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No
Seg
St
Max. Occ.
                                               
3
UNH
M
1
Message header
 
To head, identify and specify a message.
Business Term
DE
EDIFACT
Format
St
*
Description
Message reference number
0062
Message reference number
an..14
M
  
Sender's unique message reference. Sequence number of messages in the interchange. DE 0062 in UNT will have the same value. Generated by the sender.
 
S009
MESSAGE IDENTIFIER
 
M
    
 
0065
Message type
an..6
M
*
INVOIC
  
Invoice message
 
0052
Message version number
an..3
M
*
D
  
Draft version/UN/EDIFACT Directory
 
0054
Message release number
an..3
M
*
01B
  
Release 2001 - B
 
0051
Controlling agency
an..2
M
*
UN
  
UN/CEFACT
 
0057
Association assigned code
an..6
R
*
EAN011
  
GS1 version control number (GS1 Permanent Code)
Segmentstatus: Mandatory

This segment is used to head, identify and specify a message.
     
Example:
UNH+ME000001+INVOIC:D:01B:UN:EAN011'
   
The reference number of the invoice message is ME000001.
                                                   
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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