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Contents of Section:
Item Identification

Unit Detail

Product Item Description

Measurements

Administrative Communications Contact

Name

Ship/Delivery Pattern

Forcast Schedule

Resource Numbers

Shipped/Received Information

Reference Numbers

Planning Schedule with Release Capability
Detail Information

LIN - Item Identification

Purpose:  To specify basic item identification data. 

Example: TIN*BP*182620209*PO*12499876*EC*2
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
LIN01 350   Not used
LIN02 235 Product/Service identification Qualifier M ID 2/2 Buyers Part Number  BP
LIN03 234 Product/Service identification  M AN 1/30
LIN04 235 Product/Service identification Qualifier O ID 2/2  Purchase Order Number  PO
LIN05  234  Product/Service identification  X AN 1/30 
LIN06 235 Product/Service identification Qualifier O ID 2/2  Engineering Change Level EC
LIN07 234 Product/Service identification  X AN 1/30  
LIN08 235 Product/Service identification Qualifier O ID 2/2 Vendors (Sellers) Part Number VN
LIN09 234 Product/Service identification  X AN 1/30
LIN010-
LIN31
    Not Used

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 UIT - Unit Details 

Purpose: To specify item unit data.

Example UIT*KG
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
UIT01 355 Unit/Basis Measurement Code M ID 2/2  
UIT02   X ID 1/2 Not Used 
UIT03   X AN 2/17 Not Used

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PID - Product Item Description

Purpose:  To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format. 

Example: PID*S*11***CROP 50
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
PID01 349 Item Description type M ID 1/1 Structured S
PID02 750  Product/Process Character Code O ID 2/3  Society, Government, Customer Specifications
Grade
Product  Application
11
38
9B
PID03 559   Not used
PID04 751      Not used
PID05 352 Description X AN 1/80
PID06-
PID08
    Not used

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MEA- Measurements

Purpose:  To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions and weights.

Example: MEA*PD*WT*43380*LB
 
 

D # Name Attributes Explanation Values
MEA01 737 Measurement Reference Ident. Code M ID 2/2 Physical Dimensions PD
MEA02
 
 
 

 

738
 
 
 

 

Measurement Qualifier
 
 
 

 

O ID 1/3
 
 
 

 

Thickness 
Width 
Inside Diameter 
Outside Diameter 
Weight 
TH 
WD 
ID 
OD 
WT
MEA03 739  Measurement Value  X R 1/10 
MEA04  355 Comp Unit of Measure X ID 2/2  Any valid ASC X12 element
MEA05- 
MEA10
    Not used

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PER - Administrative Communications Contact

 Purpose:  To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed.

Example: PER*EX*FOLLOW UP PERSON*TE*3131234567
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
PER01 366 Contact Function Code M ID 2/2 Buyer (Name or Department) 
Expeditor
BD
EX
PER02 93 Name O AN 1/35
PER03 365 Communication Number Qualifier X ID 2/2 Fax
Telephone
FX
TE
PER04 364 Communication Number  X AN 1/25
FOB05- 
FOB06
      Not used

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 N1 - Name

Purpose:  To identify a party by type of organization, name and code.

Example: N1*SU**1*200533354
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
N101 98 Entity Identification Code M ID 2/2 Ship From
Ship To
Party for whom item is Ultimately Intended
SF 
ST 
MA
N102 93      Not used
N103 66 Identification Code Qualifier X ID 1/2 DUNS Number 1
N104 67 Identification Code X AN 2/17  

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 SDP - Ship/Delivery Pattern

Purpose:  To identify specific ship/delivery pattern.

Example: SDP*Y*Y
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation   Values
SPD01 678 Ship/Delivery or Calender Code M ID 2/2 Any valid ASC X12 Element    
SPD02  679 Ship/Delivery Time Code M ID 1/1 Any valid ASC X12 Element    
SPD03- 
SPD08
      Not used    

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FST - Forecast Schedule

Purpose:  To specify the forecasted dates and quantities.

Example: FST*7686*D*W*951211*951220***RE*123456
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
FST01 380 Quantity M R 1/15
FST02 680 Forecast Qualifier M ID 1/1 Firm
Planning
Mutually Defined
C
D
Z
FST03
 
 

 

681
 
 

 

Forecast Timing Qualifier
 
 

 

M ID 1/1
 
 

 

Daily
Discrete
Flexible Interval (from date x through date y)
Four Week Buckets (13 buckets per year)
Weekly Buckets (Monday through Sunday)
Mutually Defined
C
D
F
T
W
Z
FST04 373 Date M DT 6/6 Beginning Date (Format YYMMDD)
FST05 373 Date O DT 6/6 Ending Date (Format YYMMDD)
FST06-
FST07
    Not Used
FST08 128 Reference Number Qualifier X ID 2/2 Release Number RE
FST09 127  Reference Number  X AN 1/30 

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 ATH - Resource Numbers

Purpose:  To specify resource authorizations (ie., finished labour, material, etc.) in the planning schedule.

Example: ATH*FI*950223*2500
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
ATH01 672 Resource Authorized Code M ID 2/2 Finished (Labour, Material and Overhead)
Labour and Material
Material
FI
LM
MT
ATH02 373 Date X DT 6/6 Resoucre Authorization Through Date (Format: YYMMDD)
ATH03 380 Quantity X R 1/15 Current Cumulative Requirments Quantity
ATH04- 
ATH05
      Not used

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 SHP - Shipped/Received Information

Purpose: To specify shipment and/or receipt information.

Example: SHP*01*759*011*950417
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
SHP01 673 Quantity Qualifier O ID 2/2 Discrete Quantity
Cumulative Quantity
01
02
SHP02 380 Quantity X R 1/15  
SHP03 374 Date/Time Quantity X ID 3/3 Cumulative quantity start
Received
051
050
SHP04 373  Date  O DT 6/6  (Format: YYMMDD)
SHP05-
SHP07
    Not used

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 REF - Reference Numbers

Purpose: To transmit a hash total for a specific element in the transaction set.

Example: SHP*01*759*011*950417
 
 

ID # Name Attributes Explanation Values
REF01 
 
 
 
 

 

128
 
 
 
 

 

Reference Number Qualifier
 
 
 
 

 

M ID 2/2 
 
 
 
 

 

Bill Of Lading
Packing Slip
Shipment Identifying Number
Dock ID
Plant ID
BM
PK
SI
DK
PE
 
 

 

REF02 127 Reference Number X AN 1/30  
REF03  352      Not Used

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