BCS Beginning Segment for Project Cost Reporting
BCS Beginning Segment for Project Cost Reporting
To indicate the beginning of the Project Cost Reporting Transaction Set and provide information identifying a program name, number, contract type, and security classification
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BCS-01
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
BCS-02
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BCS02 is the transaction set date.
BCS-03
Contract Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
30
-
Contract number
BCS-04
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
8
8
-
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BCS04 is the report effective date.
BCS-05
Contract Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code identifying a contract type
BCS-06
Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
BCS06 is the program name.
BCS-07
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BCS07 is the program number identification.
BCS-08
Program Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code identifying a program type
BCS-09
Security Level Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following
BCS-10
Percentage as Decimal
Decimal number (R)
Optional
1
10
-
Percentage expressed as a decimal (e.g., 0.0 through 1.0 represents 0% through 100%)
BCS10 is the customer share ratio number.
BCS-11
Percentage as Decimal
Decimal number (R)
Optional
1
10
-
Percentage expressed as a decimal (e.g., 0.0 through 1.0 represents 0% through 100%)
BCS11 is the contractor share ratio number.
BCS-12
Optional
-
BCS12 is the notation for the total project monetary costs.
If BCS12 is absent, the total project monetary costs are assumed to be whole dollar amounts.