No
Seg
St
Max. Occ.
                                               
 
C
9999
 
A group of segments for giving references and where necessary, their dates, relating to the whole message, e.g. contract number, import/export license number, reservation number.
8
M
1
 
To specify a reference.
Business Term
DE
EDIFACT
Format
St
*
Description
 
C506
REFERENCE
 
M
   
 
1153
Reference code qualifier
an..3
M
 
  
Request for quote number
  
Customer reference number
  
Contract number
  
Price list number
  
Price quote number
 
1154
Reference identifier
an..70
R
   
This segment is used to specify other references which relate to the complete quotation message, for example, contract numbers, price list numbers, etc. The references given at this point are valid for the whole document unless superseded by references at line level when the same qualifier is used.
Example:
           
Example:
RFF+CR:658522'
Example:
RFF+CT:439776'
Example:
RFF+PL:JAN199456'
                                                   
                                                   
Max. Occ. = Maximum Occurrence, St = Status, * = Restricted Codes
Status: M=Mandatory, R=Required, O=Optional, C=Conditional, D=Dependent, A=Advised, N=Not used