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D18A

Message D18A/INFCON

Infrastructure condition message

The Infrastructure condition message is sent by a responsible party to other interested parties regarding the condition of a component in a commercial services or utilities infrastructure.

Message description

UNH

M(1) : Message header

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message. The message type code for the Infrastructure condition message is INFCON. Note: Infrastructure condition messages conforming to this document must contain the following data in segment UNH, composite S009: Data element 0065 INFCON 0052 D 0054 18A 0051 UN

BGM

M(1) : Beginning of message

A segment by which the sender uniquely identifies the Infrastructure condition message by means of its name and number and when necessary its function.

DTM

M(9) : Date/time/period

A segment specifying general dates and, when relevant, times related to the whole message. The segment must be specified at least once to specify the message date as allocated by the sender.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, used when additional information is needed, which is relevant for all components described in the actual message but cannot be accommodated within other segments.

SG1 C(9) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments for giving references and where necessary, their dates, relating to the whole message.

RFF

M(1) : Reference

A segment identifying a reference by its type and number.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment specifying the date/time related to the referenced information.

SG2 M(99) : NAD-SG3

A group of segments identifying the parties with associated information relevant to the whole message.

NAD

M(1) : Name and address

A segment identifying names and addresses of the parties, in coded or clear form, and their functions relevant to the message. At least one occurrence of the segment is required. This will normally be the party responsible for the component(s) described. It is recommended that, if possible, only the coded form of the party ID should be specified.

SG3 C(9) : CTA-COM

A group of segments giving contact details of a specific person and/or department within the party identified.

CTA

M(1) : Contact information

A segment to identify a person and/or department, and their function, to whom communications should be directed.

COM

C(9) : Communication contact

A segment to identify a communication type and number for the contact specified.

SG4 M(999) : LOC-DTM-NAD-FTX-SG5-SG6-SG7

A group of segments identifying the component being reported. This includes the party responsible for the component, the physical characteristics of the component, the reason for the downtime and the scheduled downtime of the component.

LOC

M(1) : Place/location identification

A segment to identify the location of the component being reported. It is recommended that, where possible, codes should be used to identify the component to facilitate automatic processing.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment to specify dates associated with the downtime, availability or occurrence of an event connected to the component.

NAD

C(9) : Name and address

A segment to identify parties and/or addresses related to the component, such as installation address.

FTX

C(9) : Free text

A segment with free text information, in coded or clear form, used when additional information on the downtime, availability or occurrence of an event connected to the component is needed but cannot be accommodated within other segments. In computer to computer exchanges such text will normally require the receiver to process this segment manually.

SG5 C(9) : CCI-CAV

A group of segments providing characteristics and characteristic details of the component.

CCI

M(1) : Characteristic/class id

A segment to identify characteristic and/or the characteristic name and characteristic relevance for the component.

CAV

C(9) : Characteristic value

A segment to specify characteristic of the component, by value in either coded form or in free format.

SG6 C(9) : QTY-DTM

A group of segments to provide quantity change or other relevant quantities for the specified component and, where relevant, related date and time information, for example indication of capacity within a given period.

QTY

M(1) : Quantity

A segment to specify quantities related to the component.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment indicating date or time details relating to the quantity, for example indication of capacity within a given period.

SG7 C(9) : SCC-DTM

A group of segment specifying schedules related to the downtime, availability or occurrence of an event connected to the component.

SCC

M(1) : Scheduling conditions

A segment specifying the type and status of the schedule being given, and optionally defining a pattern to be established, such as estimated schedule for the downtime, availability or occurrence of an event connected to the component.

DTM

C(9) : Date/time/period

A segment indicating the date/time details relevant to the schedule details. This segment may be used to indicate date/time ranges.

UNT

M(1) : Message trailer

A service segment ending a message, giving the total number of segments in the message (including the UNH & UNT) and the control reference number of the message.

Message structure

UNH, Message header                           M        1
BGM, Beginning of message                     M        1
DTM, Date/time/period                         M        9
FTX, Free text                                C        9

--- Segment Group 1 ------------------------- C        9 -------+
RFF, Reference                                M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
---- -----------------------------------------------------------+

--- Segment Group 2 ------------------------- M       99 -------+
NAD, Name and address                         M        1        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 3 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
CTA, Contact information                      M        1       ||
COM, Communication contact                    C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++

--- Segment Group 4 ------------------------- M      999 -------+
LOC, Place/location identification            M        1        |
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9        |
NAD, Name and address                         C        9        |
FTX, Free text                                C        9        |
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 5 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
CCI, Characteristic/class id                  M        1       ||
CAV, Characteristic value                     C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 6 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
QTY, Quantity                                 M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------+|
                                                                |
--- Segment Group 7 ------------------------- C        9 ------+|
SCC, Scheduling conditions                    M        1       ||
DTM, Date/time/period                         C        9       ||
---- ----------------------------------------------------------++
UNT, Message trailer                          M        1