EANCOM® 2002 S4 Part II
PROINQ Product inquiry message
6. Examples

Example 1

The following is an example of a product inquiry message between a buyer identified by GLN 5412345123453 and a supplier identified by GLN 5411111123451. The message number is 214 and it was generated on the 15th of August 2002.

In the detail section the buyer requests the physical dimensions for five of the suppliers products for which he already has GTINs.

The likely response from a supplier to this request would be a Product Data message (PRODAT).

UNH+ME000001+PROINQ:D:01B:UN:EAN004' Message header
BGM+251+214+9' Product inquiry number 214
DTM+137:20020815:102' Message date 15th of August 2002
NAD+BY+5412345123453::9' Buyer identified by GLN 5412345123453
NAD+SU+5411111123451::9' Supplier identified by GLN 5411111123451
LIN+1++5412345123453:SRV' First product identified by GTIN 5412345123453
IRQ+2E::9' Requests only PRODAT information in response
MEA+PD' Requests the products physical dimensions
LIN+2++5410738251028:SRV' Second product identified by GTIN 5410738251028
IRQ+2E::9' Requests only PRODAT information in response
MEA+PD' Requests the products physical dimensions
LIN+3++5410738377117:SRV' Third product identified by GTIN 5410738377117
IRQ+2E::9' Requests only PRODAT information in response
MEA+PD' Requests the products physical dimensions
LIN+4++5410738377131:SRV' Fourth product identified by GTIN 5410738377131
IRQ+2E::9' Requests only PRODAT information in response
MEA+PD' Requests the products physical dimensions
LIN+5++5412345111115:SRV' Fifth product identified by GTIN 5412345111115
IRQ+2E::9' Requests only PRODAT information in response
MEA+PD' Requests the products physical dimensions
UNT+21+ME000001' Total number of segments in the message equals 21

Example 2

The following is an example of a product inquiry message between a buyer identified by GLN 5071615111110 and a supplier identified by GLN 5098765111111. The message number is 264 and it was generated on the 27th of August 2002. The buyer requests that the price list currency be quoted in Euros.

The buyer requests several pieces of information in the message. Firstly, the availability of the product identified by GTIN 5412345123453. Secondly, all commercial information, i.e prices, allowances and charges, payment terms, etc., related to three products identified by GTINs 5410738377117, 5410738377131, and 5412345111115.

The third piece of information requested concerns a request for all information for products which have the following attributes, a blue denim shirt of the rancher style in sizes medium, large and extra large. The manufacturer of the product is identified by GLN 5422331123459 and the buyer only wants information on products with these attributes which have a list unit price of between 5 and 8 Euros per piece.

The likely response from a supplier to the first two requests would be a Price/Sales Catalogue message (PRICAT). The supplier would respond to the third request with both a Product Data message and a Price/Sales Catalogue message as stated in the IRQ segment (DE 4511).

UNH+ME000001+PROINQ:D:01B:UN:EAN004' Message header
BGM+251+264+9' Product inquiry number 264
DTM+137:20020827:102' Message date 27th of August 2002
CUX+2:EUR:8' Price list currency for the response message is Euros
NAD+BY+5071615111110::9' Buyer identified by GLN 5071615111110
NAD+SU+5098765111111::9' Supplier identified by GLN 5098765111111
LIN+1++5412345123453:SRV' First product identified by GTIN 5412345123453
IRQ+1E::9' Information requested is only PRICAT data
DTM+44' Availability date for product requested
LIN+2++5410738377117:SRV' Second product identified by GTIN 5410738377117
IRQ+1E::9' Information requested is only PRICAT data
LIN+3++5410738377131:SRV' Third product identified by GTIN 5410738377131
IRQ+1E::9' Information requested is only PRICAT data
LIN+4++5412345111115:SRV' Fourth product identified by GTIN 5412345111115
IRQ+1E::9' Information requested is only PRICAT data
LIN+5' Fifth product has no GTIN
CCI+11++CO::92:COLOUR' Described by the characteristic colour
CAV+BL::92:BLUE' Colour is blue
CCI+11++TX::92:TEXTILE' Described by the characteristic textile
CAV+DN::92:DENIM' Textile is denim
CCI+11++ST::92:STYLE' Described by the characteristic style
CAV+RA::92:RANCHER' Style is rancher
CCI+11++SZ::92:SIZE' Described by the characteristic size
CAV+M::92:MEDIUM' Size is medium
CAV+L::92:LARGE' Size is large
CAV+XL::92:EXTRA LARGE' Size is extra large
IRQ+3E::9' Information requested is both PRICAT and PRODAT data
NAD+MF+5422331123459::9' All products from the manufacturer identified by GLN 5422331123459
PRI+AAF:::LIU' Requests the list unit price of the article
RNG+3+PCE:5:8' Within the range of 5 to 8 Euros
UNT+31+ME000001' Total number of segments in the message equals 31

Note:
The EDI interchange will include the UNB..UNZ segments and, if applicable, the UNG..UNE segments. (See part 1 section 5.7).

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