Tradacoms

Tradacoms is an early standard for EDI and was primarily used in the UK retail sector. It was originally introduced in 1982 as an implementation of the UN/GTDI syntax, one of the precursors of EDIFACT and was maintained and extended by the UK Article Numbering Association, now called GS1 UK.

The standard is more or less obsolescent since the development of it effectively ceased in 1995 in favor of the EDIFACT EANCOM subsets. Despite this it has proved durable and the majority of the retail EDI traffic in the UK still uses it today. A list of Tradacoms document standards is provided below:

Application ReferenceMessage type
ACKHDRAcknowledgement
AVLHDRAvailability Report
BTOHDRBook Trade Orders
PVUHDRBook Trade Price/Availability Update
CAKHDRClaims Acknowledgement
CLAHDRClaims Message
CORHDRComplex Order
CREHDRCredit Note
CREADVCredit Advice
CUSHDRCustomer Information
DEBADVDebit Advice
DLCHDRDelivery Confirmation
DELHDRDelivery Notice
DYEHDRDye Instruction
GENHDRGeneral Communication
HSOHDRHome Shopping Orders
INVFILInvoice
ISSUESIssues
LPRHDRLocation Planning Report
PICHDRPicking Instruction
ORDHDRPurchase Order
PAYORDPayment Order
PRIHDRPrice Information
PROHDRProduct Information
PPRHDRProduct Planning Report
RDAHDRRetailer Database
RDBHDRRetail B, 1-4 Retailer Database
RIFHDRRetail Issues File
SADHDRStock Adjustment
SNPSTSStock Snapshot
SRMHDRStatement & Remittance Details
SORDETSupply and Returns Details
SORDAYSupply and Returns Summary
SRSHDRSupply and Returns Summary
RIFHDRRetail Issues File
UCNHDRUplift Confirmation
UPLHDRUplift Instruction
UTLHDRUtility Bill


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