TRADACOMS

The information below will provide a brief introduction to the Tradacoms EDI standard.

Tradacoms is a UK-based standard, designed for domestic trade. Tradacoms' first standard was released in 1982, a number of years before EDIFACT appeared. There are a few similarities shared between the two, but also some significant differences.

The Tradacoms standard encompasses 26 messages and each message is set out in a hierarchical structure. Unlike EDIFACT, Tradacoms does not use a single message format, but instead uses multiple messages which constitute a transmission. A single order message would typically comprise an Order Header Message (ORDHDR), multiple Order Messages (ORDERS) and an Order Trailer Message (ORD TLR). Multiple individual order messages can repeat between the ORDHDR and the ORDTLR.

STX=ANAA:1+5000116000123:RETAIL STORES LTD+5013546110456:RETAIL SERVICES+141123:134748+358767+ +ORDHDR'
MHD=1+ORDHDR:9'
TYP=0430+NEW-ORDERS'
SDT=5021839054321+RETAIL SERVICES'
CDT=5000119012345+RETAIL STORES LTD++220430231'
FIL=513+1+141123'
MTR=6'
MHD=2+ORDERS:9'
CLO=5000116001234:0100821'
ORD=LM82191329029::141123'
DIN=141130+++ANY PROBS CALL LISA 01234 123783:EMAIL?: LISA.JONES@UK.RETAIL.COM'
OLD=1+::05050747002152++:4294588+5+400++++128MB USB FLASH MEMORY'
OLD=2+::05021839901684++:6293087+4+360++++HP56 BLACK INK'
OLD=3+::05021839901509++:6293093+4+480++++HP57 COLOUR INK'
OTR=3'
MTR=19'
MHD=4+ORDTLR:9'
OFT=3'
MTR=3'
MHD=5+RSGRSG:2'
RSG=358767+5013546110456'
MTR=3'
END=5'

Note: Data elements that could identify the participants have been changed, although the text is based on a live transmission.