EDI 821 Financial Information Reporting

Functional Group FR

X12F Finance Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Financial Information Reporting Transaction Set (821) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to report balances, detail and summary financial transactions, and other related account information. It can be used by financial institutions and their agents to report to their clients.

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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 · BGN · Beginning Segment · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the beginning of a transaction set.

3. N1 Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

   1. 030 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

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

      The first occurence of the N1 segment is the forwarder of the financial information.

   2. 040 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max >1 · Optional

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

   3. ACT Loop Optional Repeat >1

      1. 050 · ACT · Account Identification · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To specify account information.

      2. 060 · CUR · Currency · Max 1 · Optional

         To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

      3. 070 · BAL · Balance Detail · Max >1 · Optional

         To identify the specific monetary balances associated with a particular account.

   4. FIR Loop Optional Repeat >1

      1. 080 · FIR · Financial Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To specify the details of financial information transactions.

      2. 090 · REF · Reference Numbers · Max >1 · Optional

         To specify identifying numbers.

      3. 100 · TRN · Trace · Max 1 · Optional

         To uniquely identify a transaction to an application.

      4. 110 · AVA · Funds Availability · Max >1 · Optional

         To indicate the funds availability in days.

4. 120 · 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).