BM Beginning Segment for Miscellaneous Billing

To transmit identifying numbers, dates and other basic data relating to the transaction set

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BM-01
Invoice Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
22
-
Identifying number assigned by issuer.
BM-02
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
BM02 is the billing date.
BM-03
Net Amount Due
N2
Mandatory
1
9
-
Total charges to be paid by the receiver of this transaction set expressed in the standard monetary denomination for the currency specified.
BM03 Net Amount Due will be provided on the last BM segment.
BM-04
Correction Indicator
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code used to indicate that the transaction set contains information which corrects a previous billing.
BM-05
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
BM05 is used for date bill due if this is different from standard credit terms; otherwise BM05 may be blank.
BM-06
Billing Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code indicating type of Bill.
BM-07
Assigned Number
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
6
-
Number assigned for differentiation within a transaction set.
BM07 is a sequence number.
BM-08
Sequence Number Qualifier
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
1
-
New sequence number qualifier.

Stedi is a registered trademark of Stedi, Inc. Stedi's EDI Reference is provided for marketing purposes and is free of charge. All names, logos, and brands of third parties listed on our site are trademarks of their respective owners (including “X12”, which is a trademark of X12 Incorporated). Stedi, Inc. and its products and services are not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with these third parties. Our use of these names, logos, and brands is for identification purposes only, and does not imply any such endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation.