De
|
En
                                                   
                                                   
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No
Seg
St
Max. Occ.
                                               
 
SG26
O
9999999
LIN-PIA-IMD-MEA-QTY-ALI-DTM-GIN-QVR-FTX-SG27-SG28-SG29-SG30-SG31-SG33-SG34-SG35-SG39-SG45-SG47
107
IMD
O
1
Item description
 
To describe an item in either an industry or free format.
Business Term
DE
EDIFACT
Format
St
*
Description
 
7077
Description format code
an..3
R
*
A
  
Free-form long description
 
C272
ITEM CHARACTERISTIC
 
N
    
 
7081
Item characteristic code
an..3
R
    
 
C273
ITEM DESCRIPTION
 
R
    
 
7009
Item description code
an..17
N
    
 
1131
Code list identification code
an..17
N
    
 
3055
Code list responsible agency code
an..3
N
    
Article long description
7008
Item description
an..256
R
  
The length of DE 7008 is restricted to 70 characters. Bigger sizes have to be agreed bilaterally.
 
7008
Item description
an..256
N
    
 
3453
Language name code
an..3
O
  
ISO 639 2-Alpha Code
Segmentstatus: Mandatory

This segment is used to provide a description for the current line item.
     
Example:
IMD+A++:::Rudi Rüssel::DE'
   
Article long description: Rudi Rüssel
                                                   
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Max. Occ. = Maximum Occurrence, St = Status, * = Restricted Codes
Status: M=Mandatory, R=Required, O=Optional, D=Dependent, A=Advised, N=Not used