No
Seg
St
Max. Occ.
                                               
 
M
99
 
A group of segments identifying the parties with associated information.
 
C
99
 
A group of segments identifying the contact person or department for a trading party and specifying the communication channel and number.
21
M
1
 
To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.
Business Term
DE
EDIFACT
Format
St
*
Description
 
3139
Contact function code
an..3
R
 
  
Information contact
 
C056
DEPARTMENT OR EMPLOYEE DETAILS
 
O
   
 
3413
Department or employee name code
an..17
O
   
 
3412
Department or employee name
an..35
O
   
This segment is used to identify the department and/or person within the party specified in the NAD.
Global Location Number GLN - Format n13 - is particularly suitable for this purpose.
Example:
           
Example:
CTA+OC+SALES:P FORGET'
Example:
CTA+IC+MARK CARTER'
                                                   
                                                   
Max. Occ. = Maximum Occurrence, St = Status, * = Restricted Codes
Status: M=Mandatory, R=Required, O=Optional, C=Conditional, D=Dependent, A=Advised, N=Not used