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5.2.4 TMHP EDI Batch Numbers, Julian Dates

All electronic transactions are assigned an eight-character Batch ID immediately upon receipt by the TMHP EDI Gateway. The batch ID format allows electronic submitters to determine the exact day, year, and hour that a batch was received. The batch ID format is JJJYHSSS, where each character is defined as follows:

•JJJ-Julian date. The three J characters represent the Julian date that the file was received by the TMHP EDI Gateway. The first character (J) is displayed as a letter, where E = 0, F = 1, G = 2, and H = 3. The last two characters (JJ) are displayed as numbers. All three characters (JJJ) together represent the Julian date.

•Y-Year. The Y character represents the last digit of the calendar year when the TMHP EDI Gateway receives the file. For example, a "5" in this position indicates the year 2005.

•H-Hour. The H character is displayed as a letter, representing the hour of the day that the TMHP EDI gateway received the file. The following letter codes represent the 24 hours of military time:

•SSS-Sequence number. This part of the batch ID is a unique sequence number that is EDI-assigned and does not impact determining the Julian date, year, or hour.

For example, the batch ID E085LDS1 means that the TMHP EDI gateway received the file on January 8, 2005, during the hour of 11 a.m.

Refer to: "Electronic Appeal Submission" for instructions for using TMHP EDI batch IDs to prove timely filing.