BIG Beginning Segment for Invoice

To indicate the beginning of an invoice transaction set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

Position: BIG-01 · 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

BIG01 is the invoice issue date.

Position: BIG-02 · Element: 76 · Name: Invoice Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: 1

Identifying number assigned by issuer

Position: BIG-03 · 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

BIG03 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.

Position: BIG-04 · Element: 324 · Name: Purchase Order Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: 1

Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser

Position: BIG-05 · Element: 328 · Name: Release Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: 1

Number identifying a release against a Purchase Order previously placed by the parties involved in the transaction

Position: BIG-06 · Element: 327 · Name: Change Order Sequence Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: 1

Number assigned by the orderer identifying a specific change or revision to a previously transmitted transaction set

Position: BIG-07 · Element: 640 · Name: Transaction Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code specifying the type of transaction

BIG07 is used only to further define the type of invoice when needed.

Position: BIG-08 · Element: 353 · Name: Transaction Set Purpose Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

Position: BIG-09 · Element: 306 · Name: Action Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating type of action

Position: BIG-10 · Element: 76 · Name: Invoice Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 22 · Repeat: 1

Identifying number assigned by issuer

BIG10 is the consolidated invoice number associated with the invoice identified in BIG02. When BIG07 contains code CI (Consolidated Invoice), BIG02 will contain the consolidated invoice number and BIG10 is not used.

Position: BIG-11 · Element: 1005 · Name: Hierarchical Structure Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · 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