EDI 440 Shipment Weights
Functional Group WR
X12I Transportation Subcommittee
This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Shipment Weights Transaction Set (440) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to transmit weights and scale information between any two interested parties.
Heading
Position
Segment
Name
Max use
- 0100Transaction Set HeaderMandatoryMax 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
- 0200Beginning Segment for Weight Message SetMandatoryMax 1
To transmit identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relating to the transaction set
- 0300Scale IdentificationOptionalMax 1
To identify the scale type and the location and time a shipment is weighed
- 0400Weight InformationMandatoryMax 255
To transmit scale information
- 0500Transaction Set TrailerMandatoryMax 1
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)