BAK Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Acknowledgment
To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Acknowledgment Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates
Sequence
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
Codes (76)
Code specifying the type of acknowledgment
Codes (15)
Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the
calendar year
BAK04 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.
Number identifying a release against a Purchase Order previously placed by the
parties involved in the transaction
Reference number or RFQ number to use to identify a particular transaction set
and query (additional reference number or description which can be used with
contract number)
Contract number
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as
specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BAK08 is the seller's order number.
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the
calendar year
BAK09 is the date assigned by the sender to the acknowledgment.
Code specifying the type of transaction
Codes (551)