BIA Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice

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

Sequence

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

2

2

1

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

Codes (76)

02

755

Report Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

2

2

1

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

Codes (570)

03

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Mandatory

1

80

1

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.

04

373

Date

Date (DT)

Mandatory

8

8

1

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.

05

337

Time

Time (TM)

Optional

4

8

1

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.

06

306

Action Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

2

1

Code indicating type of action

Codes (325)