BEG

Beginning Segment for Purchase Order

To indicate the beginning of the Purchase Order Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates Element Summary:


_Ref_	Id	_________Element Name__________			Req	Type	Min/Max	___Usage___
BEG01	353	Transaction Set Purpose Code			M	ID	2/2	Must use
		Description: Code identifying purpose of transaction set
			Code	Name_______________________________
			00	Original
BEG02	92	Purchase Order Type Code			M	ID	2/2	Must use
		Description: Code specifying the type of Purchase Order
			Code	Name_______________________________
			BK	Blanket Order (Quantity Firm)
			SA	Stand-alone Order
BEG03	324	Purchase Order Number			M	AN	1/22	Must use
		Description: Identifying number for Purchase Order assigned by the orderer/purchaser
		Hershey Usage: Hershey's Purchase Order Number is 10 characters long: The value will be numeric with leading zeroes.
BEG05	373	Date			M	DT	8/8	Must use
		Description: Date expressed as CCYYMMDD

Semantics:

1. BEG05 is the date assigned by the purchaser to purchase order.

Example:
BEG*00*SA*0045172863**20000103~