BCS Beginning Segment for Project Cost Reporting

To indicate the beginning of the Project Cost Reporting Transaction Set and provide information identifying a program name, number, contract type, and security classification

Position: BCS-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: BCS-02 · 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

BCS02 is the transaction set date.

Position: BCS-03 · Element: 367 · Name: Contract Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Contract number

Position: BCS-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

BCS04 is the report effective date.

Position: BCS-05 · Element: 1166 · Name: Contract Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying a contract type

Position: BCS-06 · 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

BCS06 is the program name.

Position: BCS-07 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

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

BCS07 is the program number identification.

Position: BCS-08 · Element: 1193 · Name: Program Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying a program type

Position: BCS-09 · Element: 786 · Name: Security Level Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following

Position: BCS-10 · Element: 954 · Name: Percentage as Decimal · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: 1

Percentage expressed as a decimal (e.g., 0.0 through 1.0 represents 0% through 100%)

BCS10 is the customer share ratio number.

Position: BCS-11 · Element: 954 · Name: Percentage as Decimal · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: 1

Percentage expressed as a decimal (e.g., 0.0 through 1.0 represents 0% through 100%)

BCS11 is the contractor share ratio number.

BCS-12 C001 Composite Unit of Measure Composite (composite) Optional 1

Position: 01 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 02 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-02 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 03 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-03 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 04 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 05 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-05 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 06 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-06 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 07 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 08 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-08 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 09 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-09 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 10 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 11 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-11 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 12 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-12 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 13 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken

Position: 14 · Element: 1018 · Name: Exponent · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Power to which a unit is raised

If C001-14 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.

Position: 15 · Element: 649 · Name: Multiplier · Type: Decimal number (R) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Value to be used as a multiplier to obtain a new value

If C001-15 is not used, its value is to be interpreted as 1.