M7A Seal Number Replacement
M7A Seal Number Replacement
To provide an audit trail of seal number changes
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
M7A-01
Seal Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
2
15
-
Unique number on seal used to close a shipment
M7A01 is the original seal number.
M7A-02
Seal Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
2
15
-
Unique number on seal used to close a shipment
M7A02 is the replacement seal number.
M7A-03
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
M7A03 is the date the new seal was installed.
M7A-04
Entity Identifier Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
2
3
-
Code identifying an organizational entity, a physical location, property or an individual
M7A04 and M7A05 indicate the party responsible for the seal replacement.
M7A-05
Name
String (AN)
Conditional
1
60
-
Free-form name
M7A-06
Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
M7A06 is a description of why the seal was replaced.
M7A-07
Location on Equipment
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
3
-
Indicates a location on a piece of equipment, as observed from the rear-end. The rear-end of the equipment is based on the equipment type (i.e. container door, chassis wheels, brakes.)
M7A07 is the location of the replaced seal on the equipment.