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Utility Bill File

Utility billing (electricity, gas, water, telecoms). In TRADACOMS this business document is File Format 26. It is transmitted as a file of 4 message types: a header, detail messages, and a trailer, wrapped in an STX/END envelope.

File header

UTLHDR: Utility Bill File Header

8 segments · 21 data elements

MHD · TYP · SDT · CDT · FIL · FDT · REF · MTR

Detail

UTLBIL: Utility Bill File Details

13 segments · 73 data elements

MHD · CLO · BCD · PYT · CDA · DNA · CCD · MOD · ADJ · MAN · PRV · DEF · MTR

VAT summary

UVATLR: Utility Bill VAT Trailer

3 segments · 9 data elements

MHD · VTS · MTR

File trailer

UTLTLR: Utility Bill File Trailer

3 segments · 9 data elements

MHD · TTL · MTR

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