D18A

Message D18A/IFTSTQ

International multimodal status request message

A message to request an International multimodal status report message (IFTSTA) in order to provide details relating to transport status and/or a change in the transport status between agreed parties.

Message description

UNH

M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the International multimodal status request message is IFTSTQ. Note: International multimodal status request messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 IFTSTQ 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN

BGM

M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment to indicating the beginning of the message and identifying the consignment for which status is being requested.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment indicating the date/time of the message and the dates, times and periods relating to the requested status or events.

LOC

C(99) : Place/location identification

A segment identifying a place/location which applies to the consignment such as consignment origin and destination.

SG1 C(999) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments to specify a reference which applies to the whole message, and its related date and time.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment to identify a reference relating to the requested status, e.g. customer reference number. Also a reference to previous message can be given.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate date and time relating to the reference.

TDT

C(99) : Transport information

A segment identifying conveyance relating to the status or event such as flight, vessel/voyage.

EQD

C(999) : Equipment details

A segment identifying equipment related to the requested status or event such as a container.

SG2 C(9) : NAD-SG3

A group of segments to specify the parties related to the consignment.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment identifying a party to the consignment such as a shipper, consignee, freight forwarder, broker.

SG3 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments to indicate contacts related to the party.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

SG4 C(999) : CNI-DTM-LOC-RFF-TDT-SG5-SG6

A group of segments to provide information about specific consignments, e.g. included in a consolidation.

CNI

M(1) : Consignment information

A segment to indicate a consignment (in a consolidation) using the reference number of its transport document.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to indicate the date/time of the transport document of this consignment and the dates, times and periods relating to the requested status or events.

LOC

C(99) : Place/location identification

A segment identifying a place/location which applies to the consignment such as consignment origin and destination.

RFF

C(99) : Reference

A segment identifying a reference relating to the requested status, e.g. customer reference number/order.

TDT

C(99) : Transport information

A segment identifying conveyance relating to the status or event such as flight, vessel/voyage.

SG5 C(99) : EQD-TPL

A group of segments to identify equipment and eventually the means of transport in which it is placed.

EQD

M(1) : Equipment details

A segment identifying equipment related to the requested status or event such as a container.

TPL

C(9) : Transport placement

A segment to identify a means of transport (e.g. train) to which the equipment is linked.

SG6 C(9) : NAD-SG7-SG8

A group of segments to specify the parties related to this consignment.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment identifying a party to the consignment such as a shipper, consignee, freight forwarder, broker.

SG7 C(99) : GID-FTX-SGP

A group of segments to specify a goods item, necessary in cases where the request concerns only part of the consignment.

GID

M(1) : Goods item details

A segment to provide details of a goods item as part of a consignment.

FTX

C(1) : Free text

A segment to describe the goods item.

SGP

C(99) : Split goods placement

A segment to identify equipment in which goods are transported.

SG8 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments to indicate contacts related to the party.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department to whom communication should be directed.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.

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                         C        9
LOC, Place/location identification            C       99

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C      999 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+
TDT, Transport information                    C       99
EQD, Equipment details                        C      999

--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++

--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- C      999 -------+
CNI, Consignment information                  M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
LOC, Place/location identification            C       99        |
RFF, Reference                                C       99        |
TDT, Transport information                    C       99        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C       99 ------+|
EQD, Equipment details                        M        1       ||
TPL, Transport placement                      C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
NAD, Name and address                         M        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C       99 -----+||
GID, Goods item details                       M        1      |||
FTX, Free text                                C        1      |||
SGP, Split goods placement                    C       99      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
CTA, Contact information                      M        1      |||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1