Mandatory root element. Contains the version of this document as attribute Contains information about the document such as sender and receiver ids, and status info. Information about the sender of this document. Use the "Id" of the "ReceiverId" element if you want to send a message back to the sender Electronic ID's of the sender. Depending on the used network, the sender and the receiver ID of the same company might not be the same. Use this ParticipantReceiverID to answer. Information about the receiver of this document Electronic ID's of the receiver. Depending on the used network, the sender and the receiver ID of the same company might not be the same. Contains any number and combination of payload data swissDIGIN: K-01-01 Known agreedTypes: ReturnAdvice, AddressChange, Message, StatusUpdate, Generic "Kreditor" Deprecated: Use isDuplicate on DocumentType Deprecated: Use isTest on DocumentType Grouped information about accounting. "FIBU-Kontonummer" or "Kostenartennummer" "Kostenstelle" ("Erste Kostenstelle") "Kostenträger" or "Projektnummer" ("Zweite Kostenstelle") Optional since 2.0034. If omitted, "COSTUNIT" is meant. Since 2.0034. "Leistungsart". Since 2.0034. If set, this value is used by the general ledger to determine how to process this position. Number of the division ("Geschäftsbereich"). Agent information. Can be used for participation calculation. Name of agent Rate for this agent Total amount of this entity for this agent Mututally agreed ID of agent Information about an allowance (for example, a Discount) or a charge (e.g. Shipping and handling costs) Detailed specification of an allowance or charge. If present, the sum of the Amount values must match the appropriate elements in Total Basis for allowance or charge calculation. Usually, this is positive even for allowances. There may be two values present, one incl. and one excl. tax. The must have the same currency. Percentage of BaseAmount for allowance or charge. In case of allowance, this value is usually negative. Resulting Amount of allowance or charge. In case of allowance, this value is usually negative. There may be two values present, one incl. and one excl. tax. The must have the same currency. Tax info for this allowance or charge True if the next allowance or charge is to be calculated regarding the Amount of this Detail element. Mutually Agreed code for allowance or charge Description of this detail Total of all Allowances or Charges Bank information Country specific bank information. Examples: Switzerland: ClearingNumber Germany: BLZ Bank identification code. Can be a SWIFT number Address of bank. Bank info of a Party IBAN or QRIBAN. A QRIBAN contains a "3" as fifth char, and a "0" or "1" as sixth char. Country code must be CH or LI. In case of a QRIBAN, the element QRReferenceNumber must be provided. One or more bank account numbers and bank IDs Account number at the bank specified below Swiss Payment System For example in Switzerland: "Postkonto" number Information about delivery Actual delivery date. If in Header: swissDIGIN: K-04-01-a/b. If in LineItem: swissDIGIN: P-05-01-a/b. Confirmed delivery date. Desired delivery date. The date on which the goods are scheduled to be shipped or have been dispatched to the recipient. The date on which the goods are scheduled to be collected or picked up by the carrier or customer. Specifies the time window within which the delivery is expected or scheduled to occur. Includes the start time (From) Specifies the time window within which the delivery is expected or scheduled to occur. Includes the start time (To) Contains the address details of the origin location from where the goods are being shipped. Includes fields such as street, city, postal code, country, and additional relevant information. Additional information or instructions related to the shipping process, such as handling requirements, delivery notes, or special requests. Use multiple elements for different packages Set to true if partial delivery is allowed or wanted. Set to false if partial delivery is not allowed. If this element is not present, it means that it's undefined. Physical DeliveryNote required If true, the delivery will allowed on a Saturday; otherwise, standard delivery scheduling applies. A unique identifier assigned to a shipment container for tracking and traceability throughout the supply chain. Use this field only when a single SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) is present in the order. Number of seperat locistical units, per lineItem (if in LineItem), or per document (if in Header). Specifies the agreed-upon international commercial terms (Incoterms) that define the responsibilities of buyers and sellers for the delivery of goods. Includes details such as transportation obligations, risk transfer, and cost allocation (e.g., EXW, FOB, DDP). Contains comprehensive information about the transportation of goods, including carrier name Indicates whether the sender (shipper) is responsible for covering the transport costs. Discount information ("Skonto"). Document. Contains a header, line items and a summary General document info that is usually contained in the header of (for example) a bill. References to other documents of the same business case and to other information like payment Info about different possible parties on the Vendor side Vendor information Biller information. