Application error and acknowledgement message
The function of this message is: a) to inform a message issuer that his message has been received by the addressee's application and has been rejected due to errors encountered during its processing in the application. b) to acknowledge to a message issuer the receipt of his message by the addressee's application.
Authorization message
An Authorization Message is sent by the Ordering Customer (or Payor or Agent on behalf of the Ordering Customer) or by a third party having authority on the Ordering Customer's payments to the Ordered Bank, to authorize the Ordered Bank to execute a given financial transaction.
This financial transaction might relate to both multiple messages like PAYMUL and DIRDEB, and single instruction messages like PAYORD and PAYEXT.
An Authorization Message could also be sent from the Ordered Bank to the Ordering Customer or its Authorization Authority to request authorization for a given financial transaction.
Throughout this document the term 'Original Message' refers to the message to be authorized.
Balance message
A message used to exchange enterprise related balances between the enterprise and whoever may use them for the purpose of accounting, auditing, cost accounting, consolidation, financial analysis, etc.
Banking status message BAPLIE Bayplan/stowage plan occupied and empty
A BANSTA message is sent by a financial institution to its customer and/or vice versa and among financial institutions. It is used for all kind of enquiries, answers and status information at application level.
Bayplan/stowage plan total numbers message
A message to transmit information about the total numbers of equipment and quantity of goods on a means of transport. The message can be exchanged between (liner's) agents, tonnage centers, stevedores and ships masters/operators (see section 1.3 for more details).
Bulk marine inspection summary report message BOPBNK Bank transactions and portfolio transactions
A message from an inspection company to bulk cargo buyers and sellers, ship and barge owners, agents, or customs, identifying significant transport dates and times, as well as cargo quality and quantity information.
Direct balance of payment declaration message BOPINF Balance of payment information from customer
The Direct balance of payments declaration message (BOPDIR) can be sent by non-bank residents to report directly to the Balance of Payments (BOP) compiler on: * transactions via bank accounts held at a resident bank * transactions via bank accounts held at a non-resident bank * transactions and clearing via accounts with non-bank non- residents * foreign assets and liabilities * information in the context of a BOP-related survey (stock and flows); for those countries which base their compilation of the Balance of Payments on surveys.
Business credit report message
The Business credit report message is used by credit reporting agencies to provide business credit information about a company to the agency's trading partners. Business credit information includes, but is not limited to, company name(s) or location(s), financial, operational, legal and business credit rating information
BUSCRD relates solely to the exchange of corporate or company credit information and is intended to enable the automation of business decision processing.
Vessel call information message CASINT Request for legal administration action in
Notice from a liner agent to a stevedore providing information concerning the expected arrival of a vessel and the expected cargo operations.
This message is part of a total set of container-related messages. These messages serve to facilitate the intermodal handling of containers by streamlining the information exchange. The business scenario for the container messages is clarified in a separate document, called: 'Guide to the scenario of EDIFACT container messages'.
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.