BCA Beginning Segment for Purchase Order Change Acknowledgment

To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Change Acknowledgment Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
BCA-01
Transaction Set Purpose Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
1
Code identifying purpose of transaction set
BCA-02
Acknowledgment Type
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
1
Code specifying the type of acknowledgment
BCA-03
Purchase Order Number
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
22
1
Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser
BCA-04
Release Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
1
Number identifying a release against a Purchase Order previously placed by the parties involved in the transaction
BCA-05
Change Order Sequence Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
8
1
Number assigned by the orderer identifying a specific change or revision to a previously transmitted transaction set
BCA-06
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BCA06 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.
BCA-07
Request Reference Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
45
1
Reference number or RFQ number to use to identify a particular transaction set and query (additional reference number or description which can be used with contract number)
BCA-08
Contract Number
String (AN)
Optional
1
30
1
Contract number
BCA-09
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
50
1
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
BCA09 is the seller's order number.
BCA-10
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BCA10 is the date assigned by the sender to the acknowledgment.
BCA-11
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BCA11 is the date of the purchase order change request.
BCA-12
Date
Date (DT)
Optional
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
BCA12 is the order change acknowledgment date.
BCA-13
Purchase Order Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
1
Code specifying the type of Purchase Order
BCA-14
Security Level Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
1
Code indicating the level of confidentiality assigned by the sender to the information following
BCA-15
Transaction Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
1
Code specifying the type of transaction

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