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Message type

UN/EDIFACT GENRAL

General release of cargo message. It is published in 57 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.

Open the D24A GENRAL specification
Message
GENRAL
Directory versions
57
Latest
D24A

Sending and receiving

Exchange GENRAL with your trading partners

The specification tells you what a valid GENRAL 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

GENRAL in every directory version

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

57 directory versions

Frequently asked questions

What is the GENRAL message?

General release of cargo message. It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name GENRAL in every directory version that publishes it.

Which directory version of GENRAL do I need?

The one your trading partner specifies. GENRAL is published in 57 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 GENRAL 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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