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
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
Opt
GT 1
To specify identifying information
Opt
GT 1
To specify pertinent dates and times
N1
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
DTM
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
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)