UNH Message header
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Message reference number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
14
-
Unique message reference assigned by the sender.
020
Message identifier
Composite (composite)
Mandatory
1
010
Message type
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
6
-
Code identifying a type of message and assigned by its controlling agency.
020
Message version number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
-
Version number of a message type.
030
Message release number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
3
-
Release number within the current message type version number (0052).
040
Controlling agency
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
2
-
Code to identify the agency controlling the specification, maintenance and publication of the message type.
050
Association assigned code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
6
-
A code assigned by the association responsible for the design and maintenance of the message type concerned, which further identifies the message.
030
Common access reference
String (AN)
Conditional
1
35
-
Reference serving as a key to relate all subsequent transfers of data to the same business case or file.
040
Status of the transfer
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Sequence of transfers
Numeric (N)
Mandatory
1
2
-
Number assigned by the sender indicating the numerical sequence of one or more transfers.
020
First and last transfer
A
Conditional
1
1
-
Indication used for the first and last message in a sequence of the same type of message relating to the same topic.