BOS Beginning Segment for the Operating Expense Statement

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

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BOS-01
Statement Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
16
-
Identifying number for statement assigned by issuer for charges
BOS-02
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
BOS02 is the period ending date for the month the charges are for.
BOS-03
Agency Qualifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code identifying the agency assigning the code values
BOS-04
Statement Format Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
6
6
-
Code supplied by the sender indicating the level of detail being communicated
BOS-05
Transaction Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code specifying the type of transaction
BOS-06
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
BOS06 is the date of the invoice to which the information applies.

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