138 Educational Testing and Prospect Request and Report (004040)
This is the standard X12 004040 spec, with 14 loops and 58 segment positions, as OpenEDI JSON, an ediFabric C# template and an ediFabric Native model. To change it for a trading partner, customize it in the EDI Spec Builder.
Use the 138 spec in your code
ediFabric .NET
Add the C# template and its common files to your project, or reference the template NuGet package, and read 138 files into TS138 objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Map version 004040 to the Native model with set_map, then parse 138 files to JSON from Python, Java, C or C#. See Convert between EDI and JSON.
OpenEDI
Select Customize in Spec Builder to copy the spec under your own name, change it for your partner, and parse files against it in EdiNation, ediFabric Native or ediFabric Cloud. Read about OpenEDI.
Generate 138 classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
ediFabric Native returns each 138 as JSON, with the property names of the OpenEDI schema. To work with that JSON as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language and deserialize the JSON into TS138. Serialize the objects back to JSON to build EDI with ediFabric Native. The classes keep the loops, segments, lengths and code lists, but not the EDI data formats, so validate files with ediFabric Native. Read more in Generate a class from OpenEDI.
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138 structure
Loops and segments of the standard 138, with their usage and maximum repeats.
| ID | Name | Usage | Max use |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Transaction Set Header | Optional | 1 |
| BGN | Beginning Segment | Mandatory | 1 |
| ERP | Educational Record Purpose | Mandatory | 1 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop N1 | Name | Mandatory | 2 |
| N1 | Name | Mandatory | 1 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 1 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| PER | Administrative Communications Contact | Optional | 1 |
| Loop IN1 | Individual Identification | Mandatory | 10 |
| IN1 | Individual Identification | Mandatory | 1 |
| IN2 | Individual Name Structure Components | Mandatory | 10 |
| REF | Reference Identification | Optional | 5 |
| SSE | Entry and Exit Information | Optional | 1 |
| DMG | Demographic Information | Optional | 1 |
| IND | Additional Individual Demographic Information | Optional | 1 |
| LUI | Language Use | Optional | 5 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 1 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| COM | Communication Contact Information | Optional | 5 |
| RQS | Request for Information | Optional | >1 |
| SCA | Statistical Category Analysis | Optional | >1 |
| Loop EMS | Employment Position | Optional | 10 |
| EMS | Employment Position | Mandatory | 1 |
| N1 | Name | Optional | 1 |
| DTP | Date or Time or Period | Optional | 1 |
| Loop TST | Test Score Record | Optional | >1 |
| TST | Test Score Record | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop SBT | Subtest | Optional | >1 |
| SBT | Subtest | Mandatory | 1 |
| SRE | Test Scores | Optional | 5 |
| MSG | Message Text | Optional | >1 |
| Loop RAP | Requirement, Attribute, and Proficiency | Optional | >1 |
| RAP | Requirement, Attribute, and Proficiency | Mandatory | 1 |
| EMS | Employment Position | Optional | 1 |
| Loop SCA | Statistical Category Analysis | Optional | >1 |
| SCA | Statistical Category Analysis | Mandatory | 1 |
| FOS | Field of Study | Optional | 1 |
| Loop N1 | Name | Optional | 1 |
| N1 | Name | Mandatory | 1 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 1 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| PER | Administrative Communications Contact | Optional | 1 |
| Loop DEG | Degree Record | Optional | 5 |
| DEG | Degree Record | Mandatory | 1 |
| FOS | Field of Study | Optional | 5 |
| Loop SST | Student Academic Status | Optional | 10 |
| SST | Student Academic Status | Mandatory | 1 |
| SSE | Entry and Exit Information | Optional | 1 |
| SUM | Academic Summary | Optional | 1 |
| FOS | Field of Study | Optional | >1 |
| RQS | Request for Information | Optional | >1 |
| Loop N1 | Name | Optional | 1 |
| N1 | Name | Mandatory | 1 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 1 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| COM | Communication Contact Information | Optional | 5 |
| Loop PCL | Previous College | Optional | 25 |
| PCL | Previous College | Mandatory | 1 |
| N3 | Address Information | Optional | 1 |
| N4 | Geographic Location | Optional | 1 |
| SSE | Entry and Exit Information | Optional | 1 |
| FOS | Field of Study | Optional | >1 |
| Loop DEG | Degree Record | Optional | 10 |
| DEG | Degree Record | Mandatory | 1 |
| SUM | Academic Summary | Optional | 1 |
| FOS | Field of Study | Optional | 30 |
| Loop ATV | Student Activities and Awards | Optional | >1 |
| ATV | Student Activities and Awards | Mandatory | 1 |
| EMS | Employment Position | Optional | 1 |
| DTP | Date or Time or Period | Optional | 1 |
| SE | Transaction Set Trailer | Optional | 1 |