620 - Excavation Communication

FUNCTIONAL GROUP=EX

This X12 Transaction Set contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Excavation Communication Transaction Set (620) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. The transaction set can be used to communicate information related to excavations for the purposes of attaining either clearance for the excavation or to have the potentially impacted parties locate any affected assets and supervise the excavation process or both.

SCHEMA

ST

Segment	Name	Position
ST	Transaction Set Header	0100
BGN	Beginning Segment	0200
N1	Party Identification	0300
REF	Reference Information	0400

EXI

Segment	Name	Position
EXI	Excavation Ticket Information	0100
DTM	Date/Time Reference	0200
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	0300
NX2	Location ID Component	0400
PPA	Property Location	0500
MTX	Text	0600
MEA	Measurements	0700

N1

Segment	Name	Position
N1	Party Identification	0800
N2	Additional Name Information	0900
N3	Party Location	1000
N4	Geographic Location	1100
MSG	Message Text	1200
PER	Administrative Communications Contact	1300
DTM	Date/Time Reference	1400

LIE

Segment	Name	Position
LIE	Individual or Event Location	1500
PPA	Property Location	1600

LM

Segment	Name	Position
LM	Code Source Information	1700
LQ	Industry Code Identification	1800
SE	Transaction Set Trailer	1900

COMMENTS

Notes
1/0300	The N1 segment is used to identify the sender and receiver.
2/0200	The originator of the transaction set must use one iteration of the DTM segment to identify the ticket creation date or positive response creation date.
2/0200	The receiver will use the additional iterations of the DTM to define a date and time of forwarding creation.
2/0800	The N1 segment is used to identify parties associated with the excavation.
2/1500	The LIE loop is used to provide physical location information related to the excavation
2/1700	The LM segment is used to identify the one call agency.

rev 05/12/2024