EDI 455 Railroad Parameter Trace Registration

Functional Group PB

X12I Transportation Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Railroad Parameter Trace Registration Transaction Set (455) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used by a freight carrier to: (1) request the establishment of a set of parameters used to select movement activity from a central data store over time; (2) request information about past activities within a date range that meets a set of parameters; and (3) request the establishment of a set of parameters for subsequent use on demand.

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1. 0100 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

2. 0200 · BTC · Beginning Segment for Parameter Trace Registration · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To provide basic information regarding the parameter trace conditions described

3. 0300 · DTP · Date or Time or Period · Max 1 · Optional

   To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period

4. 0500 · ED · Equipment Description · Max 500000 · Optional

   To identify further the referenced equipment

5. 0600 · BLR · Transportation Carrier Identification · Max 5 · Optional

   To transmit the identifying SCAC code and effective date for the data in the transaction set

6. 0700 · N9 · Reference Identification · Max 1 · Optional

   To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

7. 0800 · V9 · Event Detail · Max 99 · Optional

   To specify information about a specific event

8. LX Loop Optional Repeat 99

   1. 0900 · LX · Assigned Number · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To reference a line number in a transaction set

   2. 1000 · PRM · Basic Trace Parameters · Max 1 · Optional

      To provide basic trace parameters

   3. 1100 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Optional

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

   4. 1200 · F9 · Origin Station · Max 1 · Optional

      To identify the rail origin of the shipment

   5. 1300 · D9 · Destination Station · Max 1 · Optional

      To identify the rail destination of the shipment

   6. 1400 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

9. 1500 · 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)