BGN Beginning Segment

To indicate the beginning of a transaction set.

Position: BGN-01 · Element: 353 · Name: Transaction Set Purpose Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying purpose of transaction set.

Position: BGN-02 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.

BGN02 is the Transaction Set Reference Number.

Position: BGN-03 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

BGN03 is the Transaction Set Date.

Position: BGN-04 · Element: 337 · Name: Time · Type: Time (TM) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 4 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time (HHMMSS) (Time range: 000000 through 235959)

BGN04 is the Transaction Set Time.

Position: BGN-05 · Element: 623 · Name: Time Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time. Since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow.

C0504: If BGN-05 is present, then BGN-04 is required

BGN05 is the transaction set time qualifier.