EDI 159 Segments and Elements for the Motion Picture Booking Confirmation Standard

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Segment	Element	Description	Req	Min Length	Max Length	Type
BGN	1	Transaction Set Purpose Code	M	2	2	ID
BGN	2	Reference Identification	M	1	50	AN
BGN	3	Date	M	8	8	DT
BGN	4	Time	C	4	8	TM
BGN	5	Time Code	O	2	2	ID
BGN	6	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
BGN	7	Transaction Type Code	O	2	2	ID
BGN	8	Action Code	O	1	2	ID
BGN	9	Security Level Code	O	2	2	ID
N1	1	Entity Identifier Code	M	2	3	ID
N1	2	Name	C	1	60	AN
N1	3	Identification Code Qualifier	C	1	2	ID
N1	4	Identification Code	C	2	80	AN
N1	5	Entity Relationship Code	O	2	2	ID
N1	6	Entity Identifier Code	O	2	3	ID
LX	1	Assigned Number	M	1	6	N0
REF	1	Reference Identification Qualifier	M	2	3	ID
REF	2	Reference Identification	C	1	50	AN
REF	3	Description	C	1	80	AN
REF	4	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
REF	5	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
REF	6	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
REF	7	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
REF	8	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
REF	9	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
THE	1	Identification Code	M	2	80	AN
THE	2	Name	M	1	60	AN
THE	3	Reference Identification	C	1	50	AN
THE	4	Quantity	C	1	15	R
THE	5	Quantity	O	1	15	R
N9	1	Reference Identification Qualifier	M	2	3	ID
N9	2	Reference Identification	C	1	50	AN
N9	3	Free-Form Description	C	1	45	AN
N9	4	Date	O	8	8	DT
N9	5	Time	C	4	8	TM
N9	6	Time Code	O	2	2	ID
N9	7	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	8	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
N9	9	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	10	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
N9	11	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	12	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
N4	1	City Name	O	2	30	AN
N4	2	State Or Province Code	C	2	2	ID
N4	3	Postal Code	O	3	15	ID
N4	4	Country Code	C	2	3	ID
N4	5	Location Qualifier	C	1	2	ID
N4	6	Location Identifier	O	1	30	AN
N4	7	Country Subdivision Code	C	1	3	ID
CUR	1	Entity Identifier Code	M	2	3	ID
CUR	2	Currency Code	M	3	3	ID
CUR	3	Exchange Rate	O	4	10	R
CUR	4	Entity Identifier Code	O	2	3	ID
CUR	5	Currency Code	O	3	3	ID
CUR	6	Currency Market/Exchange Code	O	3	3	ID
CUR	7	Date/Time Qualifier	C	3	3	ID
CUR	8	Date	O	8	8	DT
CUR	9	Time	O	4	8	TM
CUR	10	Date/Time Qualifier	C	3	3	ID
CUR	11	Date	C	8	8	DT
CUR	12	Time	C	4	8	TM
CUR	13	Date/Time Qualifier	C	3	3	ID
CUR	14	Date	C	8	8	DT
CUR	15	Time	C	4	8	TM
CUR	16	Date/Time Qualifier	C	3	3	ID
CUR	17	Date	C	8	8	DT
CUR	18	Time	C	4	8	TM
CUR	19	Date/Time Qualifier	C	3	3	ID
CUR	20	Date	C	8	8	DT
CUR	21	Time	C	4	8	TM
QTY	1	Quantity Qualifier	M	2	2	ID
QTY	2	Quantity	C	1	15	R
QTY	3	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	4	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	5	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	6	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	7	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	8	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	9	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	10	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	11	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	12	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	13	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	14	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	15	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	16	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	17	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	18	Free-Form Information	C	1	30	AN
LUI	1	Identification Code Qualifier	C	1	2	ID
LUI	2	Identification Code	C	2	80	AN
LUI	3	Description	C	1	80	AN
LUI	4	Use Of Language Indicator	O	1	2	ID
LUI	5	Language Proficiency Indicator	O	1	1	ID
MEA	1	Measurement Reference Id Code	O	2	2	ID
MEA	2	Measurement Qualifier	O	1	3	ID
MEA	3	Measurement Value	C	1	20	R
MEA	4	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	C	2	2	ID
MEA	5	Exponent	C	1	15	R
MEA	6	Multiplier	C	1	10	R
MEA	7	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	C	2	2	ID
MEA	8	Exponent	C	1	15	R
MEA	9	Multiplier	C	1	10	R
MEA	10	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	C	2	2	ID
MEA	11	Exponent	C	1	15	R
MEA	12	Multiplier	C	1	10	R
MEA	13	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	C	2	2	ID
MEA	14	Exponent	C	1	15	R
MEA	15	Multiplier	C	1	10	R
MEA	16	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	C	2	2	ID
MEA	17	Exponent	C	1	15	R
MEA	18	Multiplier	C	1	10	R
MEA	19	Range Minimum	C	1	20	R
MEA	20	Range Maximum	C	1	20	R
MEA	21	Measurement Significance Code	O	2	2	ID
MEA	22	Measurement Attribute Code	C	2	2	ID
MEA	23	Surface/Layer/Position Code	O	2	2	ID
MEA	24	Measurement Method Or Device	O	2	4	ID
MEA	25	Code List Qualifier Code	C	1	3	ID
MEA	26	Industry Code	C	1	30	AN
LQ	1	Code List Qualifier Code	O	1	3	ID
LQ	2	Industry Code	C	1	30	AN
DTP	1	Date/Time Qualifier	M	3	3	ID
DTP	2	Date Time Period Format Qualifier	M	2	3	ID
DTP	3	Date Time Period	M	1	35	AN
QTY	1	Quantity Qualifier	M	2	2	ID
QTY	2	Quantity	C	1	15	R
QTY	3	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	4	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	5	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	6	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	7	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	8	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	9	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	10	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	11	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	12	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	13	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	14	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	15	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	16	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	17	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	18	Free-Form Information	C	1	30	AN
