UNT-DETAIL

The strict closure of an EDIFACT message — segment counter included.

Definition

UNT contains two elements: number of segments in the message (including UNH and UNT) and message reference number (the same as UNH). A parser will reject any message whose counter mismatches the actual segment count.

Origin

Defined by ISO 9735-1 §6.5.

Example in context

UNT+18+1'

Related terms

• UNH — header paired with UNT.