Message type

UN/EDIFACT PARTIN

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

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

Sending and receiving

Exchange PARTIN with your trading partners

The specification tells you what a valid PARTIN 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

PARTIN in every directory version

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

60 directory versions

Frequently asked questions

What is the PARTIN message?

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

Which directory version of PARTIN do I need?

The one your trading partner specifies. PARTIN 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 PARTIN 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