Attachments include separate tables, lists, and other supporting documentation referenced in this document as part of the Specification. Several fields contain codes or other data requiring further explanation. Such explanation is often contained within parentheses immediately following the code. All Mandatory fields must not be blank for the record to be valid. The presence or absence of data in Not Mandatory fields does not affect the record s validity.
Dependant fields have requirements for content which depend on other fields.
Blank spaces must be zero-filled in all date fields. Check for valid date content, i.e. 19990520 is Valid. 19991783 is Invalid. Dollar fields must be recorded in whole dollars. Dollar fields must be zero filled.