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IMD ITEM DESCRIPTION

Function: To describe an item in either an industry or free format. 010 7077 DESCRIPTION FORMAT CODE C 1 an..3 020 C272 ITEM CHARACTERISTIC C 1 7081 Item characteristic code C an..3 1131 Code list identification code C an..17 3055 Code list responsible agency code C an..3 030 C273 ITEM DESCRIPTION C 1 7009 Item description code C an..17 1131 Code list identification code C an..17 3055 Code list responsible agency code C an..3 7008 Item description C an..256 7008 Item description C an..256 3453 Language name code C an..3 040 7383 SURFACE OR LAYER CODE C 1 an..3

Segment IMD is used in the following Messages:

BUSCRD CNTCND CONDRA CONDRO CONEST CONITT CONPVA

CONQVA CONTEN CUSDEC CUSPED DAPLOS DEBREC DELFOR

DELJIT DESADV DESTIM HANMOV ICASRP ICSOLI IMPDEF

INSDES INSREQ INSRPT INVOIC INVRPT IPPOAD ITRRPT

LREACT LRECLM MEDPRE MEDREQ MEDRPT MEDRUC MSCONS

ORDCHG ORDERS ORDRSP OSTENQ OSTRPT PRICAT PRIHIS

PROCST PRODAT PRODEX PROINQ PROSRV PROTAP QALITY

QUOTES RECADV REQDOC REQOTE RESMSG RETANN RETINS

RPCALL SAFHAZ SANCRT SLSFCT SLSRPT STLRPT SUPRES

UTILMD UTILTS

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