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X12 163 Transportation Appointment Schedule Information (Inbound)

X12 Release 4030

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^ Repetition

EDI samples

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ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ISA-01

I01

Authorization Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00: No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)

ISA-02

I02

Authorization Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

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ISA-03

I03

Security Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00: No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)

ISA-04

I04

Security Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

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ISA-05

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Codes

01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
09: X.121 (CCITT)
10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
14: Duns Plus Suffix
15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
25: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-06

I06

Interchange Sender ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-07

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Codes

01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
09: X.121 (CCITT)
10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
14: Duns Plus Suffix
15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
25: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-08

I07

Interchange Receiver ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-09

I08

Interchange Date

Required

Date (DT)

YYMMDD format

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ISA-10

I09

Interchange Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM format

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ISA-11

I65

Repetition Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

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^: Repetition Separator

ISA-12

I11

Interchange Control Version Number

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00403: Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1999

ISA-13

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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ISA-14

I13

Acknowledgment Requested

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

—

0: No Acknowledgment Requested
1: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested

ISA-15

I14

Usage Indicator

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

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I: Information
P: Production Data
T: Test Data

ISA-16

I15

Component Element Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

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>: Component Element Separator

Functional Group Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

GS-01

479

Functional Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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AS: Transportation Appointment Schedule Information (163)

GS-02

142

Application Sender's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

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GS-03

124

Application Receiver's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

—

GS-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

GS-05

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

GS-06

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

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GS-07

455

Responsible Agency Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 2

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T: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
X: Accredited Standards Committee X12

GS-08

480

Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code

Required

String (AN)

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004030: Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1999

Heading

0100

Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ST-01

143

Transaction Set Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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163: Transportation Appointment Schedule Information

ST-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

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B13

0200

Heading > B13

Beginning Segment for Appointment Schedule

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

B13-01

127

Reference Identification

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

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Usage notes

—

B13-02

140

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 4

—

Usage notes

—

B2A

0300

Heading > B2A

Set Purpose

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

B2A-01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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01: Cancellation
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05: Replace
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13: Request
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18: Reissue
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B2A-02

346

Application Type

Optional

Identifier (ID)

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AT: Appointment

0400

Heading > H6

Special Services

OptionalMax use 5

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Usage notes

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Example

H6-07

108

Pick-up or Delivery Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

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DT: Drop Trailer
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LD: Live Delivery
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0500

Heading > N7

Equipment Details

OptionalMax use 3

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Usage notes

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Example

N7-01

206

Equipment Initial

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 4

—

Usage notes

—

N7-02

207

Equipment Number

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 10

—

Usage notes

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0100 Loop

RequiredMax >1

Usage notes

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1000

Heading > 0100 Loop > N1

Name

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

N1-01

Entity Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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CA: Carrier

N1-02

Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

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Usage notes

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G61

1500

Heading > 0100 Loop > G61

Contact

RequiredMax use 5

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Usage notes

—

Example

G61-01

366

Contact Function Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

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A5: Appointment Scheduler

G61-02

Name

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 60

—

Usage notes

—

G61-03

365

Communication Number Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

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EM: Electronic Mail

G61-04

364

Communication Number

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 256

—

Usage notes

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0100 Loop end

0300 Loop

OptionalMax >1

Usage notes

—

1900

Heading > 0300 Loop > S5

Stop-off Details

RequiredMax use 1

—

Usage notes

—

Example

S5-01

165

Stop Sequence Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 3

—

Usage notes

—

S5-02

163

Stop Reason Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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CU: Complete Unload

2000

Heading > 0300 Loop > N1

Name

OptionalMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

If either Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) or Identification Code (N1-04) is present, then the other is required

N1-01

Entity Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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ST: Ship To

N1-03

Identification Code Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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94: Code assigned by the organization that is the ultimate destination of the transaction set

N1-04

Identification Code

Optional

String (AN)

Min 2Max 80

—

Usage notes

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2400

Heading > 0300 Loop > N9

Reference Identification

RequiredMax use 10

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Usage notes

—

Example

N9-01

128

Reference Identification Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

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AO: Appointment Number
BM: Bill of Lading Number
BN: Booking Number
CN: Carrier's Reference Number (PRO/Invoice)
G7: Resubmission Reason Code

