EANCOM® PART II

 

31.08.2000

REQOTE

- Request for Quote Message

 

6. Example

The following is an example of a simple Request for Quote message for one line item between a supplier identified with the EAN location number 4012345000009 and a buyer identified with the EAN location number 5412345000013. The buyer identifies the contact who will handle any queries regarding the request as being N Schulte.

The quotation is dated the 1st January 1997 with a reference number RQT709. The buyer requests information on the terms of delivery and the basic payment terms.

The product is identified by the EAN article number 5412345111115. The buyer requests information on the products dimensions, its calculation gross price for 50 units of the product, its rate of tax, and any allowances available for it. Information is also requested on the main carriage transport which will be used to deliver the product.

  

UNH+ME000001+REQOTE:D:96A:UN:EAN002'

Message header

BGM+311+RQT709+9'

Request for quote number RQT709

DTM+137:19970101:102'

Message date 1st of January 1997

PAT+1'

Requests information on the basic payment terms

TOD+6'

Requests information on the terms of delivery related to delivery condition

NAD+BY+5412345000013::9'

Buyer is identified using the EAN location number 5412345000013

CTA+IC+:N SCHULTE'

Information contact person within the buyer’s organization is NSchulte

COM+0033154768212:FX'

Specification of fax number for information contact

NAD+SU+4012345000009::9'

Supplier is identified using the EAN location number 4012345000009

LIN+1++5412345111115:EN'

Product for which a quotation is requested is identified by the EAN article number 5412345111115

MEA+PD'

Requests information related to the product’s physical dimensions

QTY+1:50'

Requests a quotation for the supply of 50 units

PRI+AAA'

Requests the net calculation price for the product

TAX+7'

Requests the tax rate for the product

ALC+A'

Requests the allowances data for the product

UNS+S'

Message detail/summary section separation

CNT+2:1'

Count of number of LIN segments in the message

UNT+18+ME000001'

Message trailer - 18 segments in the message

  

Note:
The EDI interchange will include the UNB..UNZ segments and, if applicable, the UNG..UNE segments (
see part I, section 2.7).

  

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