Transaction File Data Elements, Formats and Guidelines

Each Transaction file is composed of the basic elements (data subdivisions) listed below:

Because the Transaction file is very large, each of its elements is described in a separate subsection below. (The first part of the Transaction file is described in The Transaction Header and Transaction Data Elements.) For each element, a table lists the data fields associated with that element. Not all data fields listed in the tables below are required in the transaction file. Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Notes: