Canadian National Railway X12 417 Rail Carrier Waybill Interchange

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Guideline Overview

A high-level outline of segments, elements, and structure. Full implementation details and code lists are available when you sign up.

ISAInterchange Control Header
16 elements

To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments

GSFunctional Group Header
8 elements

To indicate the beginning of a functional group and to provide control information

transactionSets

13 seg
STTransaction Set Header
2 elements

To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

BXGeneral Shipment Information
10 elements

To transmit identification numbers and other basic shipment data

BNXRail Shipment Information
2 elements

To transmit rail-specific shipment data

N9Extended Reference Information
5 elements

To transmit identifying information as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

DTMDate/Time Reference
4 elements

To specify pertinent dates and times

N7_loop

500x2 seg
N7Equipment Details
11 elements

To identify the equipment

M7Seal Numbers
1 element

To record seal numbers used and the organization that applied the seals

N8Waybill Reference
2 elements

To identify the waybill and to specify the equipment used and the destination details

F9Origin Station
5 elements

To identify the rail origin of the shipment

D9Destination Station
5 elements

To identify the rail destination of the shipment

N1_loop

15x4 seg
N1Party Identification
4 elements

To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

N3Party Location
1 element

To specify the location of the named party

N4Geographic Location
4 elements

To specify the geographic place of the named party

PERAdministrative Communications Contact
4 elements

To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

R2Route Information
3 elements

To specify carrier and routing sequences and details

LX_loop

25x3 seg
LXTransaction Set Line Number
1 element

To reference a line number in a transaction set

L5Description, Marks and Numbers
4 elements

To specify the line item in terms of description, quantity, packaging, and marks and numbers

L0_loop

25x2 seg
L0Line Item - Quantity and Weight
5 elements

To specify quantity, weight, volume, and type of service for a line item including applicable "quantity/rate-as" data

MEAMeasurements
5 elements

To specify physical measurements or counts, including dimensions, tolerances, variances, and weights (See X12 EDI Standard Figures, https://figures.x12.org, for example of use of C001)

SETransaction Set Trailer
2 elements

To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)

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