EDI 873 Commodity Movement Services

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Commodity Movement Services Transaction Set (873) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This standard can be used to convey request and response information for commodity movement services. This transaction is not to be used for product sales or purchases.

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

BGN

Beginning Segment

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

300

REF

Reference Information

Opt

GT 1

To specify identifying information

400

DTM

Date/Time Reference

Opt

GT 1

To specify pertinent dates and times

LOOP

Mandatory

GT 1

500

Party Identification

Mandatory

AtMax 1

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

600

Party Location

Opt

AtMax 2

To specify the location of the named party

700

Geographic Location

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify the geographic place of the named party

800

REF

Reference Information

Opt

GT 1

To specify identifying information

900

PER

Administrative Communications Contact

Opt

AtMax 3

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

DTM

LOOP

Mandatory

GT 1

100

DTM

Date/Time Reference

Mandatory

AtMax 1

To specify pertinent dates and times

200

Extended Reference Information

Opt

GT 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

300

Industry Code Identification

Opt

GT 1

To identify standard industry codes

400

LCD

Place/Location Description

Opt

AtMax 1

To further define and describe a place or location

450

MEA

Measurements

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights(See Figures Appendix for example of use of C001)

470

QTY

Quantity Information

Opt

GT 1

To specify quantity information

490

AMT

Monetary Amount Information

Opt

AtMax 1

To indicate the total monetary amount

LOOP

Opt

AtMax 1

500

Contract Summary

Opt

AtMax 1

To provide information about a contract

600

Party Identification

Opt

GT 1

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

SLN

LOOP

Opt

GT 1

700

SLN

Subline Item Detail

Opt

AtMax 1

To specify product subline detail item data

750

DTP

Date or Time or Period

Opt

GT 1

To specify any or all of a date, a time, or a time period

800

Industry Code Identification

Opt

GT 1

To identify standard industry codes

900

Extended Reference Information

Opt

GT 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

1000

QTY

Quantity Information

Opt

GT 1

To specify quantity information

LOOP

Opt

GT 1

1100

Party Identification

Opt

AtMax 1

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

1200

LCD

Place/Location Description

Opt

GT 1

To further define and describe a place or location

1300

Extended Reference Information

Opt

GT 1

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

1400

Industry Code Identification

Opt

GT 1

To identify standard industry codes

1500

QTY

Quantity Information

Opt

GT 1

To specify quantity information

1600

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 873 Commodity Movement Services

Segments

Elements