EDI 620 Excavation Communication

Functional Group EX

X12M Supply Chain Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Excavation Communication Transaction Set (620) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to communicate information related to excavations for the purposes of attaining either clearance for the excavation or to have the potentially impacted parties locate any affected assets and supervise the excavation process or both.

Heading

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 · BGN · Beginning Segment · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

3. 030 · N1 · Name · Max 2 · Mandatory

   To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

   The N1 segment is used to identify the sender and receiver.

4. 040 · REF · Reference Identification · Max 1 · Optional

   To specify identifying information

Detail

1. EXI Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

   1. 010 · EXI · Excavation Ticket Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To supply excavation ticket information

   2. 020 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 4 · Mandatory

      To specify pertinent dates and times

      The originator of the transaction set must use one iteration of the DTM segment to identify the ticket creation date or positive response creation date.
      The receiver will use the additional iterations of the DTM to define a date and time of forwarding creation.

   3. 030 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max 1 · Optional

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

   4. 040 · NX2 · Location ID Component · Max >1 · Optional

      To define types and values of a geographic location

   5. 050 · PPA · Property Location · Max >1 · Optional

      To identify a physical property location

   6. 060 · MTX · Text · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify textual data

   7. 070 · MEA · Measurements · Max >1 · Optional

      To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights (See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)

   8. N1 Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

      1. 080 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

         To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

         The N1 segment is used to identify parties associated with the excavation.

      2. 090 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 1 · Optional

         To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

      3. 100 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

         To specify the location of the named party

      4. 110 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

         To specify the geographic place of the named party

      5. 120 · MSG · Message Text · Max 2 · Optional

         To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information

      6. 130 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max 2 · Optional

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

      7. 140 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max 1 · Optional

         To specify pertinent dates and times

      8. LIE Loop Optional Repeat >1

         1. 150 · LIE · Individual or Event Location · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To provide an accurate description of where an individual was located or an event took place

            The LIE loop is used to provide physical location information related to the excavation

         2. 160 · PPA · Property Location · Max >1 · Mandatory

            To identify a physical property location

      9. LM Loop Optional Repeat >1

         1. 170 · LM · Code Source Information · Max 1 · Mandatory

            To transmit standard code list identification information

            The LM segment is used to identify the one call agency.

         2. 180 · LQ · Industry Code · Max >1 · Mandatory

            Code to transmit standard industry codes

2. 190 · 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)