EANCOM messages are the electronic equivalent of paper business documents. The most widely used include:
ORDERS – Purchase Order
ORDRSP – Order Response / Confirmation
DESADV – Despatch Advice (ASN)
INVOIC – Invoice
RECADV – Receipt Advice
CREADV – Credit Advice
PAYMUL – Payment
PRICAT – Price Catalogue
INVRPT – Inventory Report
SLSRPT – Sales Report
Each of these follows the EANCOM format, ensuring messages such as EANCOM ORDERS and EANCOM DESADV are consistent across systems and trading partners.