UN/EDIFACT DESADV

Despatch advice (shipment notification). It is published in 60 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.

Open the D24A DESADV specification

Message: DESADV
Directory versions: 60
Latest: D24A

Sending and receiving

Exchange DESADV with your trading partners

The specification tells you what a valid DESADV 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.

34 integrations on this site document DESADV handling:

Specifications

DESADV in every directory version

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

60 directory versions

DESTIM UN/EDIFACT message.

Frequently asked questions

What is the DESADV message?

Despatch advice (shipment notification). It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name DESADV in every directory version that publishes it.

Which directory version of DESADV do I need?

The one your trading partner specifies. DESADV 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 DESADV 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.