Organizations (ecedi0103s000)

Field Information

Organization

organization

Description

The description or name of the code.

Code in Message

The code used in the message to identify the organization. Each organization must have its own unique code, for example: Odette OD United Nations UN

Derived

If this check box is selected, this organization is a derived organization.

Note: 

• If an organization develops its own set of messages it is called a root organization.
• If an organization used another organization's messages and code set, it is called a derived organization.

Association Assigned

If the Derived check box is selected, the code of the derived organization as used in the EDI messages.

Note: If this organization uses messages derived from those of other organizations, the header of the EDI message contains the code of the derived organization and the code of the root organization.

Root-Organization

If the Derived check box is selected, this is the root organization.

Allowed values

A derived organization can only refer to a root organization, not to another derived organization.

Test Indicator

The code that will identify incoming messages for this organization as test messages. A test message is checked, but not copied to the database.

Date Format

The date format used in outgoing EDI messages.