EDI 940 Warehouse Shipping Order

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Abandoned Property Filings Transaction Set 940 for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set is used to report abandoned property filings information, such as uncashed checks or abandoned bank account balances, to government agencies and may be used by the government agencies to distribute information on abandoned property for publication to the general public. It may also be used to initiate an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payment to transfer the value of the abandoned property to the government agencies.

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
W05
Shipping Order Identification
Mandatory
AtMax 1
To transmit identifying numbers and other basic data for this transaction set
0100
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 10
900
N9
Extended Reference Information
Opt
AtMax 10
To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
1000
G61
Contact
Opt
AtMax 3
To identify a person or office to whom communications should be directed
1100
G62
Date/Time
Opt
AtMax 10
To specify pertinent dates and times
1200
NTE
Note/Special Instruction
Opt
GT 1
To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction
1300
W09
Equipment and Temperature
Opt
AtMax 1
To relate equipment type and required temperatures
1400
W66
Warehouse Carrier Information
Opt
AtMax 1
To specify transportation instructions relating to shipment
1500
W6
Special Handling Information
Opt
AtMax 5
To provide special handling information that may be necessary for safe handling of shipment
1530
R2
Route Information
Opt
AtMax 13
To specify carrier and routing sequences and details
1560
BNX
Rail Shipment Information
Opt
AtMax 1
To transmit rail-specific shipment data
1565
PAL
Pallet Type and Load Characteristics
Opt
AtMax 1
To identify the type and physical attributes of the pallet, and, gross weight, gross volume, and height of the load and the pallet
0150
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 1
0200
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 10
0300
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
1140
LH2
Hazardous Classification Information
Opt
AtMax 6
To specify the hazardous notation and endorsement information
1160
LHR
Hazardous Material Identifying Reference Numbers
Opt
AtMax 1
To transmit specific hazardous material reference numbers
1180
LH6
Hazardous Certification
Opt
AtMax 5
To specify the name of the person certifying that the shipment complies with the regulations and/or the actual certification
1190
PAL
Pallet Type and Load Characteristics
Opt
AtMax 1
To identify the type and physical attributes of the pallet, and, gross weight, gross volume, and height of the load and the pallet
0320
LOOP
Mandatory
AtMax 10
1350
LS
Loop Header
Opt
AtMax 1
To indicate that the next segment begins a loop
0330
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
0332
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
2850
LE
Loop Trailer
Opt
AtMax 1
To indicate that the loop immediately preceding this segment is complete
0340
LOOP
Mandatory
GT 1
100
W76
Total Shipping Order
Opt
AtMax 1
To specify summary details of total items shipped in terms of quantity, weight, and volume
200
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