BR Beginning Segment for Material Management
To indicate the beginning of a material management transaction and transmit identifying numbers and dates
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
Code specifying the type of transaction
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BR03 is the date of the transaction set preparation.
Code identifying a party or other code
Code specifying the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
C0504: If BR-05 is present, then BR-04 is required
Code indicating type of action
Code identifying the Reference Identification
P0708: If either BR-07 or BR-08 is present, then the other is required
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
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)
BR09 is the time of the transaction set preparation
Code identifying the Reference Identification
P1011: If either BR-10 or BR-11 is present, then the other is required
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier