| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
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| 3105.1 | The separators are set in concrete | METSYS::HELLIAR | http://samedi.reo.dec.com/ | Thu Apr 24 1997 14:47 | 14 | 
|  |     Colin,
    
    Depends on what the separators are: In Theory we should be able to
    receive UNB<GS>UNOB<US>1...<FS> without any preceding UNA. This is as
    per ISO 9735 : 1988 (E). If we dont support this then IPMT it.
    
    If, however the user wants us to accept UNB+UNOB:1...' then this can
    only occur with a preceeding UNA to declare the NON-STANDARD
    separators. If the user wants us to support this non-standard method
    then 'a customer funded project' would be needed.
    
    Graham
    
    
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| 3105.2 | Also UNOC on V3.1 | COPCLU::FINN |  | Tue May 06 1997 10:31 | 15 | 
|  |     DEC/EDI V3.1A
    
    A customer wishes to receive EDIFACT messages from a partner with UNOC
    syntax (UNB segment) but without UNA segment. These transmission files
    fail with "invalid EDIFACT Syntax Level".
    
    The customer also claims that according to the ISO standard this should
    be possible.
    
    Is there any way to make this work?
    
    if not, what is the reason that DEC/EDI don't support it?
    
    Thanks a lot,
    :-) Finn.
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| 3105.3 | Separators hold the key | SYSTEM::HELLIAR | http://samedi.reo.dec.com/ | Tue May 06 1997 15:39 | 15 | 
|  |     Finn,
    
    Once again what separators are they using?
    
    ISO 9735 : 1988/Amd.1: 1992 (E) which defined UNOC states
    
    NOTES
    1. In UNOC, UNOD, UNOE, and UNOF, the same information separators as in
    UNOB will be used unless other separators such as those in UNOA are
    specified in segment UNA.
    
    If, UNOC with the non-printable separators of UNOB failed in 3.1A then
    its a bug and should be IPMT'ed.
    
    Graham
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| 3105.4 | ":+.? '" | COPCLU::FINN |  | Mon May 12 1997 09:38 | 12 | 
|  |     Graham,
    
    Thanks for your reply. The customer are using the following separators:
    
    ":+.? '" 
    
    So, if I understand you correct, this should NOT work according to ISO
    9735, but if the interchange was build with UNOB separators, it should
    work?
    
    Thanks,
    :-) Finn.
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| 3105.5 |  | IJSAPL::DEWIJK | GJ from the Dutchlands | Mon May 12 1997 18:54 | 7 | 
|  |     Hi Finn,
    
    Correct, because the customer is using the UNOA separators an UNA
    segment is required. If the customer had chosen to use the UNOB-UNOC
    default seperators, the UNA segment would not be required.
    
    GJ
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