BGN Beginning Segment
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BGN02 is the transaction set reference number.
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BGN03 is the transaction set date.
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)
BGN04 is the transaction set time.
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
C0504: If BGN-05 is present, then BGN-04 is required
BGN05 is the transaction set time qualifier.
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BGN06 is the transaction set reference number of a previously sent transaction affected by the current transaction.
Code specifying the type of transaction
Code indicating type of action
Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following