EDI 423 Rail Industrial Switch List

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Rail Industrial Switch List Transaction Set (423) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set is intended solely for producing switch lists and equipment notifications. It is not for recording release times and the ordering of empty equipment. It is also to provide switching information agreed to between customer and carrier to show car identity, placement, pull and destination information.

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

150

BGN

Beginning Segment

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

200

DTM

Date/Time Reference

Opt

AtMax 3

To specify pertinent dates and times

230

Industry Code Identification

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify standard industry codes

260

QTY

Quantity Information

Opt

AtMax 3

To specify quantity information

LOOP

Mandatory

AtMax 5

300

Party Identification

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

400

Additional Name Information

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify additional names

500

Party Location

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the location of the named party

600

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

700

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

LOOP

Opt

AtMax 150

800

Transaction Set Line Number

Opt

AtMax 1

To reference a line number in a transaction set

900

Placement/Pull Data

Opt

AtMax 1

To define the status and positioning of cars within the location

LOOP

Opt

AtMax 500

1000

Equipment Details

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify the equipment

1020

YNQ

Yes/No Question

Opt

AtMax 10

To identify and answer yes and no questions, including the date, time, and comments further qualifying the condition

1030

DTM

Date/Time Reference

Opt

AtMax 10

To specify pertinent dates and times

1050

Placement/Pull Data

Opt

AtMax 5

To define the status and positioning of cars within the location

1060

Route Information

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify carrier and routing sequences and details

1080

Party Identification

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

1090

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

1100

Description, Marks and Numbers

Opt

AtMax 5

To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers

1200

Destination Station

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify the rail destination of the shipment

1300

Origin Station

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify the rail origin of the shipment

1310

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

Opt

AtMax 2

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

1320

LH2

Hazardous Classification Information

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the hazardous notation and endorsement information

1330

LH6

Hazardous Certification

Opt

AtMax 6

To specify the name of the person certifying that the shipment complies with the regulations and/or the actual certification

1350

QTY

Quantity Information

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify quantity information

1370

Extended Reference Information

Opt

AtMax 10

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

LH1

LOOP

Opt

AtMax 1000

1500

LH1

Hazardous Identification Information

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the hazardous commodity identification reference number and quantity

1600

LH2

Hazardous Classification Information

Opt

AtMax 4

To specify the hazardous notation and endorsement information

1700

LH3

Hazardous Material Shipping Name Information

Opt

AtMax 10

To specify the hazardous material shipping name and additional descriptive requirements

1800

LFH

Free-form Hazardous Material Information

Opt

AtMax 20

To uniquely identify the variable information required by government regulation covering the transportation of hazardous material shipments

1900

LEP

EPA Required Data

Opt

AtMax 3

To specify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) information relating to shipments of hazardous material

2000

LH4

Canadian Dangerous Requirements

Opt

AtMax 4

To specify additional Transport Canada requirements covering transportation of dangerous goods in Canada

2100

LHT

Transborder Hazardous Requirements

Opt

AtMax 3

To specify the placard information required by the second government agency when shipment is to cross into another country

2200

LHR

Hazardous Material Identifying Reference Numbers

Opt

AtMax 5

To transmit specific hazardous material reference numbers

2300

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

Opt

AtMax 5

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

LOOP

Opt

AtMax 10

2320

Party Identification

Opt

AtMax 1

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

2340

Party Location

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the location of the named party

2360

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

2380

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

Opt

AtMax 2

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

3000

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 423 Rail Industrial Switch List

Segments

Elements