A message enabling the sender to inquire on a product or a group of products from a master product catalogue or file according to criteria defined in the message.
A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Product inquiry message is PROINQ. Note: Product inquiry messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 PROINQ 0052 D 0054 12B 0051 UN
A segment by which the sender must uniquely identify the Product inquiry message by means of its number.
A segment specifying general dates and, when relevant, times related to the whole message. The Product Inquiry message preparation date must be specified using this segment.
A segment identifying the currency in which all product prices are expressed in the Product inquiry message.
A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties, in coded or clear form, and their functions relevant to the Product inquiry message. Identification of the requesting party and the party asked for information is mandatory for the Product inquiry message. It is recommended that where possible only the coded form of the party ID should be specified e.g. the sender and receiver of the report are known to each other, thus only the coded ID is required, but when a new address might have to be clearly specified, this should be done preferably in structured format.
A segment to identify a person or department, and their function, to whom communications should be directed.
A segment to identify a communications type and number for the contact specified in the CTA segment.
A segment identifying the reference by its number and where appropriate a line number within the document.
A segment specifying the date and/or time related to the reference.
