BHT Beginning of Hierarchical Transaction

To define the business hierarchical structure of the transaction set and identify the business application purpose and reference data, i.e., number, date, and time

Position: BHT-01 · Element: 1005 · Name: Hierarchical Structure Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the hierarchical application structure of a transaction set that utilizes the HL segment to define the structure of the transaction set

Position: BHT-02 · Element: 353 · Name: Transaction Set Purpose Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

Position: BHT-03 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 50 · Repeat: 1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BHT03 is the number assigned by the originator to identify the transaction within the originator's business application system.

Position: BHT-04 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BHT04 is the date the transaction was created within the business application system.

Position: BHT-05 · Element: 337 · Name: Time · Type: Time (TM) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 4 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)

BHT05 is the time the transaction was created within the business application system.

Position: BHT-06 · Element: 640 · Name: Transaction Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the type of transaction