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Vendor. The Issuer Of Invoice is this address, if this element exists. Otherwise, the Issuer Of Invoice is the Vendor Element. Supplier information. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Vendor. Original manufacturer information. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Vendor. Info about different possible parties on the Customer side Customer information Delivery information. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Customer. Payer information. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Customer. PurchaseOrderer information. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Customer. Ultimate Consignee information, for example a local store. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Customer. Info about different possible parties on the Customer side Information about devliery The Global Shipment Identification Number (GSIN) is part of the GS1 Standard, which provides globally unique identifiers for logistics and supply chain management. The GSIN is used to uniquely identify a shipment from origin to destination. The SSCC is a globally unique identifier for individual logistics units, such as pallets, containers, or packages, defined by the GS1 Standard. It ensures traceability and identification throughout the supply chain. One or more agent information Texts, descrpitions etc. The most common ussage is with party='CUSTOMER' and accountType='DEBIT'. In this case, the biller fills in the customer's internal accounting informatinon. Misc data, grouped together in order to prevent the header itself to become too big. This element exists both in the header and in the line item. Misc data, grouped together in order to prevent the header itself to become too big. Use only for Extended Tables in ABACUS Use only for IBF (Individual User Fields) in ABACUS Use only for free fields in ABACUS Used for user defined shop variables Used for B2B mutually agreed data exchange Used for EDIFACT or other Formats, Serves as a replacement for the mentioned field in KB-5915, as outlined in KB-5914 May contain more or less fully qualified items, but can also consist of Text only Multiple product ID's. How are the productID values used when transferred to the ABACUS Order Processing: Transfer to CRM (PurchaseOrder, OfferRequest) The product identification according to AbaDoc values is as follows: 1. Product ID Vendor 2. Product ID Common 3. Product ID Unknown 4. EAN Vendor 5. EAN Common 6. EAN Unknown 7. EAN Customer 8. Customer Userkey Customer a) ProductID (INTERNALID) b) Product EAN (EAN) 9. Customer Userkey Common a) ProductID (INTERNALID) b) Product EAN (EAN) 10. Customer Userkey Unknown a) ProductID (INTERNALID) b) Product EAN (EAN) 11. Userkeygroup Customer a) ProductID (INTERNALID) b) Product EAN (EAN) 12. Userkeygroup Common a) ProductID (INTERNALID) b) Product EAN (EAN) 13. Userkeygroup Unknown a) ProductID (INTERNALID) b) Product EAN (EAN) 14. Product short ID Vendor 15. Product short ID Common 16. Product short ID Unknown 17. Product technical ID Vendor 18. Product technical ID Common 19. Product technical ID Unknown Transfer to SCM (Offer, OrderConfirmation, DeliveryNote, Bill) The product identification according to AbaDoc values is as follows: 1. Product ID Customer 2. Product ID Vendor 3. Product ID Common 4. Product ID Unknown 5. EAN Customer 7. EAN Vendor (supplier definition) 6. EAN Vendor 8. EAN Common 9. EAN Common (supplier definition) 10. EAN Unknown 11. EAN Unknown (supplier definition) 12. Product short ID Customer 13. Product short ID Common 14. Product short ID Unknown 15. Product technical ID Customer 16. Product technical ID Common 17. Product technical ID Unknown A value has to have a unique match in order to be used. Multiple quantities. Please note the required "type" attribute. If the "unit" attribute is used, it must contain a valid "UNECE Recommendation 20" Common code. For "type", use "ORDERED" for PurchaseOrders and OfferRequests, OFFERED for offers, CONFIRMED for OrderConfirmations, DELIVERED for DeliveryNotes, INVOICED for Bills. Example: In a bill, you can also specify ORDERED, CONFIRMED, DELIVERED