UNG Group header

To head, identify and specify a group of messages and/or packages, which may be used for internal routing and which may contain one or more message types and/or packages.

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Message group identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
6
1
Identification of the single message type in the group.
This data element will be deleted from the next version of the standard. Therefore its use is not recommended.
020
Application sender identification
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Application sender identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
35
-
Name or coded identification of the application sender (for example, a division, branch or computer system/process).
020
Identification code qualifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
4
-
Qualifier referring to the identification code.
A qualifier code may refer to an organisation identification as in ISO 6523.
030
Application recipient identification
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Application recipient identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
35
-
Name or coded identification of the application recipient (for example, a division, branch or computer system/process).
020
Identification code qualifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
4
-
Qualifier referring to the identification code.
A qualifier code may refer to an organisation identification as in ISO 6523.
040
Date and time of preparation
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Date
Numeric (N)
Mandatory
8
8
-
Local date when an interchange or a group was prepared.
Format is CCYYMMDD.
020
Time
Numeric (N)
Mandatory
4
4
-
Local time of day when an interchange or a group was prepared.
Format is HHMM in 24 hour clock.
050
Group reference number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
14
1
Unique reference number for the group within an interchange.
060
Controlling agency, coded
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
1
Code identifying a controlling agency.
070
Message version
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Message version number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
-
Version number of a message type.
020
Message release number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
-
Release number within the current message version number.
030
Association assigned code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
6
-
Code, assigned by the association responsible for the design and maintenance of the message type concerned, which further identifies the message.
080
Application password
String (AN)
Conditional
1
14
1
Password to the recipient's division, department or sectional application system/process.

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