EDI 864 Text

Functional Group TX

X12C Communications and Controls Subcommittee

This standard provides the format and establishes the data contents of a text transaction set. The text transaction set provides users with a capability to electronically move messages, contracts, explanations and other one-time communications. It is the intent of this transaction set to provide electronic communication (messages) for people, not for computer processing. The use of the transaction set to transmit quasi or unique transaction set standards is discouraged. The use of the text transaction set demands of the sender certain detailed information about the recipient. The transaction set's purpose is to provide communication to the recipient in some human-readable form. The recipient's network will dictate what capabilities are available for delivery of the information. It is the responsibility of the sender to obtain this information and include it in the transmission.

Heading

1. 010 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

2. 020 · BMG · Beginning Segment for Text Transaction · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the beginning of a text message transaction set.

3. 030 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 10 · Optional

   To specify pertinent dates and times

4. N1 Loop Optional Repeat 200

   1. 040 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify a party by type of organization, name and code

   2. 050 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

   3. 060 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify the location of the named party

   4. 070 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

   5. 080 · REF · Reference Numbers · Max 12 · Optional

      To specify identifying numbers.

   6. 090 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max 3 · Optional

      To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

Detail

1. MIT Loop Mandatory Repeat 200

   1. 010 · MIT · Message Identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify the beginning of a specific message and to allow the identification of a subject for the message.

   2. N1 Loop Optional Repeat 200

      1. 020 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To identify a party by type of organization, name and code

      2. 030 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 2 · Optional

         To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

      3. 040 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

         To specify the location of the named party

      4. 050 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

         To specify the geographic place of the named party

      5. 060 · REF · Reference Numbers · Max 12 · Optional

         To specify identifying numbers.

      6. 070 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max 3 · Optional

         To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

   3. 080 · MSG · Message Text · Max 100000 · Mandatory

      To provide a free form format that would allow the transmission of text information.

Summary

1. 010 · SE · Transaction Set Trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).