EDI 940 Warehouse Shipping Order

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Abandoned Property Filings Transaction Set 940 for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used to report abandoned property filings information, such as uncashed checks or abandoned bank account balances, to government agencies and may be used by the government agencies to distribute information on abandoned property for publication to the general public. It may also be used to initiate an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment to transfer the value of the abandoned property to the government agencies.

Segments

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
10
ST
Transaction Set Header
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
20
W05
Shipping Order Identification
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data for this transaction set
0100
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 10
90
N9
Reference Identification
Opt
AtMax 10
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
100
G61
Contact
Opt
AtMax 3
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
110
G62
Date/Time
Opt
AtMax 10
To specify pertinent dates and times
120
NTE
Note/Special Instruction
Opt
GT 1
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
130
W09
Equipment and Temperature
Opt
AtMax 1
To relate equipment type and required temperatures
140
W66
Warehouse Carrier Information
Opt
AtMax 1
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
150
W6
Special Handling Information
Opt
AtMax 1
To provide special handling information that may be necessary for safe handling of shipment
153
R2
Route Information
Opt
AtMax 13
To specify carrier and routing sequences and details
156
BNX
Rail Shipment Information
Opt
AtMax 1
To transmit rail-specific shipment data
0200
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 10
0300
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
135
LS
Loop Header
Opt
AtMax 1
To indicate that the next segment begins a loop
0330
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
0332
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
285
LE
Loop Trailer
Opt
AtMax 1
To indicate that the loop immediately preceding this segment is complete
0340
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
10
W76
Total Shipping Order
Opt
AtMax 1
To specify summary details of total items shipped in terms of quantity, weight, and volume
20
SE
Transaction Set Trailer
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

Elements

PositionElementNameRequirementTypeMin/MaxRepeat
1
143
Transaction Set Identifier CodeMandatoryID3/31
2
329
Transaction Set Control NumberMandatoryAlphanumeric4/91