and OUTSTANDING. The same is true for other document types accordingly. In meters In meters In meters In meters In kilograms In kilograms In kilograms per cubic meter Multiple prices. If the "unit" attribute is used, it must contain a valid "UNECE Recommendation 20" Common code. Used only for line item allowances or charges. For document level allowances or charges, see MiscDataLineItem. The values inside this element refer to the price, not the amount (makes a difference if the quantity is not equal to 1). Used to specify positions related to fees or charges, such as VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) levies or other applicable duties and taxes. This field is utilized for fee-related positions during order processing to ensure accurate categorization and accounting. Line item tax information, includes everything from this line item. Important: All allowance and charges are also included. Line item tax information, includes everything from this line item. Important: All allowance and charges are also included. Line item total amount. There can be multiple Amount elements, but for bills for example there should be one with inclusiveTax="true" and allowanceAndCharge="AFTER". If there is a tax element, there should be an Amount element with inclusiveTax="false" and allowanceAndCharge="AFTER" which is then the same value as Tax/Detail/BaseAmount. All kind of references. References to the documents of the supplier Mutually agreed reference Delivery address, if different between the line items. Info about different possible parties on the Customer side Delivery info, if different between the line items. Use only for AbstractOrder Further information about the specific consignment item. Further information about the specific consignment item. Further information about the specific consignment item. Transport information, e.g. SSCC. This element must only be used if there is no BatchOrLotOrVintage information available. Attribute "type" contains "ItemText" by default Different account assignments. Use the required "party" attribute to specify which party this information is relevant for. Typically, in a PurchaseOrder, and OrderConfirmation, a DeliveryNote and in a Bill, the DEBIT value is needed if the party=="CUSTOMER" account is referred to. Relations between units, eg. BaseUnit=MMT (millimeters), Factor=0.001, Unit=MTR (meters) Some additional information used both in the header and on each line item. Misc data, grouped together in order to prevent the line item itself to become too big. Use only for Extended Tables in ABACUS Use only for IBF (Individual User Fields) in ABACUS Use only for free fields in ABACUS Used for user defined shop variables Used for B2B mutually agreed data exchange PAYMENTONACCOUNT is available since 2.0034 All document level financial data, payment Terms etc., information that is usually contained in the footer of (for example) a bill. The Currency specified here is considered the main currency of this document. swissDIGIN: K-01-04 "Leitwährung" MUST be calculated with base 1. Example: DocumentCurrency="USD", BaseCurrency="CHF", Exchange Rate is 1.35, meaning 1 USD = 1.35 CHF. Document level tax information, including everything. Grand Total, incl. Tax if applicable. If TotalAmountPaid and TotalAmountDue is present as well, then DUE must be Total minus PAID, for any given currency. Since 2.0037 Total amount paid, incl. Tax if applicable. Total amount due, incl. Tax if applicable. If the amount due is already paid or will be paid for separately (e.g. LSV+), set this element to true. Do not set it to true if a prepayment is equal or bigger than the TotalAmount. For bills with a TotalAmount of 0.00, do *not* set this flag. For bills which are not due for payment because the amount is too small, do set this flag. Given or offered terms for the payment. One or more PaymentMethods. Card information. Mutully agreed card id. CVV for example Card transaction ID Authorization code for online cards A Contract ID is a unique identifier assigned to a specific agreement between a merchant and a service provider, such as a payment processor. TransactionDateTime represents the exact date and time a transaction is initiated or processed. PaymentBrand refers to the specific card or payment network used for a transaction (e.g., Visa, Mastercard, PayPal). It identifies the payment method and ensures proper routing and processing. is a unique identifier assigned to a specific payment transaction. It is used to track, verify, and reconcile payments in a system. refers to a partially masked portion of a card number (e.g., last four digits: **** **** **** 1234). is a unique identifier for the payment method used in a transaction (e.g., credit card, bank transfer, or digital wallet). refers