BCH Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Change

To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Change Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

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Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

BCH01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

BCH02

Purchase Order Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code specifying the type of Purchase Order

BCH03

324

Purchase Order Number

String (AN)

Mandatory

Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser

BCH04

328

Release Number

String (AN)

Optional

Number identifying a release against a Purchase Order previously placed by the parties involved in the transaction

BCH05

327

Change Order Sequence Number

String (AN)

Optional

Number assigned by the orderer identifying a specific change or revision to a previously transmitted transaction set

BCH06

373

Date

Date (DT)

Mandatory

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCH06 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.

BCH07

326

Request Reference Number

String (AN)

Optional

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)

BCH08

367

Contract Number

String (AN)

Optional

Contract number

BCH09

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Optional

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BCH09 is the seller's order number.

BCH10

373

Date

Date (DT)

Optional

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCH10 is the date assigned by the sender to the acknowledgment.

BCH11

373

Date

Date (DT)

Optional

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCH11 is the date of the purchase order change request.

BCH12

1166

Contract Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code identifying a contract type

BCH13

786

Security Level Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following

BCH14

587

Acknowledgment Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code specifying the type of acknowledgment

BCH15

640

Transaction Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code specifying the type of transaction

BCH16

1232

Purchase Category Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code identifying the broad category of products or services being acquired