LQ	1	Code List Qualifier Code	O	1	3	ID
LQ	2	Industry Code	C	1	30	AN
N9	1	Reference Identification Qualifier	M	2	3	ID
N9	2	Reference Identification	C	1	50	AN
N9	3	Free-Form Description	C	1	45	AN
N9	4	Date	O	8	8	DT
N9	5	Time	C	4	8	TM
N9	6	Time Code	O	2	2	ID
N9	7	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	8	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
N9	9	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	10	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
N9	11	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	12	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
PCT	1	Percent Qualifier	M	1	2	ID
PCT	2	Percentage As Decimal	M	1	10	R
AMT	1	Amount Qualifier Code	M	1	3	ID
AMT	2	Monetary Amount	M	1	18	R
AMT	3	Credit/Debit Flag Code	O	1	1	ID
QTY	1	Quantity Qualifier	M	2	2	ID
QTY	2	Quantity	C	1	15	R
QTY	3	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	4	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	5	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	6	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	7	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	8	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	9	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	10	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	11	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	12	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	13	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	14	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	15	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	16	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	17	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	18	Free-Form Information	C	1	30	AN
MSG	1	Free-Form Message Text	M	1	264	AN
MSG	2	Printer Carriage Control Code	C	2	2	ID
MSG	3	Number	O	1	9	N0
G63	1	Time Period Qualifier	M	1	2	ID
G63	2	Number Of Periods	M	1	3	N0
G63	3	Tariff Application Code	O	1	1	ID
G63	4	Description	O	1	80	AN
QTY	1	Quantity Qualifier	M	2	2	ID
QTY	2	Quantity	C	1	15	R
QTY	3	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	4	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	5	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	6	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	7	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	8	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	9	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	10	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	11	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	12	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	13	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	14	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	15	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	16	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	17	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	18	Free-Form Information	C	1	30	AN
REF	1	Reference Identification Qualifier	M	2	3	ID
REF	2	Reference Identification	C	1	50	AN
REF	3	Description	C	1	80	AN
REF	4	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
REF	5	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
REF	6	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
REF	7	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
REF	8	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
REF	9	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
N9	1	Reference Identification Qualifier	M	2	3	ID
N9	2	Reference Identification	C	1	50	AN
N9	3	Free-Form Description	C	1	45	AN
N9	4	Date	O	8	8	DT
N9	5	Time	C	4	8	TM
N9	6	Time Code	O	2	2	ID
N9	7	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	8	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
N9	9	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	10	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
N9	11	Reference Identification Qualifier	O	2	3	ID
N9	12	Reference Identification	O	1	50	AN
PCT	1	Percent Qualifier	M	1	2	ID
PCT	2	Percentage As Decimal	M	1	10	R
AMT	1	Amount Qualifier Code	M	1	3	ID
AMT	2	Monetary Amount	M	1	18	R
AMT	3	Credit/Debit Flag Code	O	1	1	ID
QTY	1	Quantity Qualifier	M	2	2	ID
QTY	2	Quantity	C	1	15	R
QTY	3	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	4	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	5	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	6	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	7	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	8	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	9	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	10	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	11	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	12	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	13	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	14	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	15	Unit Or Basis For Measurement Code	O	2	2	ID
QTY	16	Exponent	O	1	15	R
QTY	17	Multiplier	O	1	10	R
QTY	18	Free-Form Information	C	1	30	AN
MSG	1	Free-Form Message Text	M	1	264	AN
MSG	2	Printer Carriage Control Code	C	2	2	ID
MSG	3	Number	O	1	9	N0

Official Definition:
Data contents of the Motion Picture Booking Confirmation Transaction Set (159) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This transaction set can be used to confirm Motion Picture business terms, conditions, and licensing agreement information from distributor to exhibitor.