BEG Beginning Segment for Purchase Order
To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
Code specifying the type of Purchase Order
Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser
Number identifying a release against a Purchase Order previously placed by the parties involved in the transaction
Date (YYMMDD)
BEG05 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.
Contract number
Code specifying the type of acknowledgment
Code defining the method by which invoices are to be processed
Code identifying a contract type
Code identifying the broad category of products or services being acquired
Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following