N9 Reference Number
To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
N9-01
Reference Number Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code qualifying the Reference Number.
N9-02
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.
N9-03
Free-form Description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
45
-
Free-form descriptive text.
N9-04
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
N9-05
Time
Time (TM)
Conditional
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)
N9-06
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.
N906 reflects the time zone which the time reflects.