Introduction

A message is a related set of information composed into a single unit and sent from one system to another system–often between one party's system and another party's system (e.g., buyer to a seller). Common examples include purchase orders, ship notices, inventory reports, work orders, and work records. Synonyms for message include document, payload, and BOD (Business Object Document). A schema is a specification defining a message's structural and data-type requirements. In other words, a schema specifies what a message looks like. Sometimes people use standards as a synonym for schemas, but technically standards can categorize other implementation resources. While schema can be used generically, it is often used specifically to refer to a W3C XML Schema (a.k.a., XSD).

In the agriculture industry there are a number of organizations that develop and publish schemas. AgGateway collaborates with most of them. The following table outlines some of the most-used schemas that support supply chain operations and field operations.

Standards (Schemas)

AgGateway Open Standards

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	Customer/Company Information

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
1	Qualification Request

  

2	Qualification Response

  

	Catalog and RFQ

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
3	Customer Specific Catalog Update

  

4	Product Catalog Update

  

5	Request for Quote

   

	Purchase Order

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
6	Order Change

  

7	Order Create

  

8	Order Response

  

9	Order Status Request

  

10	Order Status Response

   

Financials

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
11	Invoice

  

12	Invoice Response

  

13	Payment

  

14	Payment Detail

  

15	Payment Response

  

16	Price Availability Request

  

17	Price Availability Response

  

18	Acceptance Notification*

    

	Logistics

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
19	Carrier Weights

  

20	Freight Bill

  

21	Load Tender Motor

  

22	Load Tender Ocean

  

23	Load Tender Rail

  

24	Load Tender Response

  

25	Shipment Status

  

26	Shipment Status Request

  

27	Ship Notice

  

28	Receipt Notice*

   

29	Shipping Instructions

   

Exchange Interactions

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
30	Posting Accept

  

31	Posting Accept Response

  

32	Posting Cancel

  

33	Posting Cancel Response

  

34	Posting Change

  

35	Posting Create

  

36	Posting Response

  

37	Posting Status Request

  

38	Posting Status Response

   

	Product Information

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
39	Certificate Of Analysis

  

40	Quality Testing Report

   

Forecasting

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
41	Delivery Receipt

  

42	Delivery Receipt Response

  

43	Demand Forecast

  

44	Demand Forecast Response

  

45	Demand Plan

  

46	Demand Plan Response

  

47	Inventory Actual Usage

  

48	Inventory Actual Usage Response

  

49	Replenishment Proposal Cancel

  

50	Replenishment Proposal Change

  

51	Replenishment Proposal Request

  

52	Replenishment Proposal Response

  

53	Supply Plan

  

54	Supply Plan Response

   

Credit Upon Proof of Sale

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
55	Cost Support Credit Request*

       

56	Cost Support Credit Response*

   

57	Cost Support Request*

   

58	Cost Support Response*

   

59	Cost Support Request Change*

    

Reporting

 

	Category/Message	Description	v3	v4	v5.0	v5.1.1	v5.2	v5.3	Notes
60	Product Movement Report*