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X12 163 Transportation Appointment Schedule Information

X12 Release 5010

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Transportation Appointment Schedule Information Transaction Set (163) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment.
The transaction set can be used by transportation carriers and their trading partners to request and accept freight pickup and delivery appointments.

Delimiters
  • ~ Segment
  • * Element
  • > Component
  • ^ Repetition
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    Overview
    ISA
    -
    Interchange Control Header
    Max use 1
    Required
    GS
    -
    Functional Group Header
    Max use 1
    Required
    heading
    ST
    0100
    Transaction Set Header
    Max use 1
    Required
    B13
    0200
    Beginning Segment for Appointment Schedule
    Max use 1
    Required
    B2A
    0300
    Set Purpose
    Max use 1
    Required
    N7
    0500
    Equipment Details
    Max use 3
    Optional
    G62
    0600
    Date/Time
    Max use 10
    Optional
    L11
    0700
    Business Instructions and Reference Number
    Max use 999
    Optional
    0100 Loop
    SE
    2900
    Transaction Set Trailer
    Max use 1
    Required
    GE
    -
    Functional Group Trailer
    Max use 1
    Required
    IEA
    -
    Interchange Control Trailer
    Max use 1
    Required
    ISA

    Interchange Control Header

    RequiredMax use 1

    To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

    Example
    ISA-01
    I01
    Authorization Information Qualifier
    Required

    Code identifying the type of information in the Authorization Information

    00
    No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)
    ISA-02
    I02
    Authorization Information
    Required
    Min 10Max 10

    Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (I01)

    ISA-03
    I03
    Security Information Qualifier
    Required

    Code identifying the type of information in the Security Information

    00
    No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)
    ISA-04
    I04
    Security Information
    Required
    Min 10Max 10

    This is used for identifying the security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (I03)

    ISA-05
    I05
    Interchange ID Qualifier
    Required
    Min 2Max 2

    Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

    Codes
    ISA-06
    I06
    Interchange Sender ID
    Required
    Min 15Max 15

    Identification code published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them; the sender always codes this value in the sender ID element

    ISA-07
    I05
    Interchange ID Qualifier
    Required
    Min 2Max 2

    Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified

    Codes
    ISA-08
    I07
    Interchange Receiver ID
    Required
    Min 15Max 15

    Identification code published by the receiver of the data; When sending, it is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them will use this as a receiving ID to route data to them

    ISA-09
    I08
    Interchange Date
    Required
    YYMMDD format

    Date of the interchange

    ISA-10
    I09
    Interchange Time
    Required
    HHMM format

    Time of the interchange

    ISA-11
    I65
    Repetition Separator
    Required
    Min 1Max 1

    Type is not applicable; the repetition separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate repeated occurrences of a simple data element or a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator, component element separator, and the segment terminator

    ^
    Repetition Separator
    ISA-12
    I11
    Interchange Control Version Number
    Required

    Code specifying the version number of the interchange control segments

    00501
    Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2003
    ISA-13
    I12
    Interchange Control Number
    Required
    Min 9Max 9

    A control number assigned by the interchange sender

    ISA-14
    I13
    Acknowledgment Requested
    Required
    Min 1Max 1

    Code indicating sender's request for an interchange acknowledgment

    0
    No Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
    1
    Interchange Acknowledgment Requested (TA1)
    ISA-15
    I14
    Interchange Usage Indicator
    Required
    Min 1Max 1

    Code indicating whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information

    I
    Information
    P
    Production Data
    T
    Test Data
    ISA-16
    I15
    Component Element Separator
    Required
    Min 1Max 1

    Type is not applicable; the component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator and the segment terminator

    >
    Component Element Separator

    Functional Group Header

    RequiredMax use 1

    To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information

    Example
    GS-01
    479
    Functional Identifier Code
    Required

    Code identifying a group of application related transaction sets

    AS
    Transportation Appointment Schedule Information (163)
    GS-02
    142
    Application Sender's Code
    Required
    Min 2Max 15

    Code identifying party sending transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

    GS-03
    124
    Application Receiver's Code
    Required
    Min 2Max 15

    Code identifying party receiving transmission; codes agreed to by trading partners

    GS-04
    373
    Date
    Required
    CCYYMMDD format

    Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

    GS-05
    337
    Time
    Required
    HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

    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)

    GS-06
    28
    Group Control Number
    Required
    Min 1Max 9

    Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

    GS-07
    455
    Responsible Agency Code
    Required
    Min 1Max 2

    Code identifying the issuer of the standard; this code is used in conjunction with Data Element 480

    T
    Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
    X
    Accredited Standards Committee X12
    GS-08
    480
    Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code
    Required

    Code indicating the version, release, subrelease, and industry identifier of the EDI standard being used, including the GS and GE segments; if code in DE455 in GS segment is X, then in DE 480 positions 1-3 are the version number; positions 4-6 are the release and subrelease, level of the version; and positions 7-12 are the industry or trade association identifiers (optionally assigned by user); if code in DE455 in GS segment is T, then other formats are allowed

    005010
    Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2003

    Heading

    ST
    0100

    Transaction Set Header

    RequiredMax use 1

    To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

    Example
    ST-01
    143
    Transaction Set Identifier Code
    Required

    Code uniquely identifying a Transaction Set

    • The transaction set identifier (ST01) is used by the translation routines of the interchange partners to select the appropriate transaction set definition (e.g., 810 selects the Invoice Transaction Set).
    163
    Transportation Appointment Schedule Information
    ST-02
    329
    Transaction Set Control Number
    Required
    Min 4Max 9

    Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

    B13
    0200

    Beginning Segment for Appointment Schedule

    RequiredMax use 1

    To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data relating to the Appointment Schedule transaction set

    Example
    B13-01
    127
    Reference Identification
    Required
    Min 1Max 50

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

    • B1301 is the appointment pickup or delivery request reference number. It is a number assigned by the party requesting the original appointment that uniquely identifies the request for a pickup or delivery appointment. It is not a unique appointment number.
    Usage notes

    This number must match the number sent in the ATA02 from the 212

    B13-02
    140
    Standard Carrier Alpha Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 4

    Standard Carrier Alpha Code

    • B1302 is the Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the carrier who will be keeping the appointment.
    B2A
    0300

    Set Purpose

    RequiredMax use 1

    To allow for positive identification of transaction set purpose

    Example
    B2A-01
    353
    Transaction Set Purpose Code
    Required

    Code identifying purpose of transaction set

    00
    Original
    54
    Approval
    B2A-02
    346
    Application Type
    Optional

    Code identifying an application

    AT
    Appointment
    N7
    0500

    Equipment Details

    OptionalMax use 3

    To identify the equipment

    Example
    N7-01
    206
    Equipment Initial
    Optional
    Min 1Max 4

    Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number

    • N701 is mandatory for rail transactions.
    N7-02
    207
    Equipment Number
    Required
    Min 1Max 15

    Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)

    N7-12
    140
    Standard Carrier Alpha Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 4

    Standard Carrier Alpha Code

    • N712 is the owner of the equipment.
    G62
    0600

    Date/Time

    OptionalMax use 10

    To specify pertinent dates and times

    Example
    If either Date Qualifier (G62-01) or Date (G62-02) is present, then the other is required
    At least one of Date Qualifier (G62-01) or Time Qualifier (G62-03) is required
    If either Time Qualifier (G62-03) or Time (G62-04) is present, then the other is required
    G62-01
    432
    Date Qualifier
    Optional

    Code specifying type of date

    68
    Requested Delivery Date
    70
    Scheduled Delivery Date
    82
    Delivery Appointment Granted Date
    97
    Scheduled Delivery Date, Needs Confirmation
    G62-02
    373
    Date
    Optional
    CCYYMMDD format

    Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

    G62-03
    176
    Time Qualifier
    Optional

    Code specifying the reported time

    X
    Scheduled Delivery Time
    G62-04
    337
    Time
    Optional
    HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

    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)

    G62-05
    623
    Time Code
    Optional

    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

    CT
    Central Time
    L11
    0700

    Business Instructions and Reference Number

    OptionalMax use 999

    To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number

    Example
    If either Reference Identification (L11-01) or Reference Identification Qualifier (L11-02) is present, then the other is required
    L11-01
    127
    Reference Identification
    Optional
    Min 1Max 50

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

    Usage notes

    Wal-Mart Load ID

    L11-02
    128
    Reference Identification Qualifier
    Optional

    Code qualifying the Reference Identification

    CR
    Customer Reference Number
    0100 Loop
    OptionalMax >1
    N1
    1000

    Party Identification

    RequiredMax use 1

    To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

    Example
    At least one of Name (N1-02) or Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) is required
    If either Identification Code Qualifier (N1-03) or Identification Code (N1-04) is present, then the other is required
    N1-01
    98
    Entity Identifier Code
    Required

    Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

    ST
    Ship To
    N1-02
    93
    Name
    Optional
    Min 1Max 60

    Free-form name

    N1-03
    66
    Identification Code Qualifier
    Optional

    Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

    UL
    Global Location Number (GLN)
    N1-04
    67
    Identification Code
    Optional
    Min 2Max 80

    Code identifying a party or other code

    • This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.
    Usage notes

    A globally unique 13 digit code for the identification of a legal, functional or physical location within the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and International Article Number Association (EAN) numbering system

    SE
    2900

    Transaction Set Trailer

    RequiredMax use 1

    To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

    Example
    SE-01
    96
    Number of Included Segments
    Required
    Min 1Max 10

    Total number of segments included in a transaction set including ST and SE segments

    SE-02
    329
    Transaction Set Control Number
    Required
    Min 4Max 9

    Identifying control number that must be unique within the transaction set functional group assigned by the originator for a transaction set

    Functional Group Trailer

    RequiredMax use 1

    To indicate the end of a functional group and to provide control information

    Example
    GE-01
    97
    Number of Transaction Sets Included
    Required
    Min 1Max 6

    Total number of transaction sets included in the functional group or interchange (transmission) group terminated by the trailer containing this data element

    GE-02
    28
    Group Control Number
    Required
    Min 1Max 9

    Assigned number originated and maintained by the sender

    Interchange Control Trailer

    RequiredMax use 1

    To define the end of an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

    Example
    IEA-01
    I16
    Number of Included Functional Groups
    Required
    Min 1Max 5

    A count of the number of functional groups included in an interchange

    IEA-02
    I12
    Interchange Control Number
    Required
    Min 9Max 9

    A control number assigned by the interchange sender

    EDI Samples

    Sample

    ST*163*0001
    B13*03485502*SCAC
    B2A*00*AT
    N7*YFSY*0038980**********SCAC
    G62*97*20041104
    L11*12345678*CR
    N1*ST*WAL-MART DC 6094R-REGULAR*UL*0078742035222
    SE*8*0001

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