EDI 251 Pricing Support

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Pricing Support Transaction Set (251) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to request or transmit budget or actual data for labor and overhead rates, factors, and other supporting data for a specified period of time.This bi-directional transaction set can stand alone, or can be used to support the Contract Pricing Proposal (805) Transaction Set.

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
SPI
Specification Identifier
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To provide a description of the included specification or technical data items
500
DTM
Date/Time Reference
Opt
GT 1
To specify pertinent dates and times
600
CUR
Currency
Opt
GT 1
To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction
700
MTX
Text
Opt
GT 1
To specify textual data
REF
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
N1
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
PPL
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
PD
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
PL
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
PO1
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
LX
LOOP
Opt
GT 1
3300
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