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EDI IFTMBCBooking confirmation message

Transaction set

This specification provides the definition of the booking confirmation message (iftmbc) to be used in electronic data interchange (edi) between trading partners involved in administration, commerce and transport.

Segments

Position
Segment
Name
Max use
10
UNH
Message header
To end and check the completeness of an interchange
Mandatory
AtMax 1
20
BGM
Beginning of message
To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
30
CTA
Contact information
To identify a person or a department to whom communication should be directed.
Opt
AtMax 1
40
COM
Communication contact
To identify a communication number of a department or a person to whom communication should be directed.
Opt
AtMax 9
50
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 9
60
TSR
Transport service requirements
To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.
Opt
AtMax 9
70
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 99
80
CNT
Control total
To provide control total.
Opt
AtMax 9
1LOOPOpt
AtMax 99
100
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
110
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 9
2LOOPOpt
AtMax 99
130
RFF
Reference
To specify a reference.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
140
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 9
150
TCC
Transport charge/rate calculations
To specify charges.
Opt
AtMax 9
3LOOPOpt
AtMax 99
170
TDT
Details of transport
To specify the transport details such as mode of transport, means of transport, its conveyance reference number and the identification of the means of transport. the segment may be pointed to by the tpl segment.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
180
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 9
190
TSR
Transport service requirements
To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.
Opt
AtMax 9
4LOOPOpt
AtMax 99
210
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
220
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
5LOOPOpt
AtMax 9
240
RFF
Reference
To specify a reference.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
250
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
6LOOPOpt
AtMax 99
270
NAD
Name and address
To specify the name/address and their related function, either by co82 only and/or unstructured by co58 or structured by co80 thru 3207.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
280
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Opt
AtMax 9
7LOOPOpt
AtMax 99
300
TSR
Transport service requirements
To specify the contract and carriage conditions and service and priority requirements for the transport.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
310
RFF
Reference
To specify a reference.
Opt
AtMax 1
320
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Opt
AtMax 1
330
TPL
Transport placement
To specify placement of goods or equipment in relation to the transport used. the segment serves as a pointer to the tdt segment group.
Opt
AtMax 1
340
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 9
8LOOPOpt
AtMax 999
360
GID
Goods item details
To indicate totals of a goods item.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
370
HAN
Handling instructions
To specify handling and where necessary, notify hazards.
Opt
AtMax 1
380
TMP
Temperature
To specify the temperature setting.
Opt
AtMax 1
390
RNG
Range details
To identify a range.
Opt
AtMax 1
400
TMD
Transport movement details
To specify operational transport movement details for a goods item or equipment (which may differ from the contractual conditions).
Opt
AtMax 1
410
LOC
Place/location identification
To identify a country/place/location/related location one/related location two.
Opt
AtMax 9
420
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 9
9LOOPOpt
AtMax 9
440
NAD
Name and address
To specify the name/address and their related function, either by co82 only and/or unstructured by co58 or structured by co80 thru 3207.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
450
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
460
GDS
Nature of cargo
To indicate the type of cargo as a general classification.
Opt
AtMax 9
10LOOPOpt
AtMax 99
480
MEA
Measurements
To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
490
EQN
Number of units
To specify the number of units.
Opt
AtMax 1
11LOOPOpt
AtMax 99
510
DIM
Dimensions
To specify dimensions.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
520
EQN
Number of units
To specify the number of units.
Opt
AtMax 1
12LOOPOpt
AtMax 9
540
RFF
Reference
To specify a reference.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
550
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 9
13LOOPOpt
AtMax 9
570
DOC
Document/message details
To identify documents, either printed, electronically transferred, or referenced as specified in message description, including, where relevant, the identification of the type of transaction that will result from this message.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
580
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 9
14LOOPOpt
AtMax 9
600
DGS
Dangerous goods
To identify dangerous goods.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
610
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 99
15LOOPOpt
AtMax 9
630
MEA
Measurements
To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
640
EQN
Number of units
To specify the number of units.
Opt
AtMax 1
16LOOPOpt
AtMax 999
660
EQD
Equipment details
To identify a unit of equipment.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
670
EQN
Number of units
To specify the number of units.
Opt
AtMax 1
680
TMD
Transport movement details
To specify operational transport movement details for a goods item or equipment (which may differ from the contractual conditions).
Opt
AtMax 1
690
MEA
Measurements
To specify physical measurements, including dimension tolerances, weights and counts.
Opt
AtMax 9
700
DIM
Dimensions
To specify dimensions.
Opt
AtMax 9
710
HAN
Handling instructions
To specify handling and where necessary, notify hazards.
Opt
AtMax 1
720
TMP
Temperature
To specify the temperature setting.
Opt
AtMax 1
730
FTX
Free text
To provide free form or coded text information.
Opt
AtMax 9
17LOOPOpt
AtMax 9
750
NAD
Name and address
To specify the name/address and their related function, either by co82 only and/or unstructured by co58 or structured by co80 thru 3207.
Mandatory
AtMax 1
760
DTM
Date/time/period
To specify date, and/or time, or period.
Opt
AtMax 1
770
UNT
Message trailer
To end and check the completeness of a message.
Mandatory
AtMax 1

Elements

PositionElementNameRequirementTypeMin/MaxRepeat
10
62
Message reference numberMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1AtMax 1
20
S009
Message identifierMandatoryAtMax 1
10
65
Message type identifierMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
20
52
Message type version numberMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
30
54
Message type release numberMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
40
51
Controlling agencyMandatoryAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
50
57
Association assigned codeOptAlphanumeric1/1Exact 1
30
68
Common access referenceOptAlphanumeric1/1AtMax 1
40
S010
Status of the transferOptAtMax 1
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