D18A
Message D18A/CHACCO
Chart of accounts message
This message deals with the communication of charts of accounts between an organization and whoever may use them for the purpose of accounting, auditing, cost accounting, consolidation, financial analysis, etc.
Message description
UNH
M(1) : Message headerA service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Chart of accounts message is CHACCO. Note: Chart of accounts messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 CHACCO 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN
BGM
M(1) : Beginning of messageA segment identifying the type of chart of accounts.
DTM
M(99) : Date/time/periodA segment containing the date of the opening and closing period of the chart of accounts message, and its preparation date.
RFF
C(99) : ReferenceA segment containing the chart of accounts references (type and version number).
CUX
C(99) : CurrenciesA segment providing currencies which are specific to the chart of accounts message.
FTX
C(1) : Free textA segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, for the purpose of providing additional clarification.
SG1 M(99) : NAD-RFF-SG2
SG3 C(99) : CCI-CAV
A group of segments to provide accounting features of the chart of accounts and the type of chart of accounts that has been used as reference.
CCI
M(1) : Characteristic/class idA segment to identify an accounting characteristic of the chart of accounts.
CAV
C(1) : Characteristic valueA segment to provide the value of the above characteristic.
SG4 M(99999) : LIN-CPT-FTX-TAX-DTM-SG5-SG7
A segment group giving account related information.
LIN
M(1) : Line itemA segment indicating the chart of accounts line number within the message.
CPT
M(1) : Account identificationA segment containing detailed information identifying the principal account number (general, subsidiary, analytical or budget account).
FTX
C(1) : Free textA segment to provide the source of the account and information about the creation of the account.
TAX
C(1) : Duty/tax/fee detailsA segment used to provide tax related information. Mainly used to provide the tax rate.
DTM
C(1) : Date/time/periodA segment giving detailed information on the opening and closing dates of an account of the chart of accounts message.
SG5 C(99) : REL-CPT-FII-PYT-PAI-SG6
A segment group used to provide the legal status of the account holder or settlement of an account.
REL
M(1) : RelationshipA segment to identify the relationship between a principal account and other associated entities (sub-account, bank account, etc.).
CPT
C(1) : Account identificationA segment containing detailed information identifying the account (general, subsidiary, analytical or budget account) linked to the principal account.
FII
C(1) : Financial institution informationA segment identifying the associated bank account.
PYT
C(1) : Payment termsA segment providing associated payment terms.
PAI
C(1) : Payment instructionsA segment specifying instructions related to payment.
SG7 C(9) : NAD-RFF-SG8
A segment group identify parties related to the account. It may be used to identify the accountant who is in charge of the account in the account holder company.
NAD
M(1) : Name and addressA segment identifying the concerned party.
RFF
C(9) : ReferenceA segment providing references related to the party. It can be used to provide numbers such as the VAT number of the account holder company.
EQN
M(1) : Number of unitsA segment specifying the number of accounts in the chart of accounts message.
SG9 C(1) : AUT-DTM
UNT
M(1) : Message trailerA 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 M 99 RFF, Reference C 99 CUX, Currencies C 99 FTX, Free text C 1 --- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- M 99 -------+ NAD, Name and address M 1 | RFF, Reference C 9 | | --- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C 99 ------+| CTA, Contact information M 1 || COM, Communication contact C 9 || ---- ----------------------------------------------------------++ --- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C 99 -------+ CCI, Characteristic/class id M 1 | CAV, Characteristic value C 1 | ---- -----------------------------------------------------------+ --- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- M 99999 -------+ LIN, Line item M 1 | CPT, Account identification M 1 | FTX, Free text C 1 | TAX, Duty/tax/fee details C 1 | DTM, Date/time/period C 1 | | --- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C 99 ------+| REL, Relationship M 1 || CPT, Account identification C 1 || FII, Financial institution information C 1 || PYT, Payment terms C 1 || PAI, Payment instructions C 1 || || --- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C 9 -----+|| CCI, Characteristic/class id M 1 ||| CAV, Characteristic value C 1 ||| ---- ---------------------------------------------------------++| | --- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C 9 ------+| NAD, Name and address M 1 || RFF, Reference C 9 || || --- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C 9 -----+|| CTA, Contact information M 1 ||| COM, Communication contact C 9 ||| ---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++ EQN, Number of units M 1 --- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C 1 -------+ AUT, Authentication result M 1 | DTM, Date/time/period C 1 | ---- -----------------------------------------------------------+ UNT, Message trailer M 1