M7A Seal Number Replacement

To provide an audit trail of seal number changes

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
M7A-01
Seal Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
2
15
1
Unique number on seal used to close a shipment
M7A01 is the original seal number.
M7A-02
Seal Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
2
15
1
Unique number on seal used to close a shipment
M7A02 is the replacement seal number.
M7A-03
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
M7A03 is the date the new seal was installed.
M7A-04
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
1
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
P0405: If either M7A-04 or M7A-05 is present, then the other is required
M7A04 and M7A05 indicate the party responsible for the seal replacement.
M7A-05
Name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
60
1
Free-form name
M7A-06
Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
1
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
M7A06 is a description of why the seal was replaced.

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