MSG Message type identification

To identify a message type and to give its class and maintenance operation.

Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

010 C709 Message identifier Composite (composite) Mandatory 1475

010 · 1475 · Message type identifier · String (AN) · Mandatory · 1 · 6 · -

Code identifying a type of message as assigned by its controlling agency.

020 · 1056 · Version · String (AN) · Mandatory · 1 · 9 · -

To specify the version number or name of an object.

030 · 1058 · Release · String (AN) · Mandatory · 1 · 9 · -

To specify the release number or release name of an object.

040 · 1476 · Control agency · String (AN) · Mandatory · 1 · 2 · -

Identification of the agency controlling the specification, maintenance and publication of the message.

050 · 1523 · Association assigned identification · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 6 · -

An association assigned code to further identify implementation of a message.

060 · 1060 · Revision number · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 6 · -

To specify a revision number.

070 · 1373 · Document/message status, coded · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 3 · -

To identify the status of a document/message.

020 · 1507 · Class designator, coded · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 3 · -

To identify a designated class.

030 · 4513 · Maintenance operation, coded · String (AN) · Conditional · 1 · 3 · -

To indicate the type of data maintenance operation for an object, such as add, delete, replace.

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