FTX — Free Text / Description
EDIFACT segment
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Carries a free-text note: a delivery instruction, a payment condition or a general remark.
Example
FTX+AAI+++TESLIMAT 08.00-16.00 SAATLERI ARASINDA YAPILACAKTIR'Data Elements
| Pos. | Description |
|---|---|
01 | Text Subject |
04 | Text Content |
Code List
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
AAA | Goods Description |
AAB | Payment Terms |
AAI | General Information |
CUS | Customs Information |
DEL | Delivery Information |
HAN | Handling / Transport Instruction |
INV | Invoice Instruction |
LIN | Product / Line Description |
ORI | Order Instruction |
PKG | Packaging Information |
PUR | Purchasing Information |
REG | Regulatory / Legal Info |
SIN | Special Instructions |
SUR | Supplier Description |
TRA | Shipping / Transport Info |
WHI | Warehouse / Storage Instruction |
ZZZ | Mutually Defined Note |
Watch out
Free text is not machine-interpretable, so putting critical information only in an FTX breaks automation. A colon inside the text must be escaped with the release character (?).