This Draft Standard for Trial Use provides the format and establishes the data contents of the Material Obligation Validation Transaction Set (517) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The material obligation validation transaction set may be used to: (1) verify the continued need for open orders, (2) confirm open order quantities and order priority, (3) request reinstatement of erroneously cancelled open orders, and (4) validate Government Furnished Material (GFM) orders. The transaction set may convey a description of the material, the urgency of need associated with the transaction and quantity of required material. This transaction set is bi-directional between trading partners.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of a material management transaction and transmit identifying numbers and dates
To specify pertinent dates and times
To transmit standard code list identification information
Code to transmit standard industry codes
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
To specify quantity information
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To transmit financial accounting data
To specify pertinent dates and times
To describe the type of demand and the intended use of material
To specify information related to furnished material, equipment, property, information, and services
To transmit standard code list identification information
Code to transmit standard industry codes
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
