This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Railroad Equipment Inquiry or Advice Transaction Set (456) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used in the following ways: (1) for a provider of equipment or transportation service to provide information to a qualified customer; (2) for a qualified customer to inquire as to the location of equipment or shipments; and (3) for one company to provide another company with equipment or shipment information.
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
To identify functions and provide control information required for the Equipment Inquiry or Advice Transaction Set
To identify the waybill and to specify the equipment used and the destination details
To reference a line number in a transaction set
To identify the equipment
To identify the car service directive or other car movement instructions applicable to the empty movement of the car
To specify the chassis equipment details in terms of identifying numbers, weights, and ownership
To identify the rail origin of the shipment
To identify the rail destination of the shipment
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
To specify special handling instructions in coded or free-form format
To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers
To specify carrier and routing sequences and details
To define motor vehicle identification and logistics
To communicate basis of pricing, such as contract number, quote number, or tariff number
To identify a stop-off party
To specify location details for a stop-off
To transmit basic data relating to car scheduling information
To identify the service commitment schedules
To transmit scheduled events such as arrivals, departures, and interchange times
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
To supply information regarding movement of shipments
To specify the geographic place of the named party
To cross-reference additional equipment to a primary piece of equipment
To provide detail information regarding the dynamic condition of equipment
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)
