EDI 440 Shipment Weights

Functional Group WR

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Shipment Weights Transaction Set (440) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to transmit weights and scale information between any two interested parties.

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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 · BW · Beginning Segment for Weight Message Set · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set

3. 030 · G4 · Scale Identification · Max 1 · Optional

   To identify the scale type and the location and time a shipment is weighed

4. 040 · G5 · Weight Information · Max 255 · Mandatory

   To transmit scale information

5. 050 · 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)