N1 Party Identification

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

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Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

N101

Entity Identifier Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual

N102

Name

String (AN)

Conditional

Free-form name

R0203: At least one of N1-02 or N1-03 is required

N103

Identification Code Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

Code specifying the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

P0304: If either N1-03 or N1-04 is present, then the other is required

N104

Identification Code

String (AN)

Conditional

Code identifying a party or other code

This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.

N105

706

Entity Relationship Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code specifying entity relationship

N105 and N106 further define the type of entity in N101.

N106

Entity Identifier Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual