Amounts and Numbers in X12 EDI (AMT)

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AMT segments are used to specify various amounts in an EDI transaction:

As always, the first field (a qualifier) tells us the purpose of the AMT segment.

Amount fields can also be used as part of various other segment types.

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X12 EDI also supports integer and floating point numbers as in the example above (the unit element)