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Message type

UN/EDIFACT CONTEN

Container event notification. It is published in 60 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.

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

Sending and receiving

Exchange CONTEN with your trading partners

The specification tells you what a valid CONTEN 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

CONTEN in every directory version

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

60 directory versions

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.

CONAPW Consignment advice push message. CONDPV UN/EDIFACT message. CONDRA Condition damage advice by carrier message. CONDRO Condition damage report (owner to carrier). CONEST Consignment status message. CONITT Container itinerary message. CONPVA Container pre-advise message. CONQVA Container quay arrival message. CONRPW Container repositioning advice. CONTRL UN/EDIFACT message. CONWQD Container withdrawal queue details.

Frequently asked questions

What is the CONTEN message?

Container event notification. It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name CONTEN in every directory version that publishes it.

Which directory version of CONTEN do I need?

The one your trading partner specifies. CONTEN 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 CONTEN 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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