BMA Beginning Segment for Market Development Fund Allocation

To indicate identifying numbers, dates, and other basic data relative to market development funds

Position: BMA-01 · 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: BMA-02 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 50 · Repeat: 1

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

BMA02 is the Fund Identification Number.

Position: BMA-03 · Element: 331 · Name: Allowance or Charge Method of Handling Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating method of handling for an allowance or charge

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

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

BMA04 is the beginning date of the market development fund.

Position: BMA-05 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 8 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

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

BMA05 is the ending date of the market development fund.

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

Code specifying the type of transaction

Position: BMA-07 · Element: 782 · Name: Monetary Amount · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 18 · Repeat: 1

Monetary amount

BMA07 is the overall market development fund amount.

Position: BMA-08 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

BMA08 is the market development fund description.