BUSCRD Business credit report

TBG12 Accounting and Auditing, Registration, Financial Information

The Business credit report message is used by credit reporting agencies to provide business credit information about a company to the agency's trading partners. Business credit information includes, but is not limited to, company name(s) or location(s), financial, operational, legal and business credit rating information

BUSCRD relates solely to the exchange of corporate or company credit information and is intended to enable the automation of business decision processing.

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Position
Segment
Name
Max use

  1. A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Business credit report message is BUSCRD. Note: Business credit report messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 BUSCRD 0052 D 0054 20B 0051 UN

    1. Data element S009/0057 is retained for upward compatibility. The use of
    S016 and/or S017 is encouraged in preference.
    2. The combination of the values carried in data elements 0062 and S009 shall
    be used to identify uniquely the message within its group (if used) or if
    not used, within its interchange, for the purpose of acknowledgement.

  2. A segment to identify the individual business credit report document, its unique identifier, and specific message function.

  3. A segment to identify the Business credit report message date.

  4. A segment to identify any other relevant references to this message such as a previously sent Business credit report message.

  5. Segment group 1
    Repeat 9

    1. A segment to identify names of parties, in coded or clear form, and their function relevant to the message. Identification of the sender and receiver is mandatory for the Business credit report message.

    2. A segment to provide addresses of identified parties. Address information may not be necessary when the parties are identified in a coded manner.

    3. Segment group 2
      Repeat 9

      1. A segment to provide a contact person's name for each named party.

      2. A segment to identify the phone number, fax number, e-mail, or other communication number for the contact party.

Detail

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
  1. Segment group 3
    Repeat 999999

    1. A segment identifying a line item by a number which is assigned to the company being reported. A data group number may also be included.

    2. A segment that provides the dates associated with the business credit report.

    3. A segment to identify the entity(ies) being reported.

    4. A segment specifying the currency of the monetary amounts sent in the report. The currency can be overridden at a lower level when necessary.

    5. A segment identifying the language of any text information sent in the message. This includes text in clear values of data elements and in the specific segment used for free text.

    6. A segment identifying at a broad level, the information categories and types.

    7. A segment to provide free text that is related to the entity at an overall level.

    8. Segment group 4
      Repeat 999999

      1. A segment that defines a hierarchical level, and its relationship to other hierarchical levels such as its parent. The use of codes within this segment define its data relationship to previous iterations of the segment group, if any.

      2. A segment specifying at a broad level the type of information requested or sent, such as company locations, facilities, names associated with companies and legal actions.

      3. A segment providing the category and type of information details that supplement the broad level preceding data.

      4. A segment to provide percentage amounts relating to the details of the information.

      5. A segment providing the dates related to the details of the information.

      6. A segment to provide related reference numbers such as a Value Added Tax Registration number, a Business Registration number or a filing number.

      7. A segment to provide measurement values related to the type of information, as may be included in public filings.

      8. A segment to provide the currency code applicable to all subsequent monetary amounts. These amounts are related to the type of information. This segment may override, or replace (in the current segment group occurrence only), preceding higher level currency information.

      9. A segment to provide free text information where coded data is non-existent. This segment may contain legally required phrases.

      10. Segment group 5
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to provide a monetary amount related to the subject area.

        2. A segment to identify one or more incremental relationships associated with a monetary amount.

        3. A segment to provide percentages related to the monetary amount, such as a percentage change that this monetary amount represents compared to an amount in another time period.

        4. A segment to provide text information related to a monetary amount.

      11. Segment group 6
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment specifying the type of payment manner.

        2. A segment to provide significance information either as a single or range of values.

        3. A segment to provide the percent of this payment manner as compared against the total payments.

      12. Segment group 7
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to provide the rating value or score as determined by the credit agency.

        2. A segment to provide an industry code or text characteristic of the rating or score.

        3. A segment to provide descriptive text associated with the rating. A text rating or score may also be provided when codes or values do not exist.

      13. Segment group 8
        Repeat 99999

        1. A segment to provide information on a subject area and any conditions or action taken. This segment is used to identify a subject area such as a financial statement or an interview and the action taken therefrom.

        2. A segment to provide information details related to the subject area such as type of financial statement, any relevant details and status.

        3. A segment to provide a value or range of values related to the subject area.

        4. A segment to provide attribute information related to the subject area, such as format of a financial statement.

        5. Segment group 9
          Repeat 999

          1. A segment to provide a monetary amount related to the subject area.

          2. A segment to identify one or more incremental relationships associated with a monetary amount.

          3. A segment to provide text information related to a monetary amount.

      14. Segment group 10
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to provide quantity information related to the entity, such as number of employees, number of square feet in a facility, etc.

