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No
Seg
St
Max. Occ.
                                               
4
BGM
M
1
Beginning of message
 
To indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.
Business Term
DE
EDIFACT
Format
St
*
Description
 
C002
DOCUMENT/MESSAGE NAME
 
R
    
 
1001
Document name code
an..3
R
*
4
  
Test report
 
1131
Code list identification code
an..17
N
    
 
3055
Code list responsible agency code
an..3
N
    
 
1000
Document name
an..35
O
    
 
C106
DOCUMENT/MESSAGE IDENTIFICATION
 
R
    
 
1004
Document identifier
an..35
R
  
Test report number assigned by the document sender.
 
1225
Message function code
an..3
R
*
5
  
Replace
9
  
Original
31
  
Copy
42
  
Confirmation via specific means
This segment is used to indicate the type and function of a message and to transmit the identifying number.
Example:
           
Example:
BGM+4:::X+X+5'
Example:
BGM+4+123456+9'
                                                   
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Max. Occ. = Maximum Occurrence, St = Status, * = Restricted Codes
Status: M=Mandatory, R=Required, O=Optional, C=Conditional, D=Dependent, A=Advised, N=Not used