| Organizations (ecedi0503m000) |  |
| Use this session to list organizations, that you can maintain or display in the Organizations (ecedi0103s000) session. Click Print on the toolbar to use the Print Organizations (ecedi0403m000) session to print organization information. Note If you started this session by zooming, you can only find and select a record. Related topics To use an overview session To maintain records in an overview/maintain session Using organizations
Fields | Description
Organization | A code that represents a set of standards (such as ANSI X12, UN/EDIFACT, and VDA) used in EDI communication.
Description | The description or name of the code.
Code in Message | The code used in the message to identify the organization. Each organization must have its own unique code, for example: Odette OD United Nations UN
Derived | If this check box is selected, this organization is a derived organization. Note If an organization develops its own set of messages it is called a root organization. If an organization used another organization's messages and code set, it is called a derived organization.
Association Assigned | If this organization uses messages derived from those of other organizations, the header of the EDI message contains the code of the derived organization, or the code of the root organization. If the Derived field is selected, this is the code of the derived organization as used in the EDI messages.
Root-Organization | If the Derived check box is selected, this is the root organization. Allowed values A derived organization can only refer to a root organization, not to another derived organization.