EDGAR Dissemination Service B-1 LEXIS-NEXIS
APPENDIX B
PUBLIC DISSEMINATION FIELDS DESCRIPTION
RELEASE 4.10
The following is a list of each data tag and associated tag value
information for the 4.10 Release Dissemination Output. The
information includes:
DATA ELEMENT: Name of the element
TAG: SGML Tag
DESCRIPTION: Brief
description of the type of data in
the field.
LENGTH: Maximum
length of the field
END TAG: Associated
end tag if applicable. Not all
tags require end tags.
CHAR:
Special characteristics of the
data, i.e. alphanumeric, numeric,
etc.
LIMITS:
Specifies any limits associated
with the data.
FORMAT:
Illustrates, if applicable, a
standardized format for the data.
In the Submission Header:
DATA ELEMENT : SUBMISSION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Initial dissemination tag.
Required.
LENGTH : Tag only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : CORRECTION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction transaction. This tag is only
present for a correction to a filing.
Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : TIMESTAMP
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Edgar Dissemination date-time, used
for Post Acceptance Corrections only.
Defines the time which the correction is
disseminated by EDGAR, supplied by the R/A
Subsytem. Optional.
LENGTH : 15
CHARACTERISTIC : Date
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : YYYYMMDD:HHMMSS
DATA ELEMENT : ACCESSION NUMBER
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : EDGAR assigned identifier unique to
each submission. Required.
LENGTH : 20
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : (10-Char CIK)+"-"+YY+"-"+(6-Char sequence #)
DATA ELEMENT : DELETION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction filing deletion. This tag is
present after accession number only when the
filing is being deleted. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Conformed type of submission being
disseminated. Required.
LENGTH : 10
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric, spaces and hyphens allowed.
LIMITS : See Appendix A
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : CONFIRMING COPY
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : This tag defines this submission as
being a confirming copy to a paper
submission.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Number of PUBLIC documents in the
submission.
LENGTH : 3
CHARACTERISTIC : Numeric
LIMITS : 001-999
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : REFERENCE 462B
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Refers to a prospectus relating to a
registration statement updated pusuant to Rule 462B. The
value represents the file number of the prior registration
statement. Optional.
LENGTH : 9
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : ###-#####
DATA ELEMENT : REFERENCES 429
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Refers to a prospectus relating to
two or more registration statements updated
pursuant to Rule 429. The value represents
the file numbers of the prior registration
statements. Optional & Repeatable.
LENGTH : 12
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : ###-#####-XX
DATA ELEMENT : CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : End date of reporting period of
filing. Optional.
LENGTH : 8
CHARACTERISTIC : Date
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : YYYYMMDD
DATA ELEMENT : ITEM INFORMATION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies 1 or more items declared
in 8-K filings. Optional & Repeatable.
LENGTH : 2
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : See Appendix B
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : FILED AS OF DATE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : EDGAR assigned official filing
date, or post acceptance new filing date
(Post Acceptance Correction). Required.
LENGTH : 8
CHARACTERISTIC : Date
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : YYYYMMDD
DATA ELEMENT : DATE AS OF CHANGE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Date when the last Post Acceptance
occurred. Optional.
LENGTH : 8
CHARACTERISTIC : Date
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : YYYYMMDD
DATA ELEMENT : EFFECTIVENESS DATE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : The effective date of the
submission. Optional.
LENGTH : 8
CHARACTERISTIC : Date
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : YYYYMMDD
DATA ELEMENT : SROS
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : The identifiers of any SROs to
which this submission is to be forwarded, as
they appear in the EDGAR database. Optional
and repeatable.
LENGTH : 4
CHARACTERISTIC : Alphanumeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : GROUP MEMBERS
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : The identifiers of any submission
group members identified in this submission.
Optional and repeatable.
LENGTH : 60
CHARACTERISTIC : Alphanumeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : FILER/FILED BY/SUBJECT COMPANY/SERIAL
COMPANY
TAG : //
/
DESCRIPTION : Initial tag for nested company
information, related data will be grouped
together. The type or entity for which this
data is being provided will be identified by
the following values: Filer, Filed By ,
Subject Company or Serial Company, depending
on submission type. This tag will be
reported for each grouping of company data.
This tag is required and repeatable as a
filing is being made on behalf of more than
one filer (person or entity).
LENGTH : Tag only
END TAG : //
/
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : DELETION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction filer deletion. This tag is
present after filer/filed-by/subject or
serial company tags. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : TRANSFER DELETE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction filer transfer. This tag is
present after the filer/filed-by/subject or
serial company tag of a filer which no longer
exists because one or more filing values
belonging to this filer were transferred to
another filer and this filer no longer has
any filing values. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : TRANSFER ADD
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction filer transfer. This tag is
present after the filer/filed-by/subject or
serial company tag of a filer which is new
because one or more filing values belonging
to another filer were transferred to this
filer and this filer did not previously
exist. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : TRANSFER MODIFY
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction filer transfer. This tag is
present after the filer/filed-by/subject or
serial company tag of a filer which
previously existed but now has different
filing values because one or more filing
values were transferred to or from this
filer. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : COMPANY DATA
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Initial tag for nested company
information, related data will be grouped
together. The information enclosed in this
grouping represent the latest company
conformed data submitted to the SEC.
Required in each filer nest.
LENGTH : Tag only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : COMPANY CONFORMED NAME
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Filer/Registrant conformed name as
it appears in the SEC's database. Required in
each company data nest.
LENGTH 60
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : CIK
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Filer/Registrant Central Index Key,
which was supplied by the SEC following
receipt of the Form ID. Required in each
company data nest.
