BIA Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice
To indicate the beginning of an Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
Code indicating the title or contents of a document, report or supporting item
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BIA03 identifies the number of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BIA04 identifies the date of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
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)
BIA05 identifies the time of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.
Code indicating type of action