Message type
UN/EDIFACT SSRECH
System search request message. It is published in 58 directory versions of the UN/EDIFACT standard, each defining its own segment structure.
Open the D24A SSRECH specification- Message
- SSRECH
- Directory versions
- 58
- Latest
- D24A
Sending and receiving
Exchange SSRECH with your trading partners
The specification tells you what a valid SSRECH 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
SSRECH in every directory version
A trading partner names both the message and the directory, for example D00A SSRECH, because the segments differ between versions. Open the one your partner specified.
58 directory versions
- D00A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D00A
- D00B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D00B
- D01A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D01A
- D01B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D01B
- D01C SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D01C
- D02A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D02A
- D02B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D02B
- D03A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D03A
- D03B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D03B
- D04A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D04A
- D04B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D04B
- D05A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D05A
- D05B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D05B
- D06A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D06A
- D06B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D06B
- D07A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D07A
- D07B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D07B
- D08A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D08A
- D08B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D08B
- D09A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D09A
- D09B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D09B
- D10A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D10A
- D10B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D10B
- D11A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D11A
- D11B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D11B
- D12A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D12A
- D12B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D12B
- D13A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D13A
- D13B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D13B
- D14A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D14A
- D14B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D14B
- D15A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D15A
- D15B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D15B
- D16A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D16A
- D16B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D16B
- D17A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D17A
- D17B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D17B
- D18A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D18A
- D18B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D18B
- D19A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D19A
- D19B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D19B
- D20A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D20A
- D20B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D20B
- D21A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D21A
- D21B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D21B
- D22A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D22A
- D22B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D22B
- D23A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D23A
- D24A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D24A
- D95B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D95B
- D96A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D96A
- D96B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D96B
- D97A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D97A
- D97B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D97B
- D98A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D98A
- D98B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D98B
- D99A SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D99A
- D99B SSRECH segment structure, data elements and codes for D99B
Related messages
Messages in the SSR set
UN/EDIFACT groups related documents under a shared three-letter stem. These usually appear together in one trading flow.
Frequently asked questions
What is the SSRECH message?
System search request message. It is one of the UN/EDIFACT message types, identified by the six-letter name SSRECH in every directory version that publishes it.
Which directory version of SSRECH do I need?
The one your trading partner specifies. SSRECH is published in 58 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 SSRECH 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.