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UNB
INTERCHANGE HEADER
To identify an interchange.

Notes:
010 S001/0002, shall be '4' to indicate this version of the syntax.
(020,030,050) The combination of the values carried in data elements S002, S003 and 0020 shall be used to identify uniquely the interchange, for the purpose of acknowledgement.
 
 
Pos    Tag Name  S R Repr   Notes
010
S001
SYNTAX IDENTIFIER
Identification of the agency controlling the syntax, the syntax level and version number, and the service code directory.
M 1     1
 
0001
Syntax identifier
Coded identification of the agency controlling the syntax, and of the character repertoire used in an interchange.
M 1 a4  
 
0002
Syntax version number
Version number of the syntax.
M 1 an1  
 
0080
Service code list directory version number
Version number of the service code list directory.
C 1 an..6  
 
0133
Character encoding, coded
Coded identification of the character encoding used in the interchange.
C 1 an..3  
 
0076
Syntax release number
The number of a syntax release (within an existing syntax version number).
C 1 an2  
020
S002
INTERCHANGE SENDER
Identification of the sender of the interchange.
M 1     2
 
0004
Interchange sender identification
Name or coded identification of the sender of the interchange.
M 1 an..35  
 
0007
Identification code qualifier
Qualifier referring to the identification code.
C 1 an..4  
 
0008
Interchange sender internal identification
Identification (for example, a division, branch or computer system/process) specified by the sender of interchange, to be included if agreed, by the recipient in response interchanges, to facilitate internal routing.
C 1 an..35  
 
0042
Interchange sender internal sub-identification
Sub-level of sender internal identification, when further sub-level identification is required.
C 1 an..35  
030
S003
INTERCHANGE RECIPIENT
Identification of the recipient of the interchange.
M 1     2
 
0010
Interchange recipient identification
Name or coded identification of the recipient of the interchange.
M 1 an..35  
 
0007
Identification code qualifier
Qualifier referring to the identification code.
C 1 an..4  
 
0014
Interchange recipient internal identification
Identification (for example, a division, branch or computer system/process) specified by the recipient of interchange, to be included if agreed, by the sender in response interchanges, to facilitate internal routing.
C 1 an..35  
 
0046
Interchange recipient internal sub-identification
Sub-level of recipient internal identification, when further sub-level identification is required.
C 1 an..35  
040
S004
DATE AND TIME OF PREPARATION
Date and time of preparation of the interchange.
M 1    
 
0017
Date
Local date when an interchange or a group was prepared..
M 1 n8  
 
0019
Time
Local time of day when an interchange or a group was prepared.
M 1 n4  
050
0020
INTERCHANGE CONTROL REFERENCE
Unique reference assigned by the sender to an interchange.
M 1 an..14   2
060
S005
RECIPIENT REFERENCE/PASSWORD DETAILS
Reference or password as agreed between the communicating partners.
C 1    
 
0022
Recipient reference/password
Reference or password to the recipient's system or to a third party network as specified in the partners' interchange agreement.
M 1 an..14  
 
0025
Recipient reference/password qualifier
Qualifier for the recipient's reference or password.
C 1 an2  
070
0026
APPLICATION REFERENCE
Identification of the application area assigned by the sender, to which the messages in the interchange relate e.g. the message type, if all the messages in the interchange are of the same type.
C 1 an..14  
080
0029
PROCESSING PRIORITY CODE
Code determined by the sender requesting processing priority for the interchange.
C 1 a1  
090
0031
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUEST
Code requesting acknowledgement for the interchange.
C 1 n1  
100
0032
INTERCHANGE AGREEMENT IDENTIFIER
Identification by name or code of the type of agreement under which the interchange takes place.
C 1 an..35  
110
0035
TEST INDICATOR
Indication that the structural level containing the test indicator is a test.
C 1 n1  
 
Date  23.06.2021