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M

99999

-

A group of segments identifying the delivery party (premise) and the meter for which consumption is being reported. This segment group is the trigger segment group to the detail section of the message and must be included at least once.

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M

99999

-

A group of segments identifying the meter being reported, the date of the meter read, associated references, the physical characteristics of the meter, and the product or service for which consumption information is being reported.

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C

99

-

A group of segments for specifying any references and associated dates valid for the meter identified in the LOC segment.

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M

1

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Function:

 

To specify a reference.

EDIFACT

Description

C506

REFERENCE

M

Reference code qualifier

M

an..3

=

Metered services consumption report number

=

Order number (buyer)

=

Serial number

1154

Reference identifier

C

an..70

1156

Document line identifier

C

an..6

4000

Reference version identifier

C

an..35

1060

Revision identifier

C

an..6

Segment Notes:

This segment is used to identify any references associated with the currently identified meter. References provided here which use the same qualifier as that used in the RFF segment in the heading section will override the reference provided in the heading section for this meter only.

Example:
RFF+SE:2015ACX'
This reference identifies the serial number 2015ACX of the current meter.