Edi X12 Vs Un/Edifact: The Table Below Highlights The Difference Between The EDI X12 Standard and EDIFACT Standard

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EDI X12 vs UN/EDIFACT

The table below highlights the difference between the EDI X12
standard and EDIFACT standard.
Topic

ANSI X12

UN/EDIFACT

Application

Mostly used in
North America

Mostly used in Europe and Asia

Transaction Sets Messages


Terminologies Equivalence

Loops

Groups

Terminators

Separators

Interchange
Header/Trailer Segments

ISA/IEA

UNB/UNZ

Group
Header/Trailer Segments

GS/GE

UNG/UNE (optional)

Transaction Set, (Message)


Header/Trailer

ST/SE

UNH/UNT

Separators Specification
Segment

None

UNA (optional)

Segment

'

Element

Composit
e

>

Release Indicator

Not supported

Supported

Composite Elements

Rarely used

Commonly Used

Acknowledgment

TA1 and 997

CONTRL

Binary support

BIN, BDS
segments

ISO 9735-8 - Associated data in EDI

Commonly used
Terminators,
(Separators)

Security

ASC X12.58 Security


Structures

- ISO 9735-5 - Security rules for


batch EDI (authenticity, integrity
and non-repudiation of origin)
- ISO 9735-6 - Secure
authentication and
acknowledgement message
(message type - AUTACK)
- ISO 9735-7 - Security rules for
batch EDI (confidentiality)
- ISO 9735-9 - Security key and
certificate management message
(message type - KEYMAN)

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