EDI 620 Excavation Communication

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Excavation Communication Transaction Set (620) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to communicate information related to excavations for the purposes of attaining either clearance for the excavation or to have the potentially impacted parties locate any affected assets and supervise the excavation process or both.

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
BGN
Beginning Segment
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
300
N1
Party Identification
Mandatory
AtMax 2
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
400
REF
Reference Information
Opt
AtMax 1
To specify identifying information
EXI
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
LM
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
1900
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