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

	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*