EDI 460 Railroad Price Distribution Request or Response

Functional Group TP

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Railroad Price Distribution Request or Response Transaction Set (460) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to request or communicate prices (rates and associated information) between two or more parties. It can send or respond to a rate docket which includes maintenance status, qualifying conditions, geographic data, routes, rates, and interline divisions.

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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 · REN · Rate Request Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To specify primary identification data for request or information

3. 030 · DK · Docket Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To assign an identification to a docket

4. 040 · PI · Price Authority Identification · Max 8 · Optional

   To communicate basis of pricing, such as contract number, quote number, or tariff number

5. 050 · PR · Product (Commodity) · Max 200 · Optional

   To identify the commodity to which the application of a rate docket is restricted

6. 060 · SS · Docket Control Status · Max 1 · Optional

   To specify information about rate level and rate docket independence

7. 070 · SA · Status Action · Max 1 · Optional

   To identify a carrier and person taking action or making changes

8. 080 · CD · Shipment Conditions · Max 150 · Optional

   To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket

9. 090 · RAB · Rate or Minimum Qualifiers · Max 48 · Optional

   To indicate codes qualifying rates and the minimums

10. PT Loop Optional Repeat 50

    1. 100 · PT · Patron · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To identify a party involved in a rate docket

    2. 110 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

       To specify the location of the named party

    3. 120 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

       To specify the geographic place of the named party

    4. 130 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max 2 · Optional

       To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

11. SB Loop Mandatory Repeat 50

    1. 140 · SB · Docket Level · Max 1 · Mandatory

       To indicate the docket level

    2. 150 · GY · Geography · Max 150 · Optional

       To define the geographic region from or to which a rate docket applies

    3. SC Loop Mandatory Repeat 300

       1. 160 · SC · Docket Sub-level · Max 1 · Mandatory

          To indicate the docket sub-level

       2. 170 · GY · Geography · Max 150 · Optional

          To define the geographic region from or to which a rate docket applies

       3. 180 · CD · Shipment Conditions · Max 150 · Optional

          To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket

       4. 190 · RAB · Rate or Minimum Qualifiers · Max 48 · Optional

          To indicate codes qualifying rates and the minimums

       5. LX Loop Mandatory Repeat 60

          1. 200 · LX · Assigned Number · Max 1 · Mandatory

             To reference a line number in a transaction set

          2. 210 · RS · Rate Subset · Max 2 · Mandatory

             To indicate effective or expiration dates for rates and divisions

          3. 220 · RD · Rate Data · Max 25 · Optional

             To indicate the through rate

          4. R9 Loop Optional Repeat 2

             1. 230 · R9 · Route Code · Max 1 · Mandatory

                To specify the route using a single code

             2. 240 · FK · Factor · Max 13 · Optional

                To explain the route and indicate individual carrier divisions or factors

             3. R2B Loop Optional Repeat 13

                1. 250 · R2B · Junctions and Proportions · Max 1 · Mandatory

                   To identify routing and proportion detail for carriers participating in the route

                2. 260 · R2C · Division Basis · Max 25 · Optional

                   To identify the basis for divisions detail for carriers participating in the route

12. 270 · 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)