D18A | EDIFACTORY

Message D18A/SUPMAN

Superannuation maintenance message

The Superannuation Maintenance Message is sent by a party to an organisation administering a superannuation scheme, to specify membership maintenance information about superannuation scheme members.

Message description

UNH

M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Superannuation maintenance message is SUPMAN. Note: Superannuation maintenance messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 SUPMAN 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN

BGM

M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment for unique identification of the Superannuation Maintenance Message, the type of Superannuation Maintenance and its function.

RFF

M(6) : Reference

A segment for referencing the scheme/ plan number or other associated reference related to the whole message. Additionally, the employer number and other information related to the whole message may be provided.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment giving the currency and the associated exchange rate of any total monetary amount to be paid, if required.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment which may include the message date, the date and time associated with any validation keys, and other dates relevant to the whole of the message.

FTX

C(5) : Free text

A segment for free text information in coded or clear form, to give further clarification when required to the Superannuation maintenance message. It should be noted that the use of clear text may require special processing of this segment.

SG1 C(6) : NAD-SG2

A group of segments identifying names and addresses relevant to the Superannuation Maintenance message.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment identifying the name and address of the parties associated with the Superannuation Maintenance message and their functions. Examples are: the employer, the receiving party and the recipient system.

SG2 C(5) : CTA-COM

A group of segments identifying contact persons or department and their communication number.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment giving additional contact information of a person or department specified in the NAD segment and to whom communication should be directed.

COM

C(1) : Communication contact

A segment specifying communication contact number.

UNS

M(1) : Section control

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

SG3 M(999999) : NAD-DTM-ATT-RFF-SG4-SG5-SG7-SG8

A group of segments providing the required maintenance information for each member. General indicators are given to identify the type of the maintenance information for processing purposes.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment providing the member's surname, identification number, given name(s) or initials, maiden (mother's) name, title, home address or associated details as required.

DTM

M(15) : Date/time/period

A segment giving membership related dates. The effective date of any changes is usually mandatory. Other optional dates include the member's date of birth, and dates associated with the service, benefits, or employment.

ATT

C(9) : Attribute

A segment providing the member's sex or marital status details.

RFF

C(9) : Reference

A segment for referencing the member's scheme/ plan number, any previous scheme/ plan number, previous member number in the case of changes and other additional reference information.

SG4 C(99) : REL-NAD-PCD

A group of segments identifying details of any beneficiaries.

REL

M(1) : Relationship

A segment providing the relationship between the member and the member's beneficiary.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment providing name and address details of the member's beneficiary.

PCD

C(1) : Percentage details

A segment providing the percentage details of the benefits assigned to the beneficiary.

SG5 C(9) : EMP-PCD-CUX-NAD-SG6

A group of segments providing employment related information. The segment group allows for the case that the same member is employed more than once, if required.

EMP

M(1) : Employment details

A segment giving required employment details of the member, such as the member's employment category (e.g. permanent, part time etc.), and, conditionally, the occupation and/or trade classification.

PCD

C(1) : Percentage details

A segment providing the percentage of part-time employment or other relevant percentage details.

CUX

C(1) : Currencies

A segment identifying the currency and associated exchange rate of the member's salary and contributions.

NAD

C(9) : Name and address

A segment providing the member's work address or associated details, as well as any previous work name and address. In addition, the name, and or identification of a trade union or other relevant organisation may be given. The segment may also be used to indicate any previous home address of the member as well as well any previous name of the member.

SG6 C(9) : MOA-PYT-DTM

A group of segments identifying the member's salary. Repeats are to provide additional salary information such as the notional salary amount, the superannuation salary amount etc.

MOA

M(1) : Monetary amount

A segment giving the salary monetary amount for the period defined in the PYT segment (in the time relation data element), or a mutually defined time period. Repeating segments may provide a number of different salary amounts relevant to the same employment.

PYT

C(1) : Payment terms

A segment giving the salary amount time relation (e.g. yearly), and the salary payment frequency (e.g. monthly)

DTM

C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment giving a date related to salary (e.g. the salary effective date).

SG7 M(20) : GEI-DTM

A group of segments providing general indicators for processing and associated dates where appropriate.

GEI

M(1) : Processing information

A repeating segment to indicate whether the data for a member in segment group 3 are for a new member, a member change or a periodic review. If required, an indicator may be used to identify the existence of beneficiaries, insurance cover, and additional/ voluntary contributions. In addition, an indicator may also be used to positively identify specific changes such as personal data changes, a scheme/ plan change and other updates.

DTM

C(1) : Date/time/period

A segment giving the date associated with the general indicator segment information.

SG8 C(9) : MEM-SG9-SG10

A group of segments identifying membership processing details related to status, benefits and contributions.

MEM

M(1) : Membership details

A segment providing details related to the member benefit/contribution category and status. Conditionally, details on any insurance cover level or rate table, as well as the reason for any change may be given.

SG9 C(9) : ATT-PCD

A group of segments identifying any additional member attributes.

ATT

M(1) : Attribute

A segment providing details related to member attribute information not otherwise specified.

PCD

C(1) : Percentage details

A segment providing the percentage of an associated member attribute.

SG10 C(99) : COT-MOA-PCD-DTM-PYT-FTX

A group of segments identifying member contribution amount details and their type. This segment group may be used to identify the rate or amount of any additional/ voluntary contributions. It may also be used for periodic reviews, or for other relevant purposes.

COT

M(1) : Contribution details

A segment identifying the type of contributions, any investment instruction (e.g. an indication whether multiple investment funds apply), the rate of any additional/ voluntary contributions, and the reason for any change in contributions as required. For periodic review purposes, the contribution type (e.g. member or company paid, additional or voluntary etc.) is mandatory.

MOA

C(1) : Monetary amount

A segment giving a contribution amount which is to be, or has been, paid for or by the member. This segment is associated with the above COT segment (e.g. a voluntary contribution amount or the contribution amount relevant for review purposes could be given). For periodic review purposes this segment is mandatory.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
RFF, Reference                                M        6
CUX, Currencies                               C        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9
FTX, Free text                                C        5

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C        6 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- C        5 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++
UNS, Section control                          M        1

--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- M   999999 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         M       15        |
ATT, Attribute                                C        9        |
RFF, Reference                                C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- C       99 ------+|
REL, Relationship                             M        1       ||
NAD, Name and address                         M        1       ||
PCD, Percentage details                       C        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
EMP, Employment details                       M        1       ||
PCD, Percentage details                       C        1       ||
CUX, Currencies                               C        1       ||
NAD, Name and address                         C        9       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
MOA, Monetary amount                          M        1      |||
PYT, Payment terms                            C        1      |||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------++|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- M       20 ------+|
GEI, Processing information                   M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        1       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 8 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
MEM, Membership details                       M        1       ||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 9 ------------------------- C        9 -----+||
ATT, Attribute                                M        1      |||
PCD, Percentage details                       C        1      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+||
                                                               ||
--- Segment Group 10 ------------------------ C       99 -----+||
COT, Contribution details                     M        1      |||
MOA, Monetary amount                          C        1      |||
PCD, Percentage details                       C        1      |||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        3      |||
PYT, Payment terms                            C        1      |||
FTX, Free text                                C        3      |||
---- ---------------------------------------------------------+++
CNT, Control total                            C        9
AUT, Authentication result                    C        1
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1