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Envelopes
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Envelopes
An EDI data structure resembles layers of envelopes. Theenvelopes separate different types of data and carry the sender andreceiver address information. A receiver uses these envelopes to determineif all of the data has been received.
A envelope consists of a header segment a trailersegment and EDI data. EDI envelopes are like paper envelopes thatenclose paper documents.
A header segment is the first EDI data segmentin an envelope. The header segment contains a control number dataelement that identifies the envelope.
A trailer segment is the last EDI data segmentin an envelope. The trailer segment contains a unique control numberand the number of segments in the envelope. The control number inthe header segment must match the control number in the trailer segment.
The following figure shows the EDI envelope structure:
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