DTM Date/Time Reference
DTM Date/Time Reference
To specify pertinent dates and times
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
DTM-01
Date/Time Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
3
3
-
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time.
DTM-02
Date
Date (DT)
Conditional
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
DTM-03
Time
Time (TM)
Conditional
4
6
-
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time (HHMMSS) (Time range: 000000 through 235959)
DTM-04
Time Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code identifying the time. In accordance with International Standards Organization standard 8601, time can be specified by a + or - and an indication in hours in relation to Universal Time Coordinate (UTC) time. Since + is a restricted character, + and - are substituted by P and M in the codes that follow.
DTM-05
Century
Numeric (N0)
Optional
2
2
-
The first two characters in the designation of the year (CCYY).