RECADV — EDIFACT Receiving Advice Message (D.97A)
The RECADV message is the receiving advice sent by the buyer once a shipment is physically received: it confirms received quantities, flags discrepancies against the DESADV, and traces rejections or damages. This page summarises the segment structure as published by UN/CEFACT for directory D.97A.
Purpose
The RECADV message is the receiving advice sent by the buyer once a shipment is physically received: it confirms received quantities, flags discrepancies against the DESADV, and traces rejections or damages.
This page focuses on the structure published by UN/CEFACT for directory D.97A. The segments listed, their status (M / C), position and repetition factor are extracted from the official file recadv_s.htm hosted on service.unece.org.
Segment structure
The RECADV D.97A message has 100 header entries, 0 detail entries and 0 summary entries (segments and groups combined). Groups are shown in bold and their members are indented by actual nesting depth.
Header
| Pos. | Tag | Name | S | Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0010 | UNH | Message header | M | 1 |
0020 | BGM | Beginning of message | M | 1 |
0030 | DTM | Date/time/period | M | ×10 |
0040 | ALI | Additional information | C | ×5 |
0050 | SG1 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0060 | RFF | Reference | M | 1 |
0070 | DTM | Date/time/period | C | 1 |
0080 | SG2 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0090 | DOC | Document/message details | M | 1 |
0100 | SG3 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0110 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0120 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0130 | SG4 | Group (×10) | M | ×10 |
0140 | NAD | Name and address | M | 1 |
0150 | LOC | Place/location identification | C | ×10 |
0160 | SG5 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0170 | RFF | Reference | M | 1 |
0180 | DTM | Date/time/period | C | 1 |
0190 | SG6 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0200 | CTA | Contact information | M | 1 |
0210 | COM | Communication contact | C | ×5 |
0220 | SG7 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0230 | TOD | Terms of delivery or transport | M | 1 |
0240 | SG8 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0250 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0260 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0270 | SG9 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0280 | LOC | Place/location identification | M | 1 |
0290 | CDI | Physical or logical state | C | ×10 |
0300 | SG10 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0310 | TDT | Details of transport | M | 1 |
0320 | DTM | Date/time/period | C | ×10 |
0330 | CDI | Physical or logical state | C | ×10 |
0340 | SG11 | Group (×9999) | C | ×9999 |
0350 | EQD | Equipment details | M | 1 |
0360 | SG12 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0370 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0380 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0390 | SG13 | Group (×25) | C | ×25 |
0400 | SEL | Seal number | M | 1 |
0410 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | ×10 |
0420 | SG14 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0430 | EQA | Attached equipment | M | 1 |
0440 | SG15 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0450 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0460 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0470 | SG16 | Group (×9999) | C | ×9999 |
0480 | CPS | Consignment packing sequence | M | 1 |
0490 | SG17 | Group (×9999) | C | ×9999 |
0500 | PAC | Package | M | 1 |
0510 | QVR | Quantity variances | C | 1 |
0520 | SG18 | Group (×999) | C | ×999 |
0530 | PCI | Package identification | M | 1 |
0540 | RFF | Reference | C | 1 |
0550 | SG19 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0560 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0570 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0580 | SG20 | Group (×999) | C | ×999 |
0590 | GIN | Goods identity number | M | 1 |
0600 | SG21 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0610 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0620 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0630 | SG22 | Group (×9999) | C | ×9999 |
0640 | LIN | Line item | M | 1 |
0650 | PIA | Additional product id | C | ×10 |
0660 | IMD | Item description | C | ×25 |
0670 | QTY | Quantity | C | ×10 |
0680 | QVR | Quantity variances | C | ×10 |
0690 | DTM | Date/time/period | C | ×5 |
0700 | PRI | Price details | C | 1 |
0710 | SG23 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0720 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0730 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0740 | SG24 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0750 | DOC | Document/message details | M | 1 |
0760 | SG25 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0770 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0780 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0790 | SG26 | Group (×99) | C | ×99 |
0800 | GIN | Goods identity number | M | 1 |
0810 | SG27 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0820 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0830 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0840 | SG28 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0850 | RFF | Reference | M | 1 |
0860 | DTM | Date/time/period | C | 1 |
0870 | SG29 | Group (×9999) | C | ×9999 |
0880 | PCI | Package identification | M | 1 |
0890 | QTY | Quantity | C | 1 |
0900 | QVR | Quantity variances | C | 1 |
0910 | SG30 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0920 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0930 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0940 | SG31 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0950 | GIN | Goods identity number | M | 1 |
0960 | SG32 | Group (×10) | C | ×10 |
0970 | CDI | Physical or logical state | M | 1 |
0980 | INP | Parties to instruction | C | ×5 |
0990 | CNT | Control total | C | 1 |
1000 | UNT | Message trailer | M | 1 |
Detail
No segment in this section.
Summary
No segment in this section.
Changes vs D.96A
Top-level differences between D.96A and D.97A for the RECADV message (segments directly inside header / detail / summary, ignoring nested groups). The comparison is indicative: a given tag may have evolved inside nested groups without showing up in this synthesis.
Segments added vs D.96A
PRIin the header section (status C, repeat ×1) — not present at the top of the corresponding D.96A section.
Structural example
Minimal example of an RECADV D.97A message with mandatory segments only. The goal is to show the exact version declared in UNH (RECADV:D:97A:UN) — not to replicate a full business case (see the RECADV D.96A page for an annotated example).
UNB+UNOC:3+5410000000123:14+5410000000456:14+260514:1430+CTRL097001'
UNH+1+RECADV:D:97A:UN'
BGM+632+REC-2026-0098+9'
DTM+137:20260514:102'
DTM+50:20260513:102'
NAD+SU+5410000000456::9'
NAD+BY+5410000000123::9'
RFF+ON:ORDER789'
CPS+1'
LIN+1++3520000001234:EN'
QTY+194:10'
QTY+12:10'
UNT+13+1'
UNZ+1+CTRL097001'Common errors
- Misaligned UNH tokens — The
UNH+...+RECADV:D:97A:UNtoken must reflect exactly the directory in use — a mismatch between the UNH release and the release agreed with the partner is rejected by every strict validator. - Wrong UNT segment count — The value after
UNT+must include UNH and UNT themselves. By far the most common sender-side error, regardless of the directory in use. - Stale code lists — Between D.96A and D.97A, several code lists received new qualifiers (DTM status, RFF qualifier, NAD codes…). Reusing an older directory’s code tables triggers warnings or even rejections depending on the partner’s strict-conformance mode.
Related messages
Other versions of this message available on ediverse.io: RECADV D.96A, RECADV D.01B, RECADV D.10A, RECADV D.16B, RECADV D.21B, RECADV D.24A, RECADV D.99B, RECADV D.00B, RECADV D.02B, RECADV D.05A, RECADV D.08A, RECADV D.13B, RECADV D.18B, RECADV D.20B.
X12 functional equivalent: X12 861.