BSN

Beginning Segment for Ship Notice

Pos: 020

Max: 1

Heading - Mandatory

Loop: N/A

Elements: 4

User Option (Usage): Must use

To transmit identifying numbers, dates and other basic data relating to the transaction set

Element Summary:

	Ref	Id	Element Name	Req	Type	Min/Max	Usage
	BSN01	353	Transaction Set Purpose Code Description: Code identifying purpose of transaction set.	M	ID	2/2	Must use

	Code	Name
	14	Advance Notification

Ref	Id	Element Name	Req	Type	Min/Max	Usage
BSN02	396	Shipment Identification Description: A unique control number assigned by the original shipper to identify a specific shipment.	M	AN	2/30	Must use
BSN03	373	Date Description: Date (YYMMDD).	M	DT	6/6	Must use
BSN04	337	Time Description: Time expressed in 24-hour clock time (HHMMSS) (Time range: 000000 through 235959)	M	TM	4/6	Must use

Comments:

1.	BSN03 is the date the shipment transaction set is created.
2.	BSN04 is the time the shipment transaction set is created.

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