to the specific monetary value that has been successfully paid by the customer for a transaction. It is used for reconciliation and record-keeping. Usually used only for OfferRequests and PurchaseOrders. If multiple PaymentMethods are specified, they must be divided using this Percentage element. Total amount of this PaymentMethod. Usually used only for OfferRequests and PurchaseOrders. Mutully agreed payment method. Text of Summery. For each language, this element is repeated. If multiple Text elements are present, then the text should contain the same information. If a link to an external attachment needs to be added to a document, LinkAttachment can be used. Since 2.0034 True if all LineItem are dummy line items (swissDIGIN light) Since 2.0037 If present, must be one of: EBUSINESSNETWORK, EMAIL, MAIL, UNKNOWN. If multiple transports are used, the weakest one should be specified. Be prepared for new values in the future without prior notice. Since 2.0037 If present, must be one of: GENERATED, OCRSCANNED, MANUAL, UNKNOWN. Be prepared for new values in the future without prior notice. Since 2.0037 Reference to the offer request document Reference to the offer document Reference to the purchase order document Reference to the order confirmation document Reference to the devliery note document References to the documents of the biller Reference to the reminder documents, specified by the counter attribute If used in Header/Reference/ThisDocument: swissDIGIN: K-01-02. If used in Header/Reference/DocumentReference/PurchaseOrder: swissDIGIN: K-01-05. If used in a CreditAdvice in Header/Reference/DocumentReference/Bill: swissDIGIN: K-01-07. "RNr" swissDIGIN: K-01-03 Transport information, e.g. SSCC numbers SSCC (Serial Shipping Container Code) The line item this element refers to must have a "Quantity" element. This quanitiy element here has the same unit as the line item "Quantity" element for which the attribute "type" is equal to "DELIVERED". In kilograms "Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum" Misc data that is used both in the header and in the line item If present and true, the current line item or the whole document is tax free. Full name of person who is responsible Use only for local ABACUS interface. True if all necessary signatures have been granted (Use only for local ABACUS interface). Agreed Code. For local ABACUS interface: Free Code, for example: "FIBU-Code" Mutually agreed fixed price identification. ID of contract this document or this line item is based upon. If used in Header: swissDIGIN: K-01-06 Object ID this document or this line item refers to. Example: Technical object ID of the building. Can contain the "Belegart" (Use only for local ABACUS interface). Can contain "OFFEN" if that document is still open, "ERLED" is this document is settled (Use only for local ABACUS interface). Additional document comment. "Zahlungswegnummer" "Freie Beleggruppennummer 1-3" in NumberField with agreedID 0-2. "Freie Beleggruppencode 1-3" in StringField with agreedID 0-2. For accounting purposes only. General ledger accounting date. "Fibubelegdatum". For online transmitted documents, fill the general ledger date of the receiver here. For accounting purposes only. Use for example in accounts receivable ("Kredibelegdatum", "Debibelegdatum"). Used if the timeline for reminders is not based on the DueDate ("Dispodatum"). Grouping element. "Belegkostenstellengruppe", "Kostengruppennummer" "Überweisungsgrund" or "Zahlungsgrund" Must only be true only if an additional paper copy of this document is sent from the sender to the receiver. Mutually agreed tax type. Mutually agreed tax code. Period of the service for which this bill is issued. The date or date period which is tax relevant is the first date that exists in the following order: 1. LineItem/MiscDataLineItem/PeriodOfService 2. LineItem/DeliveryInfo/DeliveryDate 3. Header/MiscDataHeader/PeriodOfService 4. Header/DeliveryInfo/DeliveryDate The element Header/DeliveryInfo/DeliveryDate is always filled in if the AbaDoc is generated from ABACUS ABEA. swissDIGIN: K-04-01-a/b. In kilograms In kilograms Desired date of electronic presention, handing over, or, in case of physical paper printing, the desired date for the print and delivery process. Detailed specification of an allowance or charge. The amount of the line item must match the "BaseAmount" times the "Rate". This element must only be here if the "type" attribute on "LineItem" is set to ALLOWANCEORCHARGE or to SHIPPINGANDHANDLING. Basis for allowance or charge calculation. Usually, this is positive even for allowances. There may be two values present, one incl. and one excl. tax. They must have the same currency. Percentage of BaseAmount for allowance or charge. In case of allowance, this