UCI Interchange response

To identify the subject interchange, to indicate interchange receipt, to indicate acknowledgement or rejection (action taken) of the UNA, UNB and UNZ segments, and to identify any error related to these segments. Depending on the action code, it may also indicate the action taken on the functional groups and messages within that interchange.

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Interchange control reference
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
14
1
Unique reference assigned by the sender to an interchange.
Shall be identical in UNB and UNZ.
020
Interchange sender
Composite (composite)
Mandatory
1
010
Sender identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
35
-
Name or coded representation of the sender of a data interchange.
Code or name as specified in IA.
020
Partner identification code qualifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
4
-
Qualifier referring to the source of codes for the identifiers of interchanging partners.
Used with sender/recipient identification code.
030
Address for reverse routing
String (AN)
Conditional
1
14
-
Address specified by the sender of an interchange to be included by the recipient in the response interchanges to facilitate internal routing.
030
Interchange recipient
Composite (composite)
Mandatory
1
010
Recipient identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
35
-
Name or coded representation of the recipient of a data interchange.
Code or name as specified in IA.
020
Partner identification code qualifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
4
-
Qualifier referring to the source of codes for the identifiers of interchanging partners.
Used with sender/recipient identification code.
030
Routing address
String (AN)
Conditional
1
14
-
Address specified by the recipient of an interchange to be included by the sender and used by the recipient for routing of received interchanges inside his organization.
If used, normally coded sub-address for onward routing.
040
Action, coded
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
1
A code indicating acknowledgement, or rejection (the action taken) of a subject interchange, or part of the subject interchange.
050
Syntax error, coded
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
1
A code indicating the syntax error detected.
060
Service segment tag, coded
A
Conditional
3
3
1
Code identifying a segment.
070
Data element identification
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Erroneous data element position in segment
Numeric (N)
Mandatory
1
3
-
The numerical count position of the simple or composite data element in error. The segment code and each following simple or composite data element defined in the segment description shall cause the count to be incremented. The segment tag has position number 1.
020
Erroneous component data element position
Numeric (N)
Conditional
1
3
-
The numerical count position of the component data element in error. Each component data element position defined in the composite data element description shall cause the count to be incremented. The count starts at 1.

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