This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message Transaction Set (214) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used by a transportation carrier to provide shippers, consignees, and their agents with the status of shipments in terms of dates, times, locations, route, identifying numbers, and conveyance.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data relating to the transaction set
To identify the interline carrier and relevant data
To reference a line number in a transaction set
To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number
To indicate identifying marks and numbers for shipping containers
To specify the status of the shipment in terms of lading exception information
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special instruction
To identify Bill of Lading handling and service requirements
To specify shipment details in terms of weight, and quantity of handling units
To specify the status of a shipment, the reason for that status, the date and time of the status and the date and time of any appointments scheduled.
To specify the location of a piece of equipment, a shipment, or real property in terms of city and state or longitude and latitude
To specify the owner, the identification number assigned by that owner, and the type of equipment
To transmit information in a free-form format for comment or special instruction
To record seal numbers used and the organization that applied the seals
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify additional names
To specify the location of the named party
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To specify pertinent dates and times
To specify instructions in this business relationship or a reference number
To specify order identification detail
To specify destination and quantity detail
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
