IBM 4400 manual UPS Shipping Data Fields Character Title Positions

Chapter 7 Bar Codes

UPS Shipping Data Field

This syntax begins with seven encoded data characters followed by a date (yy). The first four characters are the Message Header and the next five are the Transportation Data Format Header. The format of the Message Header is : “[)>Rs”. The Transportation Data Format Header is : “01Gs<yy>” where <yy> is the year, and “G's” and “R's” are control characters. The structure is shown in Table 72.

Table 72. UPS Shipping Data Fields

Character		Title	Data
Positions
0	- 3	Message Header	[)>Rs
4	- 8	Transportation Data	01Gs<yy>
		Format Header
9 - 17		Postal Code	9 Digit Numeric for US
			OR
			6 Digit Alphanumeric for
			Canada
18		Separator	Gs
19	- 21	Country Code	Numeric
22		Separator	Gs
23	- 25	Class of Service	Numeric
26		Separator	Gs
27 - ...		Secondary Message	As per the UPS** Guide
			To Barcoding

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