The messages available in the EANCOM standard cover the functions required to effect a complete trade transaction; the messages which enable the trade transaction to take place, e.g. price catalogue, purchase order, invoice, etc; the messages used to instruct transport services to move the goods; and finally the messages used in settlement of the trade transactions through the banking system. The flows and trading partners catered for in EANCOM can be simply represented as follows;
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