B10 Beginning Segment for Status, Discrepancy, and Appointment Schedule

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

Position: B10-01 · Element: 76 · Name: Invoice Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: -

Identifying number assigned by issuer

R0106: At least one of B10-01 or B10-06 is required

C0103: If B10-01 is present, then B10-03 is required

B1001 is the carrier's PRO (invoice number) that identifies the shipment.

Position: B10-02 · Element: 145 · Name: Shipment Identification Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Identification number assigned to the shipment by the shipper that uniquely identifies the shipment from origin to ultimate destination and is not subject to modification; (Does not contain blanks or special characters)

Position: B10-03 · Element: 140 · Name: Standard Carrier Alpha Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Standard Carrier Alpha Code

B1003 is required when used in Transaction Set 214.

Position: B10-04 · Element: 71 · Name: Inquiry Request Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Identifying number assigned by inquirer

Position: B10-05 · Element: 128 · Name: Reference Identification Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code Qualifying the Reference Identification

P0506: If either B10-05 or B10-06 is present, then the other is required

Position: B10-06 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

B1006 is the carrier assigned bar code identification or another carrier assigned shipment identification, such as a manifest number.