B4 Beginning Segment for Inquiry or Reply

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

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
B4-01
Special Handling Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
1
Code specifying special transportation handling instructions
B4-02
Inquiry Request Number
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
3
1
Identifying number assigned by inquirer
B4-03
Shipment Status Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
2
1
Code indicating the status of a shipment
B4-04
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
B404 is the date of last reported status of cargo.
B4-05
Time
Time (TM)
Optional
4
8
1
Time expressed in 24-hour clock time as follows: HHMM, or HHMMSS, or HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD, where H = hours (00-23), M = minutes (00-59), S = integer seconds (00-59) and DD = decimal seconds; decimal seconds are expressed as follows: D = tenths (0-9) and DD = hundredths (00-99)
B405 is the time (HHMM) of the last reported status of the cargo.
B4-06
Status Location
String (AN)
Optional
3
5
1
Air shipment: Airport code for last reported status for a shipment; (Note: If the shipment is in-flight, the status location is the origin airport for this flight) Ground transportation: Code of carrier's terminal
B4-07
Equipment Initial
String (AN)
Conditional
1
4
1
Prefix or alphabetic part of an equipment unit's identifying number
P0708: If either B4-07 or B4-08 is present, then the other is required
B4-08
Equipment Number
String (AN)
Conditional
1
10
1
Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred)
B4-09
Equipment Status Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
2
1
Code indicating status of equipment
B4-10
Equipment Type
Identifier (ID)
Optional
4
4
1
Code identifying equipment type
B4-11
Location Identifier
String (AN)
Conditional
1
30
1
Code which identifies a specific location
P1112: If either B4-11 or B4-12 is present, then the other is required
B4-12
Location Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
1
Code identifying type of location
B4-13
Equipment Number Check Digit
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
1
1
Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment

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