Message type
UN/EDIFACT GESMES
Geneva message (statistical reporting). It is published in 59 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.
Open the D24A GESMES specification- Message
- GESMES
- Directory versions
- 59
- Latest
- D24A
Sending and receiving
Exchange GESMES with your trading partners
The specification tells you what a valid GESMES 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
GESMES in every directory version
A trading partner names both the message and the directory, for example D00A GESMES, because the segments differ between versions. Open the one your partner specified.
59 directory versions
- D00A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D00A
- D00B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D00B
- D01A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D01A
- D01B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D01B
- D01C GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D01C
- D02A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D02A
- D02B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D02B
- D03A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D03A
- D03B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D03B
- D04A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D04A
- D04B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D04B
- D05A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D05A
- D05B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D05B
- D06A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D06A
- D06B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D06B
- D07A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D07A
- D07B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D07B
- D08A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D08A
- D08B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D08B
- D09A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D09A
- D09B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D09B
- D10A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D10A
- D10B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D10B
- D11A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D11A
- D11B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D11B
- D12A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D12A
- D12B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D12B
- D13A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D13A
- D13B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D13B
- D14A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D14A
- D14B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D14B
- D15A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D15A
- D15B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D15B
- D16A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D16A
- D16B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D16B
- D17A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D17A
- D17B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D17B
- D18A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D18A
- D18B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D18B
- D19A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D19A
- D19B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D19B
- D20A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D20A
- D20B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D20B
- D21A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D21A
- D21B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D21B
- D22A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D22A
- D22B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D22B
- D23A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D23A
- D24A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D24A
- D95A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D95A
- D95B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D95B
- D96A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D96A
- D96B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D96B
- D97A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D97A
- D97B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D97B
- D98A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D98A
- D98B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D98B
- D99A GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D99A
- D99B GESMES segment structure, data elements and codes for D99B
Frequently asked questions
What is the GESMES message?
Geneva message (statistical reporting). It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name GESMES in every directory version that publishes it.
Which directory version of GESMES do I need?
The one your trading partner specifies. GESMES is published in 59 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 GESMES 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.