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Message type

UN/EDIFACT ORDERS

Purchase order message. It is published in 60 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.

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

Sending and receiving

Exchange ORDERS with your trading partners

The specification tells you what a valid ORDERS 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.

28 integrations on this site document ORDERS handling:

Acumatica ORDERS mapping and transport Adobe Commerce ORDERS mapping and transport Amazon ORDERS mapping and transport BigCommerce ORDERS mapping and transport Brightpearl ORDERS mapping and transport Clydebuilt ORDERS mapping and transport DEAR Systems ORDERS mapping and transport Business Central ORDERS mapping and transport IFS ORDERS mapping and transport IndiCater Hospitality ORDERS mapping and transport Connect Internet Solutions ORDERS mapping and transport Odoo ORDERS mapping and transport Oracle Cloud ORDERS mapping and transport Oracle Fusion ORDERS mapping and transport OrderWise ORDERS mapping and transport Peoplevox ORDERS mapping and transport PrestaShop ORDERS mapping and transport Profit4 ORDERS mapping and transport Sage 200 ORDERS mapping and transport Sage X3 ORDERS mapping and transport Salesforce Commerce Cloud ORDERS mapping and transport SAP HANA ORDERS mapping and transport Shopify Plus ORDERS mapping and transport SYSPRO ORDERS mapping and transport Unleashed ORDERS mapping and transport Wix ORDERS mapping and transport WooCommerce ORDERS mapping and transport Workday ORDERS mapping and transport

Specifications

ORDERS in every directory version

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

60 directory versions

Related messages

Messages in the ORD set

UN/EDIFACT groups related documents under a shared three-letter stem. These usually appear together in one trading flow.

ORDCHG Order change message. ORDRSP Order response message.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ORDERS message?

Purchase order message. It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name ORDERS in every directory version that publishes it.

Which directory version of ORDERS do I need?

The one your trading partner specifies. ORDERS 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 ORDERS 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