N9-02

127

Reference Identification

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 50

—

G62

2600

Heading > 0300 Loop > G62

Date/Time

RequiredMax use 10

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Usage notes

—

Example

If either Date Qualifier (G62-01) or Date (G62-02) is present, then the other is required

If either Time Qualifier (G62-03) or Time (G62-04) is present, then the other is required

G62-01

432

Date Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

68: Requested Delivery Date

G62-02

373

Date

Optional

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

G62-03

176

Time Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

Z: Requested Delivery Time

G62-04

337

Time

Optional

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

0350 Loop

OptionalMax >1

Usage notes

—

OID

2700

Heading > 0300 Loop > 0350 Loop > OID

Order Identification Detail

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

—

Example

If either Packaging Form Code (OID-04) or Quantity (OID-05) is present, then the other is required

If either Weight Unit Code (OID-06) or Weight (OID-07) is present, then the other is required

OID-02

324

Purchase Order Number

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 22

—

Usage notes

—

OID-04

211

Packaging Form Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

—

CTN: Carton

OID-05

380

Quantity

Optional

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 15

—

Usage notes

—

OID-06

188

Weight Unit Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

Usage notes

—

K: Kilograms
L: Pounds

OID-07

Weight

Optional

Decimal number (R)

Min 1Max 10

—

Usage notes

—

0350 Loop end

0300 Loop end

2900

Heading > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

SE-01

Number of Included Segments

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 10

—

SE-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

—

Heading end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

GE-01

Number of Transaction Sets Included

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

GE-02

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

IEA-01

I16

Number of Included Functional Groups

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 5

—

IEA-02

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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EDI Samples

Appointment Request 1

ST*163*0001~
B13*UniqueID1*SCAC~
B2A*13*AT~
H6*******DT~
N7*SCAC*TrailerID~
N1*CA*Carrier Name~
G61*A5*Name Of Contact*EM*name.contact@carriername.com~
S5*1*CU~
N1*ST**94*70~
N9*BM*Bill of Lading ID~
N9*CN*Carrier PRO/Load ID~
G62*68*20180426*Z*1400~
OID**ABCDEF**CTN*287*L*2000~
OID**FEDCBA**CTN*500~
OID**ZYXWVU**CTN*1200~
OID**999999**CTN*100*L*20000~
OID**PONID1**CTN*287~
SE*18*0001~

Appointment Request 2

ST*163*0001~
B13*UniqueID1*SCAC~
B2A*18*AT~
H6*******DT~
N7*SCAC*TrailerID~
N1*CA*Carrier Name~
G61*A5*Name Of Contact*EM*name.contact@carriername.com~
S5*1*CU~
N1*ST**94*70~
N9*BM*Bill of Lading ID~
N9*CN*Carrier PRO/Load ID~
N9*G7*VI~
N9*AO*DOCKSCHEDID1~
G62*68*20180430*Z*1200~
OID**ABCDEF**CTN*287*L*2000~
OID**FEDCBA**CTN*500~
OID**ZYXWVU**CTN*1200~
OID**999999**CTN*100*L*20000~
OID**PONID1**CTN*287~
SE*20*0001~

Appointment Request 3

ST*163*0001~
B13*UniqueID20*SCAC~
B2A*05*AT~
H6*******DT~
N7*SCAC*TrailerID~
N1*CA*Carrier Name~
G61*A5*Name Of Contact*EM*name.contact@carriername.com~
S5*1*CU~
N1*ST**94*70~
N9*BM*Bill of Lading ID30~
N9*CN*Carrier PRO/Load ID30~
G62*68*20180426*Z*1200~
OID**BADPO1**CTN*287*L*2000~
OID**MANBAT**CTN*500~
OID**DEDPOL**CTN*1200~
OID**999999**CTN*100*L*20000~
OID**PONID1**CTN*287~
SE*18*0001~

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