This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Product Source Information Transaction Set (244) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction can be used to transmit classification and categorization data of company's products, processes, and facilities to existing and prospective trading partners or listing agencies.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity
To specify pertinent dates and times
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length
To transmit basic data identifying the function performed at a facility
To define types and values of a geographic location
To specify a communication contact number
To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format
To specify the general class or specific characteristic upon which test results are being reported or are to be taken
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
