Introduction
  
       
       
 
       
The following message specification is based on the publication of the "Order Status Enquiry Message" of GS1 Global in syntax 4.
  
       
       
 
       
       
 
       
Status
MESSAGE TYPE: OSTENQ
REFERENCE DIRECTORY: D.01B
EANCOM® SUBSET VERSION: 004
Definition
A message from a buyer or buyer's agent which requests a supplier or supplier's agent for information on the current status of a previously sent order(s).
Principles
This message is sent between one buyer (or agent) and one supplier (or agent) and may relate to:
- one type of enquiry,

- one or more purchase orders (ORDERS), cargo/goods handling and movement (HANMOV), or instruction to despatch (INSDES) messages.

- one or more products on one or more orders.