A3 Application Rejection

To identify transactions that did not meet application edit criteria.

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
A3-01
Transaction Set Control Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
4
9
-
Identifying control number assigned by the originator for a Transaction Set. Also see: Data Interchange Control Number (28.)
A3-02
Reference Designator
String (AN)
Mandatory
4
5
-
Identifier of a particular data element in a particular segment. Composition of Reference Designator: First two or three characters - Segment ID. Last two characters - Numerical sequence of the Data Element in the Segment when all Data Element positions in the segment are used.
A3-03
Error Field Data
String (AN)
Conditional
1
12
-
Contents of data element field in error (up to first 12 characters).
A3-04
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
4
-
Prefix or alpha part of an equipment unit's identifying number.
A3-05
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
10
-
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).
A3-06
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
A3-07
Reference Number
String (AN)
Conditional
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).
A3-08
Application Error Condition Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code indicating application error condition.

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