X12 214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message
This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message Transaction Set (214) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used by a transportation carrier to provide shippers, consignees, and their agents with the status of shipments in terms of dates, times, locations, route, identifying numbers, and conveyance.
- ~ Segment
- * Element
- > Component
- None included
Interchange Control Header
To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Code to identify the type of information in the Authorization Information
- 00
- No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (I01)
Code to identify the type of information in the Security Information
- 00
- No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
This is used for identifying the security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (I03)
Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
Identification code published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them; the sender always codes this value in the sender ID element
Qualifier to designate the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
Identification code published by the receiver of the data; When sending, it is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them will use this as a receiving ID to route data to them
Code to identify the agency responsible for the control standard used by the message that is enclosed by the interchange header and trailer
- U
- U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS
This version number covers the interchange control segments
- 00401
- Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997
A control number assigned by the interchange sender
Code sent by the sender to request an interchange acknowledgment (TA1)
- 0
- No Acknowledgment Requested
- 1
- Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
Code to indicate whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information
- I
- Information
- P
- Production Data
- T
- Test Data
Type is not applicable; the component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator and the segment terminator
- >
- Component Element Separator
Functional Group Header
To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information
Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets
- QM
- Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message (214)
Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners
Code identifying party receiving transmission. Codes agreed to by trading partners
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender
Code used in conjunction with Data Element 480 to identify the issuer of the standard
- T
- Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
- X
- Accredited Standards Committee X12
Code indicating the version, release, subrelease, and industry identifier of the EDI standard being used, including the GS and GE segments; if code in DE455 in GS segment is X, then in DE 480 positions 1-3 are the version number; positions 4-6 are the release and subrelease, level of the version; and positions 7-12 are the industry or trade association identifiers (optionally assigned by user); if code in DE455 in GS segment is T, then other formats are allowed
- 004010
- Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997
Heading
Transaction Set Header
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
Code uniquely identifying a Transaction Set
- The transaction set identifier (ST01) used by the translation routines of the interchange partners to select the appropriate transaction set definition (e.g., 810 selects the Invoice Transaction Set).
- 214
- Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message
Beginning Segment for Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message
To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data relating to the transaction set
Example:
B10*5f41a4b8-e901-4a18-b76e**8498~
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- B1001 is the carrier assigned reference number.
- B1001 is the carrier's PRO (invoice number) that identifies the shipment.
Identification number assigned to the shipment by the shipper that uniquely identifies the shipment from origin to ultimate destination and is not subject to modification; (Does not contain blanks or special characters)
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
- B1003 is required when used in Transaction Set 214.
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
- B1006 is the carrier assigned bar code identification or another carrier assigned shipment identification, such as a manifest number.
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
- B1007 indicates if the reference numbers included in this transmission were transmitted to the carrier via EDI or key entered by the carrier. A "Y" indicates that the carrier received the reference numbers in an EDI transmission; an "N" indicates that the carrier did not receive the reference numbers in an EDI transmission and key entered the data from a shipper supplied document.
- N
- No
- U
- Unknown
- W
- Not Applicable
- Y
- Yes
Business Instructions and Reference Number
To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number
Example:
L11b98f56bc-0fc01~
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
- 6A
- Consignee Reference Number
- AF
- Airlines Flight Identification Number
- AW
- Air Waybill Number
- GK
- Third Party Reference Number
- MB
- Master Bill of Lading
- PO
- Purchase Order Number
- SI
- Shipper's Identifying Number for Shipment (SID)
- ZZ
- Mutually Defined
Remarks
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special instruction
Example:
K1*Ipsum quv.~
Name
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
Example:
N101Ward Group~
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
- 25
- Carrier's Customer Code
Code identifying a party or other code
- This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.
Code describing entity relationship
- N105 and N106 further define the type of entity in N101.
Address Information
To specify the location of the named party
Example:
N3*793 Fisher Light~
Geographic Location
To specify the geographic place of the named party
Example:
N4~
Free-form text for city name
- A combination of either N401 through N404, or N405 and N406 may be adequate to specify a location.
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
- N402 is required only if city name (N401) is in the U.S. or Canada.
Code defining international postal zone code excluding punctuation and blanks (zip code for United States)
Interline Information
To identify the interline carrier and relevant data
Example:
MS35ece1~
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
- MS301 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the interline carrier.
