BTP Beginning Segment For Trading Partner Profile

To indicate the type and purpose of the profile data

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BTP-01
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
BTP01 indicates the purpose of this EDI transmission.
BTP-02
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BTP02 is the identifying number of this transaction.
BTP-03
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD)
BTP03 and BTP04 are the transaction set date and time.
BTP-04
Time
Time (TM)
Mandatory
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)
BTP-05
Transaction Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code specifying the type of transaction
BTP-06
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
BTP06 indicates the status of the data content within the transaction.
BTP-07
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BTP07 indicates reference number or previous reference number associated with this transaction.
BTP-08
Date
Date (DT)
Conditional
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD)
C0807: If BTP-08 is present, then BTP-07 is required
BTP08 and BTP09 are date and time associated with BTP07.
BTP-09
Time
Time (TM)
Optional
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)
C0908: If BTP-09 is present, then BTP-08 is required
BTP-10
Payment Method Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
3
3
-
Code identifying the method for the movement of payment instructions

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