EDI 821 Financial Information Reporting

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Financial Information Reporting Transaction Set (821) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to report balances, detail and summary financial transactions, and other related financial account information.

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
B2A
Set Purpose
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To allow for positive identification of transaction set purpose
300
DTM
Date/Time Reference
Mandatory
AtMax 4
To specify pertinent dates and times
400
TRN
Trace
Mandatory
AtMax 2
To uniquely identify a transaction to an application
500
N1
Party Identification
Opt
AtMax 2
To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code
600
PER
Administrative Communications Contact
Opt
GT 1
To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed
610
REF
Reference Information
Opt
GT 1
To specify identifying information
LM
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 10
FA1
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
ENT
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
ACT
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
RTE
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 13
BLN
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
TSU
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
FIR
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
FA1
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
100
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