value is usually negative. True if the next allowance or charge is to be calculated regarding the Amount of this line item. Mutually Agreed code for allowance or charge True if this allowanceOrCharge is calculated from an amount, rather than from a percentage value. If present, do not count this LineItem, i.e. Amounts should be zero. If present and true, the this line item is ignored for all kind of document level allownances. "Projektrechnung" "Leistungsart" "Abrechnungscode" Payroll employee number "Abrechnungscode" "Verrechnungsart" "Grobplannummer" "Detailplannummer" "Interne Projektkundenadressnumer" "Interne Rechnungsadressnummer" "Anlagen". "Anlagennummer" For accounting purposes only. General ledger accounting date. "Fibubelegdatum". For online transmitted documents, fill the general ledger date of the receiver here. Period of the service for which this position is issued. swissDIGIN: P-05-01-a/b. Electronic sender ID and network id Electronic receiver ID and network id EAN number of company Dun and Bradstreet id of company Global Location Number, according to EAN/UPC Internal ID of this participant in the system of the other party Mutually agreed ID Identifies and specifies information about a Party Bank information Country specific tax numbers or IDs Use "state" attribute where mandatory, example: US. If in Header/VendorParties/Vendor: swissDIGIN: K-02-02.1 Name, address and contact information Additional info if party is using online access "Your reference" ("Ihr Zeichen"), "Our reference" ("Unser Zeichen"), depending on where it is used. swissDIGIN: K-03-06-a swissDIGIN: K-03-06-b Information about the given or offered payment terms Payment period information Quantity information. If the "unit" attribute is used, it must contain a valid "UNECE Recommendation 20" Common code. 'DELIVERYREQUEST' is deprecated, don't use it. S=Standard M=Mixed E=Excempt All kind of document references, including payment reference info This document ID and date Used only if the current document replaces another document. References to the documents of the supplier Swiss payment and document reference standard Max. 27 digits, last digit is the check digit. Leading zeros may be omitted. Creditor Reference (ISO 11649). Must start with "RF", check digits must be correct Deprecated Deprecated Deprecated 0=unstructured, 1=structured. Mutually agreed reference Information about a human readable representation of this document HTTP or HTTPS URL to a human readable representation of this document Since 2.0034 Different Tax Rates may be specified here. If present, the sum of the Amount elements must match the TotalAmount Base Amount for Tax calculation, exclusive Tax Tax Rate of Tax in percent Tax Amount calculated from BaseAmount and Rate If not set, the element "Header/MiscDataHeader/ValueDate" is used instead. Fill this field in case a tax code has changed or is about to change in order to define which tax rate this is based on. Description of this tax detail Can contain a Tax code that is mutually Agreed between all parties Total of all BaseAmount elements from Details. Since 2.0034. Total of all Amount elements from Details General text type. Can hold formatted and unformatted text. The unformatted text must always be present One element for each line of text. Without any formating information whatsoever. If present, this FormattedText *MUST* contain the same information as the Line elements above (Unless used internally or in a agreed scenario). The format must be specified in the mimeType attribute. Examples: application/rtf text/html Customer information References to other documents of the same business case and to other information like payment Info about different possible parties on the Vendor side Vendor information Biller information. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Vendor. The Issuer Of Invoice is this address, if this element exists. Otherwise, the Issuer Of Invoice is the Vendor Element. Info about different possible parties on the Customer side Customer information Payer information. Use this tag only of it contains information different from the Customer. Info about different possible parties on the Customer side Texts, descrpitions etc. The most common ussage is with party='CUSTOMER' and accountType='DEBIT'. In this case, the biller fills in the customer's internal accounting informatinon. Misc data, grouped together in order to prevent the header itself to become too big. This element exists both in the header and in the line item. Misc data, grouped together in order to prevent the header itself to become too big. Used for B2B mutually agreed data exchange Max. 27 digits, last digit is the check digit. Leading zeros may be omitted. Creditor Reference (ISO 11649). Must start with "RF", check