Code describing the relationship of a carrier to a specific shipment movement
- 1
- 1st Carrier after Origin Carrier
- 2
- 2nd Carrier after Origin Carrier
- 3
- 3rd Carrier after Origin Carrier
- 4
- 4th Carrier after Origin Carrier
- 5
- 5th Carrier after Origin Carrier
- 6
- 6th Carrier after Origin Carrier
- 7
- 7th Carrier after Origin Carrier
- 8
- 8th Carrier after Origin Carrier
- 9
- 9th Carrier after Origin Carrier
- A
- Origin Carrier, Agent's Routing (Rail)
- B
- Origin/Delivery Carrier (Any Mode)
- D
- DELY (Delivery Switch Carrier)
- H
- Haulage Rights Carrier and Junction
- I
- Origin Switch Carrier
- JD
- Junction Settlement Carrier Following (Destination carrier receiving revenues resulting from junction contract)
- JO
- Junction Settlement Carrier Predecessor (Origin carrier receiving revenues resulting from junction contract)
- M
- Haulage Movement Carrier and Junction
- O
- Origin Carrier (Air, Motor, or Ocean)
- R
- Origin Carrier, Rule 11 Shipment
- S
- Origin Carrier, Shipper's Routing (Rail)
- V
- Intermediate Switch Carrier
- X
- Last Carrier in Route on Return Route Move
- Z
- Mutually Defined
Free-form text for city name
- MS303 is the city where the interline was performed.
Code specifying the method or type of transportation for the shipment
- A
- Air
- J
- Motor
- S
- Ocean
Assigned Number
To reference a line number in a transaction set
Example:
LX*10~
Shipment Status Details
To specify the status of a shipment, the reason for that status, the date and time of the status and the date and time of any appointments scheduled.
Example:
AT7XBNS**201007271354*LT
Code indicating the status of a shipment
- If AT701 is present, AT705 is the date the status occurred. If AT703 is present, AT705 is a date related to an appointment.
- If AT701 is present, AT706 is the time of the status. If AT703 is present, AT706 is the time of the appointment.
- CP
- Completed Loading at Pick-up Location
- D1
- Completed Unloading at Delivery Location
- J1
- Delivered to Connecting Line
- P1
- Departed Terminal Location
- X1
- Arrived at Delivery Location
- X4
- Arrived at Terminal Location
- XB
- Shipment Acknowledged
Code indicating the reason a shipment status or appointment reason was transmitted
- NS
- Normal Status
Code indicating the status of an appointment to pick-up or deliver a shipment
- AA
- Pick-up Appointment Date and/or Time
- AB
- Delivery Appointment Date and/or Time
- AC
- Estimated Delivery Appointment Date and/or Time
- ED
- Deliver No Earlier Than Date and/or Time
- EP
- Pick-up No Earlier Than Date and/or Time
- LD
- Deliver No Later Than Date and/or Time
- LP
- Pick-up No Later Than Date and/or Time
- X9
- Delivery Appointment Secured on This Date and/or Time
- XA
- Pick-up Appointment Secured on This Date and/or Time
Code indicating the reason a shipment status or appointment reason was transmitted
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
- If AT707 is not present then AT706 represents local time of the status.
Equipment, Shipment, or Real Property Location
To specify the location of a piece of equipment, a shipment, or real property in terms of city and state or longitude and latitude
Example:
MS1ChicagoIL*US
Code (Standard State/Province) as defined by appropriate government agency
Code indicating the longitude in degrees (3 positions), minutes (2 positions), and seconds (2 positions)
- MS104 is the longitude expressed in Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds.
Code indicating the latitude in degrees (3 positions), minutes (2 positions), seconds (2 positions)
- MS105 is the latitude expressed in Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds.
Code identifying geographic direction
- MS106 may only be 'E' or 'W'.
- A
- Northeast
- B
- Northwest
- C
- Southeast
- D
- Southwest
- E
- East
- F
- North Northwest
- G
- South Southeast
- H
- South Southwest
- I
- North Northeast
- J
- East Northeast
- K
- East Southeast
- L
- West Northwest
- M
- West Southwest
- N
- North
- S
- South
- W
- West
Code identifying geographic direction
- MS107 may only be 'N' or 'S'.
- A
- Northeast
- B
- Northwest
- C
- Southeast
- D
- Southwest
- E
- East
- F
- North Northwest
- G
- South Southeast
- H
- South Southwest
- I
- North Northeast
- J
- East Northeast
- K
- East Southeast
- L
- West Northwest
- M
- West Southwest
- N
- North
- S
- South
- W
- West
Equipment or Container Owner and Type
To specify the owner, the identification number assigned by that owner, and the type of equipment
Example:
MS2CNRU750154~
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment
- MS203 identifies the type for the equipment specified in MS202.
Remarks
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special instruction
Example:
K1*T~
Shipment Weight, Packaging and Quantity Data
To specify shipment details in terms of weight, and quantity of handling units
Example:
AT8BK2100.00020*X2.000~
Code defining the type of weight
- B
- Billed Weight
- G
- Gross Weight
Number of units (pieces) of the lading commodity
- AT804 is the quantity of handling units that are not unitized (for example a carton). When added to the quantity in AT805, it is the total quantity of handling units in the shipment.
Number of units (pieces) of the lading commodity
- AT805 is the quantity of handling units that are unitized (for example on a pallet or slip sheet). When added to the quantity in AT804 it is the total quantity of handling units for the shipment.
Transaction Set Trailer
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments
Functional Group Trailer
To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information
Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element
Interchange Control Trailer
To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
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