D06B | EDIFACTORY

Message D06B/MSCONS

Metered services consumption report message

A metered services consumption report is a communication between trading parties, or their agents, providing consumption and where associated technical, information at a location(s) for a product(s) or service(s) where the supply is recorded using a meter(s).

Message description

UNH

M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Metered services consumption report message is MSCONS. Note: Metered services consumption report messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 MSCONS 0052 D 0054 06B 0051 UN

BGM

M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment by which the sender must uniquely identify the metered services consumption report.

DTM

M(9) : Date/time/period

A segment specifying the dates, and when relevant, the times related to the whole message. The segment must be specified at least once to specify the message date as allocated by the sender.

CUX

C(9) : Currencies

A segment to specify currencies and relevant details for the rate of exchange.

SG1 C(9) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments for specifying any references and their dates valid for the whole report.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment for the inclusion of any references related to the complete report, e.g. invoice number, contract number.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment specifying the date and where necessary the time of the reference detailed in the preceding RFF segment.

SG2 C(99) : NAD-SG3-SG4

A group of segments identifying the parties involved in the transaction, reference numbers associated with the parties, and any contact points and numbers.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the party name and address, either by coded identification or in clear form. It is recommended that were possible only the coded form of the party identification should be specified, e.g. the buyer and seller are known to each other, thus only the coded identification is required.

SG3 C(9) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments for specifying any references relating to the party identified in the NAD segment.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment for inclusion of any references related to the current party, e.g. fiscal number, government reference number, etc.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment specifying the date and where necessary the time of the reference detailed in the preceding RFF segment.

SG4 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying the contact person or department for trading party and specifying the communication channel and number.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person or department and their function, to whom communication should be directed.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment specifying the communication channel and number for the specified contact.

UNS

M(1) : Section control

A segment placed at the start of the detail section to avoid segment collision.

SG5 M(99999) : NAD-SG6

A group of segments identifying the delivery party (premise) and the meter for which consumption is being reported.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment to identify the delivery party (premise) for which the following consumption information is being provided. It is recommended that where possible codes be used to identify the delivery party to facilitate the automatic processing.

SG6 M(99999) : LOC-DTM-SG7-SG8-SG9

A group of segments identifying the meter being reported, the date of the meter read, associated references, the physical characteristics of the meter, and the product or service for which consumption information is reported.

LOC

M(1) : Place/location identification

A segment to allow the identification of the meter to which the consumption information relates. It is recommended that where possible codes be used to identify the delivery party to facilitate automatic processing.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify dates associated with the reading of the meter.

SG7 C(99) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments for specifying any references and associated dates valid for the meter identified in the LOC segment.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment identifying any references related to the meter identified in the LOC segment (e.g. serial number).

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify any dates associated with the currently referenced document.

SG8 C(99) : CCI-DTM

A group of segments used to provide characteristic information and associated dates for the current meter.

CCI

M(1) : Characteristic/class id

A segment to describe the characteristics of the currently identified meter (e.g. sealed meter, banded meter).

DTM

C(99) : Date/time/period

A segment specifying the date and where necessary the time related to the previously identified meter characteristics (e.g. installation date, connection date, meter banding date).

SG9 C(99999) : LIN-PIA-IMD-PRI-NAD-MOA-SG10-SG11

A group of segments providing details of the metered products or services, quantities, characteristics, and any associated dates.

LIN

M(1) : Line item

A segment identifying the metered product or service for which consumption information is being provided.

PIA

C(9) : Additional product id

A segment providing additional identification to the product or service specified in the LIN segment (e.g. buyer's or supplier's product codes).

IMD

C(9) : Item description

A segment for describing the metered product or service being reported. This segment should only be used for metered products or services that cannot be fully identified by an article number.

PRI

C(9) : Price details

A segment providing the unit price of the currently identified product or service.

NAD

C(9) : Name and address

A segment to identify parties related to the supply of the service (e.g. party telephoned) or related to the party who supplied the service (e.g. a petrol filling station).

MOA

C(9) : Monetary amount

A segment to specify the total cost of the product or service currently being reported upon, e.g. the total cost of local telephone calls.

SG10 M(9999) : QTY-DTM-STS

A group of segments providing details of the meter read, consumption, correction quantities, and associated dates.

QTY

M(1) : Quantity

A segment identifying the consumption details, e.g. opening meter read, consumption, adjustments (correction).

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify dates related to the previously specified consumption information.

STS

C(9) : Status

A segment giving a status for the quantity, e.g. metered, estimated or corrected.

SG11 C(99) : CCI-MEA-DTM

A group of segments providing characteristic details, measurements, and dates related to the details for the currently identified line item.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         M        9
CUX, Currencies                               C        9

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C       99 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
RFF, Reference                                M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++
UNS, Section control                          M        1

--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- M    99999 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- M    99999 ------+|
LOC, Place/location identification            M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C       99 -----+||
RFF, Reference                                M        1      |||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C       99 -----+||
CCI, Characteristic/class id                  M        1      |||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C       99      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C    99999 -----+||
LIN, Line item                                M        1      |||
PIA, Additional product id                    C        9      |||
IMD, Item description                         C        9      |||
PRI, Price details                            C        9      |||
NAD, Name and address                         C        9      |||
MOA, Monetary amount                          C        9      |||
                                                              |||
--- Segment Group 10 ------------------------ M     9999 ----+|||
QTY, Quantity                                 M        1     ||||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9     ||||
STS, Status                                   C        9     ||||
---- --------------------------------------------------------+|||
                                                              |||
--- Segment Group 11 ------------------------ C       99 ----+|||
CCI, Characteristic/class id                  M        1     ||||
MEA, Measurements                             C       99     ||||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9     ||||
---- --------------------------------------------------------++++
CNT, Control total                            C       99
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1