A
- D11B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D11B
- D12A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D12A
- D12B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D12B
- D13A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D13A
- D13B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D13B
- D14A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D14A
- D14B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D14B
- D15A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D15A
- D15B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D15B
- D16A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D16A
- D16B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D16B
- D17A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D17A
- D17B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D17B
- D18A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D18A
- D18B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D18B
- D19A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D19A
- D19B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D19B
- D20A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D20A
- D20B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D20B
- D21A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D21A
- D21B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D21B
- D22A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D22A
- D22B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D22B
- D23A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D23A
- D24A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D24A
- D94B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D94B
- D95A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D95A
- D95B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D95B
- D96A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D96A
- D96B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D96B
- D97A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D97A
- D97B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D97B
- D98A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D98A
- D98B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D98B
- D99A CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D99A
- D99B CONEST segment structure, data elements and codes for D99B
Related messages
Messages in the CON set
UN/EDIFACT groups related documents under a shared three-letter stem. These usually appear together in one trading flow.
Frequently asked questions
What is the CONEST message?
Consignment status message. It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name CONEST in every directory version that publishes it.
Which directory version of CONEST do I need?
The one your trading partner specifies. CONEST 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 CONEST 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.
Sources and further reading
- GS1 EDI standards GS1 guidance on EDI standards used for supply-chain document exchange.
- UNECE introduction to UN/EDIFACT United Nations guidance on UN/EDIFACT for structured business data exchange.
- X12 EDI standards Official X12 standards body for North American EDI transaction standards.
- OpenPeppol post-award specifications OpenPeppol documentation for e-procurement and e-invoicing specifications.