BOS Beginning Segment for the Operating Expense Statement

To indicate the beginning of an operating expenses statement and to transmit the identifying numbers and dates.

Position: BOS-01 · Element: 613 · Name: Statement Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 16 · Repeat: -

Identifying number for statement assigned by issuer for charges.

Position: BOS-02 · Element: 373 · Name: Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date (YYMMDD).

BOS02 is the period ending date for the month the charges are for.

Position: BOS-03 · Element: 559 · Name: Association Qualifier Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the association assigning the code values.

Position: BOS-04 · Element: 781 · Name: Statement Format Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Code supplied by the sender indicating the level of detail being communicated.

Position: BOS-05 · Element: 640 · Name: Transaction Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the type of transaction.

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