This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Railroad Equipment Inquiry or Advice Transaction Set (456) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used in the following ways: (1) for a provider of equipment or transportation service to provide information to a qualified customer; (2) for a qualified customer to inquire as to the location of equipment or shipments; and (3) for one company to provide another company with equipment or shipment information.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To identify functions and provide control information required for the Equipment Inquiry or Advice transaction set
To reference a line number in a transaction set.
To identify the equipment.
To identify the car service directive or other car movement instructions applicable to the empty movement of the car
To identify the scale type and the location and time a shipment is weighed
To transmit scale information
To specify the chassis equipment details in terms of identifying numbers, weights and ownership
To identify the waybill and to specify the equipment used and the destination details
To identify the rail origin of this shipment.
To identify the rail destination of this shipment.
To transmit identifying numbers and descriptive information as specified by the reference number qualifier
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code
To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format
To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers.
To specify carrier and routing sequences and details
To transmit basic data relating to car scheduling information
To identify the service commitment schedules
To transmit scheduled events such as arrivals, departures, and interchange times
To define motor vehicle identification and logistics.
To identify a party by type of organization, name and code
To identify a stop-off party
To specify location details for a stop-off
To supply information regarding movement of shipments
To cross-reference additional equipment to a primary piece of equipment.
To specify the chassis equipment details in terms of identifying numbers, weights and ownership
To provide detail information regarding the dynamic condition of equipment
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).
