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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 GOVCBR 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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