        2. A segment to provide text information related to a quantity.

      15. Segment group 11
        Repeat 99

        1. A segment to identify the specific business function, e.g., discount.

        2. A segment to provide the type of payment terms.

        3. A segment to provide the dates related to the payment terms.

        4. A segment to identify the discount percent range or discount period range, or both, usually expressed in days.

        5. A segment to specify the percent of a specific payment to total payments.

      16. Segment group 12
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to specify a processing indicator.

        2. A segment to identify a type of asset.

        3. A segment to identify characteristics related to the asset.

        4. A segment to identify the percentage of the asset as specified in the processing indicator.

        5. A segment to identify the number of units of the asset.

        6. A segment to identify references associated with an asset.

        7. Segment group 13
          Repeat 9

          1. A segment to provide a monetary amount related to the asset(s).

          2. A segment to identify one or more incremental relationships associated with a monetary amount.

          3. A segment to provide text information related to a monetary amount.

      17. Segment group 14
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to identify the type of relationship of the entity with a financial institution, such as a checking account or an outstanding loan.

        2. A segment to identify attributes of the relationship, such as the type of loan.

      18. Segment group 15
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to provide a status of an associated attribute.

        2. A segment specifying the attribute.

      19. Segment group 16
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to identify a company or individual related to the entity. Some examples of names are the property owner, name associated with a business (such as business name change) or name associated with a legal filing.

        2. A segment to identify the relationships among entities.

        3. A segment to provide address information for a named company or individual.

        4. A segment that provides financial institution account details of the party identified in the preceding segment identifying the entity name.

        5. A segment to provide attribute information for a named individual, such as a business or professional title, ethnicity code, etc.

        6. A segment to specify the gender or marital status of a named individual.

        7. A segment to identify employment details related to a named individual.

        8. A segment to specify the nationality of a named individual.

        9. A segment to provide reference numbers related to a company or individual, such as a social security number.

        10. A segment to specify the language of an individual either for oral or written communication.

        11. A segment to specify related dates.

        12. A segment to provide information details.

        13. A segment to provide percent information for details related to a company or individual.

        14. A segment to provide a communications contact for a named company or individual.

        15. A segment to provide quantity information related to a company or individual.

        16. A segment to provide any associated text data.

        17. Segment group 17
          Repeat 999

          1. A segment to provide a monetary amount related to the subject area.

          2. A segment to identify one or more incremental relationships associated with a monetary amount.

          3. A segment to provide text information related to a monetary amount.

      20. Segment group 18
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to identify the type of legal event or a public filing.

        2. A segment to provide relevant dates, such as date of filing or date of resolution.

        3. A segment to provide detailed information about the legal event. It may include bankruptcy or reasons for law suits codes. Historical information related to a public filing or legal event may be included.

        4. A segment to provide any textual information related to the legal event or for non-coded information such as contingency statements from the court.

      21. Segment group 19
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to specify the type and/or function of a location, such as an industrial or central business area.

        2. A segment to identify the relationship between the data related t the location and the other information attributed to the entity.

        3. A segment to provide the address of the entity at this location.

        4. A segment to provide related date information, such as the date the entity located there.

        5. A segment to provide the communication contact of the entity at this location.

        6. A segment to provide detailed information about the entity at this location, such as type of construction of a building or fire protection capabilities.

        7. A segment to provide textual information related to the location when the data is not codified.

        8. Segment group 20
          Repeat 999

          1. A segment to identify the name of an entity related to this location, such as a building manager or owner.

          2. A segment to identify the relationship between the entity and the location, e.g., the spouse of the corporate officer for the entity at this location.

        9. Segment group 21
          Repeat 99

          1. A segment to provide monetary information related to the location, such as insurance coverage or value of goods produced at the location.

          2. A segment to identify one or more incremental relationships associated with a monetary amount.

          3. A segment to provide text information related to a monetary amount.

      22. Segment group 22
        Repeat 999

        1. A segment to provide the class of trade of an entity.

        2. A segment to identify the territory such as a region of a country or a country for the stated class of trade.

        3. A segment to specify the percent of the total volume of business in a class of trade. If a specific location is identified, the percent is that of the class of trade in the stated location.

        4. A segment to provide text information on class of trade when the information is not codified.

  2. A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.

    1. 0062, the value shall be identical to the value in 0062 in the
    corresponding UNH segment.
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