EDI 846 Inventory Inquiry Advice

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Abandoned Property Filings Transaction Set 846 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
100
ST
Transaction Set Header
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
200
BIA
Beginning Segment for Inventory Inquiry/Advice
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the beginning of an Inventory Inquiry/Advice Transaction Set
400
CUR
Currency
Opt
AtMax 1
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
500
DTM
Date/Time Reference
Opt
AtMax 10
To specify pertinent dates and times
600
REF
Reference Information
Opt
AtMax 12
To specify identifying information
700
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
Opt
AtMax 3
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
750
MEA
Measurements
Opt
AtMax 20
To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights(See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)
N1
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 5
LM
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 10
LIN
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
SLN
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 1000
QTY
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 99
LM
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
3800
LS
Loop Header
Opt
AtMax 1
To indicate that the next segment begins a loop
REF
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
4400
LE
Loop Trailer
Opt
AtMax 1
To indicate that the loop immediately preceding this segment is complete
N1
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 200
100
CTT
Transaction Totals
Opt
AtMax 1
To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set
200
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
3
1705
Implementation Convention ReferenceOptAlphanumeric1/351