@ediflow/edifact-d20b

EDIFACT D.20B (2020) Standard Definitions

EDIFACT D.20B • 7 Message Types • MIT Licensed • Free

📦 What is this?

This package contains EDIFACT D.20B (2020) standard definitions for use with @ediflow/core.

Includes:

• Message structures (7 message types)
• Segment definitions
• Element definitions
• Composite definitions
• Code lists

Version: D.20B (2020) - Latest EDIFACT standard ⭐

🚀 Installation

# Install core library (required)
npm install @ediflow/core

# Install this standard package
npm install @ediflow/edifact-d20b

📊 Supported Message Types (7)

| Message Type | Description | Use Case | |--------------|-------------|----------| | APERAK | Application Error & Acknowledgement | Error handling | | DESADV | Despatch Advice | Shipping notifications | | IFTMIN | Forwarding & Transport Message | Transport instructions | | INVOIC | Invoice | Billing documents | | ORDERS | Purchase Order | Order placement | | ORDRSP | Order Response | Order confirmations | | RECADV | Receiving Advice | Goods receipt |

📖 Usage Example

import { DIContainer } from '@ediflow/core';

const container = DIContainer.getInstance();
const parseUseCase = container.resolve('ParseEDIUseCase');
const validateUseCase = container.resolve('ValidateMessageUseCase');

// Parse EDIFACT message
const parsed = parseUseCase.execute({
  message: edifactString,
  standard: 'EDIFACT'
});

// Validate against D.20B structure
const validation = validateUseCase.execute({
  message: parsed.message,
  messageType: 'ORDERS',
  version: 'D20B',
  repositoryPath: './node_modules/@ediflow/edifact-d20b/data'
});

if (validation.success) {
  console.log('✅ Valid D.20B ORDERS message!');
}

📁 Package Contents

@ediflow/edifact-d20b/
└── data/
    ├── codes/               # Code lists
    ├── composites.json      # Composite elements
    ├── elements.json        # Data elements
    ├── messages/            # Message structures (7 types)
    │   ├── APERAK.json
    │   ├── DESADV.json
    │   ├── IFTMIN.json
    │   ├── INVOIC.json
    │   ├── ORDERS.json
    │   ├── ORDRSP.json
    │   └── RECADV.json
    └── segments.json        # Segment definitions

Package Size: ~1.34 MB

🎯 When to Use D.20B

Use D.20B if:

• ✅ Starting new EDIFACT integration (recommended!)
• ✅ Need latest standard features
• ✅ Modern logistics & retail
• ✅ No legacy system constraints

This is the recommended version for new projects! ⭐

Consider other versions if:

• 🔄 D.12A - Need more message types (196 total)
• 🔄 D.96A or D.01B - Legacy partner requirements

📦 Related Packages

Core:

• @ediflow/core - Core library (REQUIRED)

Other EDIFACT Standards:

• @ediflow/edifact-d96a - D.96A (1996) - 7 messages
• @ediflow/edifact-d01b - D.01B (2001) - 4 messages
• @ediflow/edifact-d12a - D.12A (2012) - 196 messages

📚 Documentation

• Quick Start Guide
• Main README
• Architecture

🤝 Contributing

Data corrections or additional message types? We welcome contributions!

• Report issues
• Contribute

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE

🔗 Links

• GitHub: ediflow-lib/core
• NPM: @ediflow/edifact-d20b
• Core Package: @ediflow/core

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