DTM Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
R020305: At least one of DTM-02, DTM-03 or DTM-05 is required
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)
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time; since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow
C0403: If DTM-04 is present, then DTM-03 is required
Code indicating the date format, time format, or date and time format
P0506: If either DTM-05 or DTM-06 is present, then the other is required
Expression of a date, a time, or range of dates, times or dates and times