W2A Equipment Information

To communicate specific equipment information.

Position: W2A-01 · Element: 578 · Name: Equipment Status Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code indicating status of equipment.

Position: W2A-02 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

Position: W2A-03 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).

Position: W2A-04 · Element: 761 · Name: Equipment Number Check Digit · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment.

Position: W2A-05 · Element: 81 · Name: Weight · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Numeric value of weight.

If either W2A05 or W2A06 is present, then the other is required.

Position: W2A-06 · Element: 187 · Name: Weight Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code defining the type of weight.

Position: W2A-07 · Element: 40 · Name: Equipment Description Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment.

Position: W2A-08 · Element: 567 · Name: Equipment Length · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

Length (in feet and inches) of equipment ordered or used to transport shipment. (The format is FFFII where FFF is feet and II is inches. The range for II is 00 through 11.)

Position: W2A-09 · Element: 65 · Name: Height · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Vertical dimension of an object measured when the object is in the upright position.

Position: W2A-10 · Element: 189 · Name: Width · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Shorter measurement of the two horizontal dimensions measured with the object in the upright position.

Position: W2A-11 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

Position: W2A-12 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).

Position: W2A-13 · Element: 761 · Name: Equipment Number Check Digit · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment.