B4 Beginning Segment for Inquiry or Reply
B4 Beginning Segment for Inquiry or Reply
To transmit identifying numbers, dates and other basic data relating to the transaction set
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
B4-01
Special Handling Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
-
Code specifying special transportation handling instructions.
B4-02
Inquiry Request Number
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
3
-
Identifying number assigned by inquirer.
B4-03
Status Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
2
-
Code indicating the status of a shipment
B4-04
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
6
6
-
Date (YYMMDD).
B404 is the date of last reported status of cargo.
B4-05
Status Time
Time (TM)
Optional
4
4
-
Time (HHMM) of last reported status of cargo.
B4-06
Status Location
String (AN)
Optional
3
5
-
Air shipment: Airport code for last reported status for a shipment. (Note: If the shipment is in-flight, the status location is the origin airport for this flight.) Ground transportation: Code of carrier's terminal.
B4-07
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Conditional
1
4
-
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number.
B4-08
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
10
-
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).
B4-09
Equipment Status Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
2
-
Code indicating status of equipment.
B4-10
Equipment Type
Identifier (ID)
Optional
4
4
-
Code identifying equipment type
B4-11
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
-
Code which identifies a specific location.
B4-12
Location Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code identifying type of location.