No
Seg
St
Max. Occ.
                                               
 
C
10
 
A group of segments giving references where necessary, their dates relating to the whole message, e.g. despatch advice, contract number.
6
M
1
 
To specify a reference.
Business Term
DE
EDIFACT
Format
St
*
Description
 
C506
REFERENCE
 
M
   
 
Reference code qualifier
an..3
M
 
  
Contract number
  
Invoice number
  
Order number (buyer)
  
Price list number
 
1154
Reference identifier
an..70
R
   
This segment is used to specify references which relate to the, for example, Purchase Order Numbers.
Example:
           
Example:
RFF+BC:1'
Example:
RFF+ON:930625'
                                                   
                                                   
Max. Occ. = Maximum Occurrence, St = Status, * = Restricted Codes
Status: M=Mandatory, R=Required, O=Optional, C=Conditional, D=Dependent, A=Advised, N=Not used