| Pos: 020 | Max: 1 |
| Heading - Mandatory | |
| Loop: N/A | Elements: 3 |
| BGN | |||||||||
| Beginning Segment | . |
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To indicate the beginning of a transaction set
Element Summary:
| _Ref_ | Id | _________Element Name__________ | Req | Type | Min/Max | ___Usage___ | ||||
| BGN01 | 353 | Transaction Set Purpose Code | M | ID | 2/2 | Must use | ||||
| Description: Code identifying purpose of transaction set | ||||||||||
| All valid standard codes are used. | ||||||||||
| BGN02 | 127 | Reference Identification | M | AN | 1/30 | Must use | ||||
| Description: Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier | ||||||||||
| BGN03 | 373 | Date | M | DT | 8/8 | Must use | ||||
| Description: Date expressed as CCYYMMDD | ||||||||||
Semantics:
| 1. | BGN02 is the transaction set reference number. |
| 2. | BGN03 is the transaction set date. |
| Transaction Set |