N1

Name

Pos: 134

Max: 1

Heading - Optional

Loop: N1

Elements: 4

User Option (Usage): Used

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

Element Summary:

	Ref	Id	Element Name	Req	Type	Min/Max	Usage
	N101	98	Entity Identifier Code Description: Code identifying an organizational entity or a physical location.	M	ID	2/2	Must use

	Code	Name
	BT	Party to be Billed For Other Than Freight(Bill To)
	ST	Ship To
	VN	Vendor

	Ref	Id	Element Name	Req	Type	Min/Max	Usage
	N102	93	Name Description: Free form name.	C	AN	1/35	Used
	N103	66	Identification Code Qualifier Description: Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67).	C	ID	1/2	Used

	Code	Name
	92	Assigned by Buyer

	Ref	Id	Element Name	Req	Type	Min/Max	Usage
	N104	67	Identification Code Description: Code identifying a party.	C	ID	2/17	Used

Syntax:

1.	R0203 - At least one of N102,N103 is required
2.	P0304 - If either N103,N104 is present, then all are required

Comments:

1.	This segment, used alone, provides the most efficient method of providing organizational identification. To obtain this efficiency the "ID Code" (N104) must provide a key to the table maintained by the transaction processing party.

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