BIA Beginning Segment for Inventory Advice

To indicate the beginning of an inventory advice transaction set.

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BIA-01
Transaction Set Purpose
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transmitted set.
BIA-02
Type of Report
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code indicating the type of report to be sent.
BIA-03
Reference Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier. Also see Reference Number Qualifier, (128).
BIA-04
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD). Also see: Date Qualifier (432).
BIA-05
Time
Time (TM)
Optional
4
4
-
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time (HHMM) (Time range: 0000 though 2359). Also see: Time Qualifier (176).

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