This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Railroad Price Distribution Request or Response Transaction Set (460) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to request or communicate prices (rates and associated information) between two or more parties. It can send or respond to a rate docket which includes maintenance status, qualifying conditions, geographic data, routes, rates, and interline divisions.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To specify primary identification data for request or information
To assign an identification to a docket
To communicate basis of pricing, such as contract number, quote number, or tariff number
To identify the commodity to which the application of a rate docket is restricted
To specify information about rate level and rate docket independence
To identify a carrier and person taking action or making changes
To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket
To indicate codes qualifying rates and the minimums
To identify a party involved in a rate docket
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 administrative communications should be directed
To indicate the docket level
To define the geographic region from or to which a rate docket applies
To indicate the docket sub-level
To define the geographic region from or to which a rate docket applies
To specify condition restrictions or provisions applicable to the rate docket
To indicate codes qualifying rates and the minimums
To reference a line number in a transaction set
To indicate effective or expiration dates for rates and divisions
To indicate the through rate
To specify the route using a single code
To explain the route and indicate individual carrier divisions or factors
To identify routing and proportion detail for carriers participating in the route
To identify the basis for divisions detail for carriers participating in the route
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
