|
En
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
No
Seg
St
Max. Occ.
                                               
 
O
9999999
109
O
1
 
To describe an item in either an industry or free format.
Business Term
DE
EDIFACT
Format
St
*
Description
 
Description format code
an..3
R
*
  
Code (from industry code list)
 
C272
ITEM CHARACTERISTIC
 
N
   
 
Item characteristic code
an..3
R
   
 
C273
ITEM DESCRIPTION
 
R
   
Item description code
an..17
R
*
  
Consumer unit (GS1 Permanent Code)
 
Code list identification code
an..17
N
   
 
Code list responsible agency code
an..3
D
*
  
GS1
Must be used if DE 7009 contains a GS1 Code
Segmentstatus: Optional

This segment is only used when the invoicing unit is also a consumer unit.
     
Example:
IMD+C++CU::9'
   
The article is a consumer unit.
                                                   
                                                   
Max. Occ. = Maximum Occurrence, St = Status, * = Restricted Codes
Status: M=Mandatory, R=Required, O=Optional, D=Dependent, A=Advised, N=Not used