EDI 998 Set Cancellation

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Set Cancellation Transaction Set (998) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to request the deletion of a previously transmitted transaction set and will indicate the reason for this action, such as diversion or cancelled bill.

Segments

Position

Segment

Name

Max use

100

Transaction Set Header

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

200

Transaction Set Deletion - ID, Reason, and Source

Mandatory

AtMax 1

This segment is used to specify the transaction set to be canceled

300

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

Position	Element	Name	Requirement	Type	Min/Max	Repeat

1	143	Transaction Set Identifier Code	Mandatory	ID	3/3	1

2	329	Transaction Set Control Number	Mandatory	Alphanumeric	4/9	1

3	1705	Implementation Convention Reference	Opt	Alphanumeric	1/35	1

EDI Dictionary

EDI 998 Set Cancellation

Segments

Elements