Product/Topic: EDIFACT – ORDRSP (D.96A)
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The EDIFACT Order Response (ORDRSP) (D.96A) message is a United Nations (UN) standard Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message used by a supplier to respond to a buyer's Purchase Order. It communicates whether the order is accepted, rejected, or accepted with modifications, and includes confirmed quantities, prices, delivery dates, and scheduling information.
Understanding the structure of the ORDRSP message is important when configuring, mapping, or troubleshooting Purchase Order Response transactions within your EDI setup. The ORDRSP supports order confirmation, rejection, and modification workflows, providing line-level acceptance and exception details across trading partner relationships.
Transaction Overview
Field | Value |
Standard | EDIFACT |
Message Type | ORDRSP |
Version | D.96A |
Agency | UN (United Nations) |
Purpose | Purchase Order Response |
UNH S009 | ORDRSP / D / 96A / UN |
Message Structure
The ORDRSP message is divided into three primary sections: Header, Detail, and Summary.
Header Section
Contains message identification, dates, references, parties, and delivery information. This section establishes the full context of the supplier's response to the purchase order.
Detail Section
Contains individual line-item responses — the specific goods or services being responded to, including confirmed quantities, pricing, taxes, allowances, scheduling, and related information.
Summary Section
Contains section control, totals, and message trailer information that close out and validate the Purchase Order Response.
Required Segments
The following segments are required in every ORDRSP (D.96A) message.
Segment | Description |
UNH | Message Header — identifies the message as ORDRSP D.96A UN |
BGM | Beginning of Message — includes response type and function |
DTM | Date/Time/Period — response and delivery dates |
UNS | Section Control — separates the Detail and Summary sections |
CNT | Control Total — message integrity validation using message reference and segment count |
UNT | Message Trailer — closes the transaction and verifies segment count |
Header Segments
The segments in the following table appear in the Header section and provide supporting information about the Purchase Order Response.
Segment | Description |
PAI | Payment Instructions |
ALI | Additional Commercial Information |
IMD | Item Description |
FTX | Free Text Notes |
Segment Groups
Segment Groups (SG) are logical groupings of related segments within the ORDRSP (D.96A) message.
Segment Group | Name | Key Segments |
SG1 | References | RFF, DTM |
SG2 | Parties | NAD |
SG3 | Contact Information | CTA, COM |
SG4 | Currency | CUX |
SG5 | References | RFF, DTM |
SG6 | Documents | DOC, DTM |
SG7 | Delivery Terms | TOD, LOC |
Detail Section — Purchase Order Response Line Items (SG25)
The SG25 loop contains the individual line-item response details of the Purchase Order Response. Each iteration of the Line Item (LIN) segment represents one line item being responded to.
Segment | Description |
LIN | Line Item — identifies each individual product line being responded to |
PIA | Additional Product Identification — alternate product codes and identifiers |
IMD | Item Description — free-form or coded description of the item |
MEA | Measurements — physical measurements associated with the line item |
QTY / DTM | Quantities and Dates — confirmed quantities and associated delivery dates |
PRI | Price Details — confirmed pricing information per line item |
RFF / DTM | References — line-level references |
PAC | Package Information — packaging details per line |
LOC | Place/Location — location information per line |
TAX / MOA | Tax Information — duty, tax, and fee details with associated monetary amounts |
ALC / PCD / MOA | Allowances and Charges — allowance or charge details with percentage and monetary amounts |
SCC | Scheduling Conditions — scheduling information per line |
Summary Section
The Summary Section closes out the ORDRSP message and provides control and totals information:
UNS — Separates the Detail section from the Summary section
CNT — Provides control totals for the message
UNT — Closes the transaction and verifies segment count
Important: This article describes the base UN/EDIFACT D.96A ORDRSP structure. It is not a substitute for a trading partner-specific specification guide.
Additional Resources
rev. 08/07/26