BR Beginning Segment for Material Management
BR Beginning Segment for Material Management
To indicate the beginning of a material management transaction and transmit identifying numbers and dates
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BR-01
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
BR-02
Transaction Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code specifying the type of transaction
BR-03
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BR03 is the date of the transaction set preparation.
BR-04
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
80
-
Code identifying a party or other code
BR-05
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
BR-06
Action Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
2
-
Code indicating type of action
BR-07
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
BR-08
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
80
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BR-09
Time
Time (TM)
Optional
4
8
-
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)
BR09 is the time of the transaction set preparation
BR-10
Reference Identification Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
-
Code qualifying the Reference Identification
BR-11
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Conditional
1
80
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier