BCQ Beginning Segment for Shipper's Car Order
BCQ Beginning Segment for Shipper's Car Order
Indicates the beginning of the Shipper's Car Order Transaction Set and transmits identifying numbers and dates
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BCQ-01
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transaction set.
BCQ-02
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
BCQ02 is the transaction date.
BCQ-03
Time
Time (TM)
Mandatory
4
8
-
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)
BCQ03 is the transaction time.
BCQ-04
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
BCQ-05
Reference Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.
BCQ-06
Standard Carrier Alpha Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
4
-
Standard Carrier Alpha Code