To specify shipment and/or receipt information
Code specifying the type of quantity
If SHP01 equals "02", "07", "08", "09", or "10" (indicating cumulative quantities), then SHP04 and SHP06 are required to identify the start and end dates of the quantity count.
Numeric value of quantity
Code specifying type of date or time, or both date and time
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
SHP04 is the date shipped, delivered, received, or the cumulative quantity start date (as qualified by SHP03).
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD
SHP06 is the cumulative quantity end date.
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)