BIA Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice

To indicate the beginning of an inventory inquiry/advice transaction set.

Position: BIA-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: BIA-02 · Element: 755 · Name: Report Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the title or contents of a document, report or supporting item

Position: BIA-03 · 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.

BIA03 identifies the number of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.

Position: BIA-04 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

BIA04 identifies the date of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.

Position: BIA-05 · Element: 337 · Name: Time · Type: Time (TM) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)

BIA05 identifies the time of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.

Position: BIA-06 · Element: 306 · Name: Action Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code indicating type of action.