EDI 197 Real Estate Title Evidence

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Real Estate Title Evidence Transaction Set (197) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This standard can be used to transfer the data contained in standard Title Reports, Title Commitments, and Title Policy Forms of the American Land Title Association, as well as the corresponding State Forms or other title evidence formats indicating the results of the title examination process.

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
N1
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 5
PID
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
NX1
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
FGS
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 10
LQ
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
LX
LOOP
Opt
AtMax 1
3500
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