digits must be correct Indicates the system responsible for generating the data, e.g., Abacus, 3nd, etc. A unique identifier assigned to the network partner for tracking and communication purposes. A unique identifier used for communication purposes, such as in EDI transactions. Example: EANCOM76170270000007640107400001900. Specifies an alternative target format if it differs from the standard, tailored for specific requirements or systems. Defines the type of process used, such as Direct Delivery, Warehouse Delivery, Dropshipping, Cross-Docking, etc. ndicates specific pricing conditions required by some business partners, typically for invoice dispatch. A code used to identify and apply specific promotional discounts or offers associated with a transaction. EDIFACT; BGM F1001 EDIFACT; BGM F1225 EDIFACT; RFF F1154 grouping of multiple orders grouping of multiple shipments grouping of multiple invoices EDIFACT; FTX with REG Identifier Refers to the agreed identifier for special price conditions, as outlined in KB-5914. KB-5914. KB-5914. A name or description of the link. The actual link. Contains the batch, lot or serial number of this (group of) products Quantity. If the "type" attribute of the "BatchOrLotOrSerialNumber" element is equals to "SERIALNUMBER", then this element must either be omitted or contain a value of 1. The line item this element refers to must have a "Quantity" element. This quanitiy element here has the same unit as the line item "Quantity" element for which the attribute "type" is equal to "DELIVERED". "Zu verkaufen bis" "Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum" The amount of packaging levels used. Usually used for sandwich pallet cases to indicate the number of included pallets on the main pallet. The serial shipping container code (SSCC) The serial shipping container code (SSCC) for the parent shipping container if a structured DESADV is requested. Mainly used in automotive or industry DESADV messages. GTIN/EAN number of the specific consignment item. The packaging items contained in the given consignment item. Packaging unit type of the contained packages. If customer's and supplier's packaging unit type is different this should be used for customer's packaging unit type. Packaging unit type used by the supplier. If customer's and supplier's packaging unit type is different this should be used for suppliers's packaging unit type. The gross volume of the consignment item. The net weight of the consignment item. The gross weight of the consignment item. The tare weight of the consignment item's packaging. Gross weight - tare weight = net weight. The delivered amount. Quantity per packaging item with optional unit. Packaging related description code. Please use EDIFACT code list values. (PAC 7233) Packaging terms and conditions code (Who is the owner, is it returnable..). Please use EDIFACT code list values. (PAC 7073) Marking type code. Please use EDIFACT code list values or VDA codes. e.g. 33E=Marked with packaging label number (GS1 PCI 7511), G/M/S (VDA4913 715/13) Specifies the standardized international trade terms under the Incoterms rules, which define the responsibilities, costs, and risks between buyer and seller during the delivery process. The code ensures clarity in logistics and legal obligations. Examples: EXW: Ex Works FOB: Free On Board DAP: Delivered at Place DDP: Delivered Duty Paid Specifies the geographic location or named place associated with the chosen Incoterms rule. This location indicates where responsibilities, costs, and risks transition between the buyer and seller. Specifies the exact location where the goods are loaded onto the transport vehicle or vessel. This can refer to a warehouse, factory, port, or another designated place. Specifies the stage of transport in the shipping process, such as pre-carriage, main carriage, or on-carriage. Common examples include: 10: Pre-Carriage 20: Main Carriage 30: On-Carriage This code helps identify and manage different phases in the transportation lifecycle. Specifies the mode of transport used for the shipment. Commonly used codes include: 1: Maritime 2: Rail 3: Road 4: Air 5: Postal Broad categories, not vehicle-specific. pecifies the type of transport vehicle or means used for the shipment. Common codes include: 10: Vessel 20: Railcar 30: Truck 40: Aircraft 50: Pipeline Specific to the vehicle or method used in the transport. Provides the unique identifier for the specific transport means used in the shipment, such as vehicle registration number, flight number, vessel name, or container ID. A unique identifier for the carrier responsible for the transportation of goods. This can be a code, name, or number assigned to the carrier by regulatory authorities, logistics systems, or industry standards.