BCS Beginning Segment for Project Cost Reporting

To indicate the beginning of the project cost reporting transaction set, and information to identify a program name, number, contract type, and security classification.

Position: BCS-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: BCS-02 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

BCS02 is the transaction set date.

Position: BCS-03 · Element: 367 · Name: Contract Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Contract number.

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

Date (YYMMDD).

BCS04 is the report effective date.

Position: BCS-05 · Element: 1166 · Name: Contract Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying a contract type

Position: BCS-06 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.

BCS06 is the Program Name.

Position: BCS-07 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · 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.

BCS07 is the Program Number Identification.

Position: BCS-08 · Element: 1193 · Name: Program Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Codes identifying a program type.

Position: BCS-09 · Element: 786 · Name: Security Level Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following.

Position: BCS-10 · Element: 954 · Name: Percent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Percentage expressed as a decimal

BCS10 is the customer share ratio number.

Position: BCS-11 · Element: 954 · Name: Percent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Percentage expressed as a decimal

BCS11 is the contractor share ratio number.

Position: BCS-12 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

BCS12 is the notation for the total project monetary costs.

If BCS12 is absent, the total project monetary costs are assumed to be whole dollar amounts.