| Version: | D |
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| Release: | 00A |
| Contr. Agency: | UN |
| Revision: | 2 |
| Date: | 2000-01-27 |
| SOURCE: | European Board for EDIFACT Standardization - EEG11 |
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For general information on UN standard message types see UN Trade Data Interchange Directory, UNTDID, Part 4, Section 2.3, UN/ECE UNSM General Introduction |
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This message also occurs in the following versions of this standard: D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B |
This specification provides the definition of the Chart of accounts message (CHACCO) to be used in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.
This message deals with the communication of charts of accounts between an organization and whoever may use them for the purpose of accounting, auditing, cost accounting, consolidation, financial analysis, etc.
The Chart of accounts message may be used for both national and international applications. It is based on universal practice related to administration, commerce and transport, and is not dependent on the type of business or industry.
The chart of accounts may be set up by an enterprise, a service bureau, a chartered accountant or an auditor - referred to as sender - for appropriate parties - known as recipient - such another enterprise, another service bureau, another chartered accountant or another auditor.
The chart of accounts is a systematically organized list of accounts that is sufficiently detailed to allow the recording of operations affecting the financial conditions of an organization. The chart of accounts can be either in accordance with sector-based accounting standards, national or international, or those established by an organization.
The message CHACCO contains information about a set of accounts for a given period. The frequency of data collection ranges from daily to annually.
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 1.
See UNTDID, Part 4, Chapter 2.3 UN/ECE UNSM - General Introduction, Section 2.
This section should be read in conjunction with the segment table which indicates mandatory, conditional and repeating requirements.
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Chart of accounts message is CHACCO.
Note: Chart of accounts messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009:
| Data element | 0065 | CHACCO |
| 0052 | D | |
| 0054 | 00A | |
| 0051 | UN |
A segment identifying the type of chart of accounts.
A segment containing the date of the opening and closing period of the chart of accounts message, and its preparation date.
A segment containing the chart of accounts references (type and version number).
A segment providing currencies which are specific to the chart of accounts message.
A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, for the purpose of providing additional clarification.
A segment group giving information on sender, recipient and intermediary.
A segment to identify the sender, recipient or intermediary.
A segment to provide references which are specific to the concerned party.
A group of segments to identify contacts and related communication numbers.
A segment to provide contacts related to the party.
A segment to provide communication numbers of the contact.
A group of segments to provide accounting features of the chart of accounts and the type of chart of accounts that has been used as reference.
A segment to identify an accounting characteristic of the chart of accounts.
A segment to provide the value of the above characteristic.
A segment group giving account related information.
A segment indicating the chart of accounts line number within the message.
A segment containing detailed information identifying the principal account number (general, subsidiary, analytical or budget account).
A segment to provide the source of the account and information about the creation of the account.
A segment used to provide tax related information. Mainly used to provide the tax rate.
A segment giving detailed information on the opening and closing dates of an account of the chart of accounts message.
A segment group used to provide the legal status of the account holder or settlement of an account.
A segment to identify the relationship between a principal account and other associated entities (sub-account, bank account, etc.).
A segment containing detailed information identifying the account (general, subsidiary, analytical or budget account) linked to the principal account.
A segment identifying the associated bank account.
A segment providing associated payment terms.
A segment specifying instructions related to payment.
A segment group to provide legal or accounting characteristics of the account.
A segment to identify a legal or accounting characteristic of an account.
A segment to provide the value of the above characteristic.
A segment group identify parties related to the account. It may be used to identify the accountant who is in charge of the account in the account holder company.
A segment identifying the concerned party.
A segment providing references related to the party. It can be used to provide numbers such as the VAT number of the account holder company.
A segment group to identify contacts and related communication numbers.
A segment to provide contacts related to the party.
A segment to provide communication numbers of the contact.
A segment specifying the number of accounts in the chart of accounts message.
A segment group to provide authentication information.
A segment to provide results of the accounting application of an authentication procedure.
A segment to provide the date of the authentication.
A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.
| AUT | Authentication result | |
| BGM | Beginning of message | |
| CAV | Characteristic value | |
| CCI | Characteristic/class id | |
| COM | Communication contact | |
| CPT | Account identification | |
| CTA | Contact information | |
| CUX | Currencies | |
| DTM | Date/time/period | |
| EQN | Number of units | |
| FII | Financial institution information | |
| FTX | Free text | |
| LIN | Line item | |
| NAD | Name and address | |
| PAI | Payment instructions | |
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PAT | Payment terms basis |
| REL | Relationship | |
| RFF | Reference | |
| TAX | Duty/tax/fee details | |
| UNH | Message header | |
| UNT | Message trailer |
| ├─UNH Message header | ×1 | (M) |
| ├─BGM Beginning of message | ×1 | (M) |
| ├─DTM Date/time/period | ×99 | (M) |
| ├─RFF Reference | ×99 | (C) |
| ├─CUX Currencies | ×99 | (C) |
| ├─FTX Free text | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 1 | ×99 | (M) |
| │─├─NAD Name and address | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─RFF Reference | ×9 | (C) |
| │─└─Segment Group 2 | ×99 | (C) |
| │───├─CTA Contact information | ×1 | (M) |
| │───└─COM Communication contact | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 3 | ×99 | (C) |
| │─├─CCI Characteristic/class id | ×1 | (M) |
| │─└─CAV Characteristic value | ×1 | (C) |
| ├─Segment Group 4 | ×99999 | (M) |
| │─├─LIN Line item | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─CPT Account identification | ×1 | (M) |
| │─├─FTX Free text | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─TAX Duty/tax/fee details | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─DTM Date/time/period | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─Segment Group 5 | ×99 | (C) |
| │─│─├─REL Relationship | ×1 | (M) |
| │─│─├─CPT Account identification | ×1 | (C) |
| │─│─├─FII Financial institution information | ×1 | (C) |
| │─│─├─PAT Payment terms basis | ×1 | (C) |
| │─│─├─PAI Payment instructions | ×1 | (C) |
| │─│─└─Segment Group 6 | ×9 | (C) |
| │─│───├─CCI Characteristic/class id | ×1 | (M) |
| │─│───└─CAV Characteristic value | ×1 | (C) |
| │─└─Segment Group 7 | ×9 | (C) |
| │───├─NAD Name and address | ×1 | (M) |
| │───├─RFF Reference | ×9 | (C) |
| │───└─Segment Group 8 | ×9 | (C) |
| │─────├─CTA Contact information | ×1 | (M) |
| │─────└─COM Communication contact | ×9 | (C) |
| ├─EQN Number of units | ×1 | (M) |
| ├─Segment Group 9 | ×1 | (C) |
| │─├─AUT Authentication result | ×1 | (M) |
| │─└─DTM Date/time/period | ×1 | (C) |
| └─UNT Message trailer | ×1 | (M) |
