841Specifications/Technical Information

This standard provides the format and establishes the data contents of the Specifications/Technical Information transaction set. This transaction set can be used to transmit specifications or technical information between trading partners. It can be used to allow EDI trading partners the ability to exchangee a complete or partial technical description of a product, process, service, etc. over the same path as any other EDI transaction. The detail area can include graphic, text, parametric, tabular, image, spectral, or audio data. A transmission includes identification information to assist the receiver in interpreting and utilizing the information included in the transaction. Further action as a consequence of the receipt and initial processing of the specification or other technical data may or may not require human intervention. The transmission and receipt of the data may require private agreement between the trading partners to automate the receipt of the data. The total transaction must be in the general form of all ASC X12 transactions so that an EDI computer system will be able to automatically recognize it as a Specification/Technical Information Transaction Set and pass it on for processing of the data itself. The transaction set is not media dependent. The detail area of the Specification/Technical Information Transaction Set provides a structure which allows for the exchange of a variety of specification information. For example, if the transaction contains information describing a complete assembly, it would be necessary to include the assembly model, the models for each of the individual parts, and the associated specifications. In the case of a process it may be necessary to transmit the specification of the product along with the specifications of the process and raw materials. This transaction set can also be linked to other transaction sets. This transaction set in not limited to a specific transmission protocol and uses other standards as applicable where they do not conflict with these requirements for specification transaction.

  • ST
    Transaction Set Header
    M必须(Mandatory)
    Repeat 1

    To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

  • SPILoop1Specification Identifier LOOPM必须(Mandatory)Repeat > 1
    SPIRDTNTEX1X2X7GOVREFLoop1N1Loop1
    • SPI
      Specification Identifier
      M必须(Mandatory)
      Repeat 1

      To provide a description of the included specification or technical data items.

    • RDT
      Revision Date/Time
      O可选(Optional)
      Repeat > 1

      To specify the revision level of the electronic data item.

    • NTE
      Note/Special Instruction
      O可选(Optional)
      Repeat > 1

      To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction

    • X1
      Export License
      O可选(Optional)
      Repeat 1

      To transmit information contained on an export license

    • X2
      Import License
      O可选(Optional)
      Repeat 1

      To transmit import license number and effective dates

    • X7
      Customs Information
      O可选(Optional)
      Repeat 1

      To indicate customs information

    • GOV
      Military Standard 1840-A Record Definition
      O可选(Optional)
      Repeat > 1

      To accomodate U.S. Government (Department of Defense) Military Standard 1840-A.

    • REFLoop1Reference Numbers LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
      REFDTMPER
      • REF
        Reference Numbers
        M必须(Mandatory)
        Repeat 1

        To specify identifying numbers.

      • DTM
        Date/Time Reference
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To specify pertinent dates and times

      • PER
        Administrative Communications Contact
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

    • N1Loop1Name LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
      N1N2N3N4REFPER
      • N1
        Name
        M必须(Mandatory)
        Repeat 1

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

      • N2
        Additional Name Information
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat 2

        To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

      • N3
        Address Information
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat 2

        To specify the location of the named party

      • N4
        Geographic Location
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat 1

        To specify the geographic place of the named party

      • REF
        Reference Numbers
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To specify identifying numbers.

      • PER
        Administrative Communications Contact
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

  • HLLoop1Hierarchical Level LOOPM必须(Mandatory)Repeat > 1
    HLSPILoop2PIDLoop1REFLoop2MEALoop1EFILoop1CIDLoop1
    • HL
      Hierarchical Level
      M必须(Mandatory)
      Repeat 1

      To identify dependencies among and the content of hierarchically related groups of data segments.

    • SPILoop2Specification Identifier LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
      SPIRDTLINMSG
      • SPI
        Specification Identifier
        M必须(Mandatory)
        Repeat 1

        To provide a description of the included specification or technical data items.

      • RDT
        Revision Date/Time
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To specify the revision level of the electronic data item.

      • LIN
        Item Identification
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat 1

        To specify basic item identification data.

      • MSG
        Message Text
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To provide a free form format that would allow the transmission of text information.

    • PIDLoop1Product/Item Description LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
      PIDQTY
      • PID
        Product/Item Description
        M必须(Mandatory)
        Repeat 1

        To describe a product or process in coded or free-form format

      • QTY
        Quantity
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To specify quantity information.

