BIA Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice

To indicate the beginning of an Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set

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Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

BIA01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

BIA02

755

Report Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code indicating the title or contents of a document, report or supporting item

BIA03

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Mandatory

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

BIA03 identifies the number of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.

BIA04

373

Date

Date (DT)

Mandatory

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

BIA04 identifies the date of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.

BIA05

337

Time

Time (TM)

Optional

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)

BIA05 identifies the time of the inquiry/advice that is transferred.

BIA06

306

Action Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code indicating type of action