LENGTH : 10
CHARACTERISTIC : Numeric
LIMITS : 0000000001-9999999999
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : SIC
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company's Standard Industrial
Classification code. Required in each
company data nest.
LENGTH : 4
CHARACTERISTIC : Numeric
LIMITS : Values taken from the SIC code
file/table on EDGAR.
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : IRS NUMBER
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Filer/Registrant IRS number.
Required in each subject company tag nest.
Serial Company IRS Number is not
disseminated.
LENGTH : 10
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : 99-9999999
DATA ELEMENT : STATE OF INCORPORATION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company State of Incorporation.
Optional.
LENGTH : 2
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : Values from the State and
Country Codes held in EDGAR.
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : FISCAL YEAR END
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Fiscal Year End. Optional.
LENGTH : 4
CHARACTERISTIC : Date
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : MMDD
DATA ELEMENT : FILING-VALUES
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Initial tag for nested filing
values. A form may be filed under more than
1 act. Required and Repeatable within each
filer nest, except filed by.
LENGTH : Tag only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : DELETION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction file number deletion. This tag is
present after filing values to specify the
file number deleted. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : TRANSFER DELETE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction file number transfer. This tag is
present after filing values to indicate that
the file number was transferred to another
filer and no longer exists for this filer.
Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : TRANSFER ADD
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies post acceptance
correction file number transfer. This tag is
present after filing values to indicate that
the file number was transferred from another
filer and is new for this filer. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : FORM TYPE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Used to identify the form type
filed for each filer. Required by Filer.
LENGTH : 10
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric, spaces and hyphens
allowed. Required in each filing values tag
nest.
LIMITS : See Appendix A.
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : SEC ACT
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identification of the act(s) under
which certain IM filings are made. The form
type may be filed under more than one act.
Required in each filing values tag nest.
LENGTH : 2
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : See Appendix C.
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : SEC FILE NUMBER
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : SEC Conformed File Number. Required
in each filing values tag nest.
LENGTH : 12
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : ###-#####-XX
DATA ELEMENT : FILM NUMBER
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Microfilm number assigned to
submission. Required for each Subject
Company or Registrant, not for Filed By.
LENGTH : 10
CHARACTERISTIC : Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : YY500000 - YY999999 or "00000000",
planned expansion by 2 digits.
DATA ELEMENT : BUSINESS ADDRESS
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Business Address. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag Only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : BUSINESS STREET 1
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Business Street 1. Optional.
LENGTH : 40
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : BUSINESS STREET 2
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Business Street 2.
Optional.
LENGTH : 40
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : BUSINESS CITY
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Business City. Optional.
LENGTH : 20
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : BUSINESS STATE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Business State. Optional.
LENGTH : 2
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : Values from the State and
Country Codes table held in EDGAR.
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : BUSINESS ZIP
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Business Zip. Optional.
LENGTH : 10
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : BUSINESS PHONE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Business Phone. Optional.
LENGTH : 12
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : MAIL ADDRESS
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Mail Address. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag Only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : MAIL STREET 1
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Mail Street 1. Optional.
LENGTH : 40
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : MAIL STREET 2
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Mail Street 2. Optional.
LENGTH : 40
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : MAIL CITY
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Mail City. Optional.
LENGTH : 20
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : MAIL STATE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Mail State. Optional.
LENGTH : 2
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : Values from the State and
Country Codes file from OADPS.
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : MAIL ZIP
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Company Mail Zip. Optional.
LENGTH : 10
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : FORMER COMPANY
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Former company name. Optional and
repeatable up to three times.
LENGTH : Tag only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : FORMER CONFORMED NAMED
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Former Company name. Required in
each former company tag nest.
LENGTH : 60
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : DATE OF NAME CHANGE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Date when company name was changed.
Required in each former company tag nest.
LENGTH : 8
CHARACTERISTIC : Date
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : YYYYMMDD
DOCUMENT HEADER
DATA ELEMENT : DOCUMENT
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Initial tag for nested document
information. Required and repeatable.
LENGTH : Tag only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : DOCUMENT DELETE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Indicates that this document has
been deleted and replaced by another document
with a different conformed document type
(although the same document sequence number).
Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : DOCUMENT ADD
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Indicates that this is a new
document for this submission. Optional.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : CONFORMED DOCUMENT TYPE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : EDGAR conformed document type.
Required in each document tag nest.
LENGTH : 20
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : See Appendix D.
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : DOCUMENT SEQUENCE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Document sequence number. Required
in each document tag nest.
LENGTH : 3
CHARACTERISTIC : Numeric
LIMITS : 001-999
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : DOC DESCRIPTION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Describes what is contained in the
document. Optional.
LENGTH : 256
CHARACTERISTIC : Alpha-Numeric
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : DOCUMENT TEXT
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies beginning of document
text. Required in each document tag nest.
LENGTH : Tag only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : TABLE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies beginning of table in
text document. Optional and repeatable in
Document text.
LENGTH : Tag only
END TAG :
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : CAPTION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies a table caption.
Optional and repeatable in document text.
LENGTH : Tag Only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : STUB
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies a stub header. Optional
and repeatable in document text.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : COLUMN
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies a column header.
Optional and repeatable in document text.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : TABLE FOOTNOTES SECTION
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Footnotes Section in a table.
Optional and repeatable in document text.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : FOOTNOTES
TAG : -
DESCRIPTION : Footnotes in document text.
Optional and repeatable in document text.
LENGTH : Tag only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA
DATA ELEMENT : PAGE
TAG :
DESCRIPTION : Identifies filer-indicated page
break. Optional and repeatable in document
text.
LENGTH : Tag Only
CHARACTERISTIC : NA
LIMITS : NA
FORMAT : NA