    • REFLoop2Reference Numbers LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
      REFDTMPER
      • REF
        Reference Numbers
        M必须(Mandatory)
        Repeat 1

        To specify identifying numbers.

      • DTM
        Date/Time Reference
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To specify pertinent dates and times

      • PER
        Administrative Communications Contact
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

    • MEALoop1Measurements LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
      MEADTMREF
      • MEA
        Measurements
        M必须(Mandatory)
        Repeat 1

        To specify physical measurements, including dimensions, tolerances, weights and counts.

      • DTM
        Date/Time Reference
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To specify pertinent dates and times

      • REF
        Reference Numbers
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To specify identifying numbers.

    • EFILoop1Electronic Format Identification LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
      EFIGOVBIN
      • EFI
        Electronic Format Identification
        M必须(Mandatory)
        Repeat 1

        To provide basic information about the electronic format of the interchange data.

      • GOV
        Military Standard 1840-A Record Definition
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To accomodate U.S. Government (Department of Defense) Military Standard 1840-A.

      • BIN
        Binary Data
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To transfer binary data in a single data segment and to allow identification of the end of the data segment through a count. There is no identification of the internal structure of the binary data in this segment.

    • CIDLoop1Characteristic/Class ID LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
      CIDUITTMDPSDSPSMSGMEALoop2STALoop1EFILoop2
      • CID
        Characteristic/Class ID
        M必须(Mandatory)
        Repeat 1

        To specify the general class or specific characteristic on which test results are being reported.

      • UIT
        Unit Detail
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat 1

        To specify item unit data

      • TMD
        Test Method
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To describe the nature of the test performed.

      • PSD
        Physical Sample Description
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat 1

        To define the physical sample parameters associated with a test resulting in discrete measurements.

      • SPS
        Sampling Parameters for Summary Statistics
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat 1

        To define the sampling parameters associated with summary statistics.

      • MSG
        Message Text
        O可选(Optional)
        Repeat > 1

        To provide a free form format that would allow the transmission of text information.

      • MEALoop2Measurements LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
        MEADTMREF
        • MEA
          Measurements
          M必须(Mandatory)
          Repeat 1

          To specify physical measurements, including dimensions, tolerances, weights and counts.

        • DTM
          Date/Time Reference
          O可选(Optional)
          Repeat > 1

          To specify pertinent dates and times

        • REF
          Reference Numbers
          O可选(Optional)
          Repeat > 1

          To specify identifying numbers.

      • STALoop1Statistics LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
        STADTMREF
        • STA
          Statistics
          M必须(Mandatory)
          Repeat 1

          To provide summary statistics related to a specific collection of test result values.

        • DTM
          Date/Time Reference
          O可选(Optional)
          Repeat > 1

          To specify pertinent dates and times

        • REF
          Reference Numbers
          O可选(Optional)
          Repeat > 1

          To specify identifying numbers.

      • EFILoop2Electronic Format Identification LOOPO可选(Optional)Repeat > 1
        EFIGOVBIN
        • EFI
          Electronic Format Identification
          M必须(Mandatory)
          Repeat 1

          To provide basic information about the electronic format of the interchange data.

        • GOV
          Military Standard 1840-A Record Definition
          O可选(Optional)
          Repeat > 1

          To accomodate U.S. Government (Department of Defense) Military Standard 1840-A.

        • BIN
          Binary Data
          O可选(Optional)
          Repeat > 1

          To transfer binary data in a single data segment and to allow identification of the end of the data segment through a count. There is no identification of the internal structure of the binary data in this segment.

  • SE
    Transaction Set Trailer
    M必须(Mandatory)
    Repeat 1

    To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments).

Segment
X12 EDI Release 00301
To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number
Elements
  • ST01143Transaction Set Identifier Code
    ID
    M必须(Mandatory)
    Min 3 / Max 3

    Code uniquely identifying a Transaction Set.

    Codes (320)
  • ST02329Transaction Set Control Number
    AN
    M必须(Mandatory)
    Min 4 / Max 9

    Identifying control number assigned by the originator for a transaction set.

  • ST031705Implementation Convention Preference
    AN
    O可选(Optional)
    Min 1 / Max 9