EDIFACT Format¶
Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport is an international standard for electronic data interchange developed for the United Nations and approved and published by UNECE, the UN Economic Commission for Europe.
Delimiter Method¶
The delimiter method defines how QIE determines the delimiters to use when parsing EDIFACT messages.
| Delimiter Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Read from message header (default) |
The EDIFACT specification indicates that the message delimiters are defined in the message's UNA segment. When this option is selected, QIE determines the message delimiters to use by reading each EDIFACT message UNA segment. |
| Use the default EDIFACT defined delimiters | The EDIFACT specification includes recommended delimiters to be used with EDIFACT formatted messages. When this option is selected, QIE uses the default EDIFACT delimiters when parsing messages. |
| Define custom delimiters | When this option is selected, QIE uses the specified custom EDIFACT delimiters when parsing messages. |
Segment Delimiter¶
The segment delimiter is used to separate segments in an EDIFACT message. The default delimiter is a single quote (') character.
Element Delimiter¶
The element delimiter is used to separate elements in an EDIFACT segment. The default delimiter is a plus sign (+) character.
Component Delimiter¶
The component delimiter is used to separate components in an EDIFACT element. The default delimiter is a colon (:) character.