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

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