M3 Release

To indicate that the equipment is or is not to be released.

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
M3-01
Release Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code signifying whether or not the shipment information transaction set includes instructions for pick-up and movement of the shipment. (This code provides a means for the shipper to transmit billing data along with the movement instructions, transmit billing data ahead of the movement instructions, or follow movement instructions with complete billing data at a later date.)
If M301 contains code value ``S'' or ``R'' then M302 is date of release. If M301 contains code value ``U'', then M302 is estimated date of release.
M3-02
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
M3-03
Time
Time (TM)
Conditional
4
8
-
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)
M3-04
Time Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
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.
C0403: If M3-04 is present, then M3-03 is required
M304 reflects the time zone which the time reflects.

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