BAU Beginning Segment for the Debit Authorization

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To identify the beginning of the Debit Authorization Transaction Set; the BAU segment is used to identify the financial institution and account of the payer (i.e., the party authorizing the debit against its account)

Elements

Position	Element	Name		Type	Min/Max	Repeat

1	127	Reference Identification	Mandatory	Alphanumeric	1/30	Exact 1
2	591	Payment Method Code	Mandatory	ID	3/3	Exact 1
3	506	(DFI) ID Number Qualifier	Mandatory	ID	2/2	Exact 1
4	507	(DFI) Identification Number	Mandatory	Alphanumeric	3/12	Exact 1
5	508	Account Number	Mandatory	Alphanumeric	1/35	Exact 1
6	93	Name	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/60	Exact 1

Element Details

ID127

NameReference Identification

LengthMin 1 / Max 30

Position1

RequirementMandatory

EDI Dictionary

BAU Beginning Segment for the Debit Authorization

Elements

Element Details