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D05A

Message D05A/CHACCO

Chart of accounts message

This message deals with the communication of charts of accounts between an organization and whoever may use them for the purpose of accounting, auditing, cost accounting, consolidation, financial analysis, etc.

Message description

UNH M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Chart of accounts message is CHACCO. Note: Chart of accounts messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 CHACCO 0052 D 0054 05A 0051 UN

BGM M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment identifying the type of chart of accounts.

DTM M(99) : Date/time/period

A segment containing the date of the opening and closing period of the chart of accounts message, and its preparation date.

RFF C(99) : Reference

A segment containing the chart of accounts references (type and version number).

CUX C(99) : Currencies

A segment providing currencies which are specific to the chart of accounts message.

FTX C(1) : Free text

A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, for the purpose of providing additional clarification.

SG1 M(99) : NAD-RFF-SG2

A segment group giving information on sender, recipient and intermediary.

NAD M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the sender, recipient or intermediary.

RFF C(9) : Reference

A segment to provide references which are specific to the concerned party.

SG2 C(99) : CTA-COM

A group of segments to identify contacts and related communication numbers.

CTA M(1) : Contact information

A segment to provide contacts related to the party.

COM C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to provide communication numbers of the contact.

SG3 C(99) : CCI-CAV

A group of segments to provide accounting features of the chart of accounts and the type of chart of accounts that has been used as reference.

CCI M(1) : Characteristic/class id

A segment to identify an accounting characteristic of the chart of accounts.

CAV C(1) : Characteristic value

A segment to provide the value of the above characteristic.

SG4 M(99999) : LIN-CPT-FTX-TAX-DTM-SG5-SG7

A segment group giving account related information.

LIN M(1) : Line item

A segment indicating the chart of accounts line number within the message.

CPT M(1) : Account identification

A segment containing detailed information identifying the principal account number (general, subsidiary, analytical or budget account).

FTX C(1) : Free text

A segment to provide the source of the account and information about the creation of the account.

TAX C(1) : Duty/tax/fee details

A segment used to provide tax related information. Mainly used to provide the tax rate.

DTM C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment giving detailed information on the opening and closing dates of an account of the chart of accounts message.

SG5 C(99) : REL-CPT-FII-PYT-PAI-SG6

A segment group used to provide the legal status of the account holder or settlement of an account.

REL M(1) : Relationship

A segment to identify the relationship between a principal account and other associated entities (sub- account, bank account, etc.).

CPT C(1) : Account identification

A segment containing detailed information identifying the account (general, subsidiary, analytical or budget account) linked to the principal account.

FII C(1) : Financial institution information

A segment identifying the associated bank account.

PYT C(1) : Payment terms

A segment providing associated payment terms.

PAI C(1) : Payment instructions

A segment specifying instructions related to payment.

SG6 C(9) : CCI-CAV

A segment group to provide legal or accounting characteristics of the account.

CCI M(1) : Characteristic/class id

A segment to identify a legal or accounting characteristic of an account.

CAV C(1) : Characteristic value

A segment to provide the value of the above characteristic.

SG7 C(9) : NAD-RFF-SG8

A segment group identify parties related to the account. It may be used to identify the accountant who is in charge of the account in the account holder company.

NAD M(1) : Name and address

A segment identifying the concerned party.

RFF C(9) : Reference

A segment providing references related to the party. It can be used to provide numbers such as the VAT number of the account holder company.

SG8 C(9) : CTA-COM

A segment group to identify contacts and related communication numbers.

CTA M(1) : Contact information

A segment to provide contacts related to the party.

COM C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to provide communication numbers of the contact.

EQN M(1) : Number of units

A segment specifying the number of accounts in the chart of accounts message.

SG9 C(1) : AUT-DTM

A segment group to provide authentication information.

AUT M(1) : Authentication result

A segment to provide results of the accounting application of an authentication procedure.

DTM C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment to provide the date of the authentication.

UNT M(1) : Message trailer

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         M       99
RFF, Reference                                C       99
CUX, Currencies                               C       99
FTX, Free text                                C        1

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- M       99 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
RFF, Reference                                C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C       99 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++

--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C       99 -------+
CCI, Characteristic/class id                  M        1        |
CAV, Characteristic value                     C        1        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- M    99999 -------+
LIN, Line item                                M        1        |
CPT, Account identification                   M        1        |
FTX, Free text                                C        1        |
TAX, Duty/tax/fee details                     C        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C       99 ------+|
REL, Relationship                             M        1       ||
CPT, Account identification                   C        1       ||
FII, Financial institution information        C        1       ||
PYT, Payment terms                            C        1       ||
PAI, Payment instructions                     C        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
CCI, Characteristic/class id                  M        1      |||
CAV, Characteristic value                     C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------++|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
NAD, Name and address                         M        1       ||
RFF, Reference                                C        9       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
CTA, Contact information                      M        1      |||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
EQN, Number of units                          M        1

--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C        1 -------+
AUT, Authentication result                    M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1