Message type
UN/EDIFACT QALITY
Quality assurance message. It is published in 60 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.
Open the D24A QALITY specification- Message
- QALITY
- Directory versions
- 60
- Latest
- D24A
Sending and receiving
Exchange QALITY with your trading partners
The specification tells you what a valid QALITY 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
QALITY in every directory version
A trading partner names both the message and the directory, for example D00A QALITY, because the segments differ between versions. Open the one your partner specified.
60 directory versions
- D00A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D00A
- D00B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D00B
- D01A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D01A
- D01B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D01B
- D01C QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D01C
- D02A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D02A
- D02B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D02B
- D03A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D03A
- D03B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D03B
- D04A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D04A
- D04B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D04B
- D05A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D05A
- D05B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D05B
- D06A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D06A
- D06B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D06B
- D07A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D07A
- D07B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D07B
- D08A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D08A
- D08B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D08B
- D09A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D09A
- D09B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D09B
- D10A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D10A
- D10B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D10B
- D11A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D11A
- D11B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D11B
- D12A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D12A
- D12B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D12B
- D13A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D13A
- D13B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D13B
- D14A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D14A
- D14B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D14B
- D15A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D15A
- D15B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D15B
- D16A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D16A
- D16B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D16B
- D17A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D17A
- D17B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D17B
- D18A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D18A
- D18B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D18B
- D19A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D19A
- D19B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D19B
- D20A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D20A
- D20B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D20B
- D21A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D21A
- D21B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D21B
- D22A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D22A
- D22B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D22B
- D23A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D23A
- D24A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D24A
- D94B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D94B
- D95A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D95A
- D95B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D95B
- D96A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D96A
- D96B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D96B
- D97A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D97A
- D97B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D97B
- D98A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D98A
- D98B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D98B
- D99A QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D99A
- D99B QALITY segment structure, data elements and codes for D99B
Frequently asked questions
What is the QALITY message?
Quality assurance message. It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name QALITY in every directory version that publishes it.
Which directory version of QALITY do I need?
The one your trading partner specifies. QALITY 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 QALITY 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.