BHT Beginning of Hierarchical Transaction
BHT Beginning of Hierarchical Transaction
To define the business hierarchical structure of the transaction set and identify the business application purpose and reference data; i.e., number, date, and time
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BHT-01
Hierarchical Structure Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
4
4
-
Code indicating the hierarchical application structure of a transaction set that utilizes the HL segment to define the structure of the transaction set.
BHT-02
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transaction set.
BHT-03
Reference Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.
BHT03 is the number assigned by the originator to identify the transaction within the originator's business application system.
BHT-04
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
BHT04 is the date the transaction was created within the business application system.
BHT-05
Time
Time (TM)
Optional
4
6
-
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time (HHMMSS) (Time range: 000000 through 235959)
BHT05 is the time the transaction was created within the business application system.