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EDIFACT message guide · Healthcare and social

SUPCOT Superannuation contributions advice

The UN/EDIFACT message used to detail contribution payments made for members of a superannuation (pension) scheme.

Sent by
Employer or its representative
Received by
Superannuation fund administrator
Standard
UN/EDIFACT · Batch message
X12 equivalent
No direct equivalent

What is the EDIFACT SUPCOT message?

SUPCOT is the UN/EDIFACT superannuation contributions advice. The directory defines it as a message sent by a party to an organization administering a superannuation scheme, detailing the contribution payments made for members of the scheme.

Superannuation is the term used in Australia and elsewhere for retirement savings schemes. Employers pay contributions for many employees into funds, and the advice tells the fund how much to credit to each member and for what type of contribution. Member details are maintained with SUPMAN.

How the EDIFACT SUPCOT message worksDiagram of the UN/EDIFACT SUPCOT Superannuation contributions advice message. Employer or its representative sends it to superannuation fund administrator. It usually starts the exchange. Inside the UNB and UNH envelopes, the directory D.21A requires, in the start of message: BGM (Beginning of message) and RFF (Reference), body and segment groups: UNS (Section control) and the required SG3 loop with NAD (Name and address) and the required SG4 loop with PYT (Payment terms) and the required SG5 loop with COT (Contribution details) and MOA (Monetary amount) and end of message: UNS (Section control) and MOA (Monetary amount). 1 conditional segment groups are listed by their trigger segment.How the EDIFACT SUPCOT message worksSuperannuation contributions advice: who sends it, where it fits and what the directory marks mandatory1 WHERE IT FITSUSUALLY FOLLOWSStarts the exchangeSUPCOTSENDEREmployer or itsrepresentativeRECEIVERSuperannuation fundadministratorCONTRL syntax report back, if agreedUSUALLY FOLLOWED BYNo business reply expected2 WHAT DIRECTORY D.21A REQUIRESInterchange: sender and recipient IDsUNB … UNZMessage SUPCOTUNH … UNTSTART OF MESSAGEBGMBeginning of messageRFFReferenceBODY AND SEGMENT GROUPSUNSSection controlMandatory group SG3 · repeatsmany timesNADName and addressMandatory group SG4 · repeatsup to 9PYTPayment termsMandatory group SG5 ·repeats up to 99COTContribution detailsMOAMonetary amount+ 1 conditional group, starting with:NADEND OF MESSAGEUNSSection controlMOAMonetary amountBlue box: mandatory segment group. Conditional groups are listed by the trigger segment that starts them; a group is sent only when its data applies.Conditional segments outside groups are not drawn.Structure: mandatory segments and groups in the UN/EDIFACT directory D.21A listing for SUPCOT. Your trading partner's implementation guide adds itsown requirements.
How the EDIFACT SUPCOT message worksDiagram of the UN/EDIFACT SUPCOT Superannuation contributions advice message. Employer or its representative sends it to superannuation fund administrator. It usually starts the exchange. Inside the UNB and UNH envelopes, the directory D.21A requires, in the start of message: BGM (Beginning of message) and RFF (Reference), body and segment groups: UNS (Section control) and the required SG3 loop with NAD (Name and address) and the required SG4 loop with PYT (Payment terms) and the required SG5 loop with COT (Contribution details) and MOA (Monetary amount) and end of message: UNS (Section control) and MOA (Monetary amount). 1 conditional segment groups are listed by their trigger segment.How the EDIFACT SUPCOTmessage worksSuperannuation contributions advice: who sendsit, where it fits and what the directory marksmandatory1 WHERE IT FITSUSUALLY FOLLOWSStarts the exchangeSUPCOTSENDEREmployer or itsrepresentativeRECEIVERSuperannuationfundadministratorCONTRL syntax report back, if agreedUSUALLY FOLLOWED BYNo business reply expected2 WHAT DIRECTORY D.21A REQUIRESInterchange: sender and recipient IDs(UNB … UNZ)Message SUPCOT (UNH … UNT)START OF MESSAGEBGMBeginning of messageRFFReferenceBODY AND SEGMENT GROUPSUNSSection control+ required SG3 (NAD) and 1 conditionalgroup, starting with:NADEND OF MESSAGEUNSSection controlMOAMonetary amountBlue box: mandatory segment group. Conditionalgroups are listed by the trigger segment thatstarts them; a group is sent only when its dataapplies. Conditional segments outside groups arenot drawn.Structure: mandatory segments and groups in theUN/EDIFACT directory D.21A listing for SUPCOT.Your trading partner's implementation guide adds itsown requirements.

How to read this diagram: the top row shows who sends SUPCOT, to whom, and which messages usually come before and after it. The lower part shows what the directory D.21A itself requires: the envelopes around SUPCOT and the segments and segment groups it marks mandatory. Conditional groups are listed by their trigger segment rather than drawn in full. This is the directory's minimum, not a trading partner's requirement: a message implementation guide, such as an industry subset or a partner’s own guide, usually makes some conditional groups mandatory, restricts the codes and may use an older directory.

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When it is used

  • Detailing employer and employee pension contributions
  • Allocating a contribution payment to members
  • Reporting contribution types and periods

Where it fits in the message flow

This message SUPCOT Superannuation contributions advice

No other message routinely comes directly before or after SUPCOT; it is exchanged when the business event occurs. If the partners agree, the receiver confirms each interchange with a CONTRL syntax and service report.

Structure

Mandatory segments in SUPCOT (directory D.21A)

In UN/EDIFACT directory D.21A, the SUPCOT message has 34 segment positions arranged in 5 segment groups. These are the segments and segment groups marked mandatory at message level, in order; a mandatory group is shown with the segment that starts it. Segments inside conditional groups are needed only when the group is used. This is the directory’s requirement, not your trading partner’s: each partner’s message implementation guide names the directory it uses, often an older one such as D.96A or D.01B where the structure can differ, makes some conditional segments mandatory and restricts the codes.

  • UNH
  • BGM
  • RFF
  • UNS
  • SG3 (NAD)
  • UNS
  • MOA
  • UNT

Practical example

SUPCOT in practice

An employer pays quarterly superannuation contributions for 300 employees to a fund. Its payroll system sends the fund a SUPCOT listing each member, the period, the employer contribution and any salary-sacrifice amounts, matching the payment made. The fund allocates the amounts to members' accounts.

Implementation

Implementation considerations for SUPCOT

  • Check whether the jurisdiction mandates a different data standard.
  • Identify members with the fund's member identifiers.
  • Reconcile the advice total with the payment.
  • Meet the contribution payment deadlines.

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