X12 132 — Vehicle Baying Order
Order to place vehicles in yard bays: VIN, bay number, expected duration, reason (awaiting shipment, awaiting repair).
Purpose
Used in automotive plants and distribution centers to manage physical placement of vehicles awaiting action. Optimises yard occupancy, facilitates retrieval for car-hauler loading (120), provides vehicle traceability between end-of-line and shipment.
Envelope structure
The 132 travels inside the three X12 envelope levels (ISA/IEA,
GS/GE with functional group VB, and ST/SE).
Didactic example in 004010:
ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*ACMEPLANT *ZZ*YARDMGT *260520*0800*U*00401*000000132*0*P*>~
GS*VB*ACMEPLANT*YARDMGT*20260520*0800*1*X*004010~
ST*132*0001~
B2A*VB*20260520*BAY-001~
N9*VIN*1HGBH41JXMN109186~
N9*BA*B-23~
N9*RE*AWAITING SHIPMENT~
DTM*191*20260524~
SE*6*0001~
GE*1*1~
IEA*1*000000132~ Common segments
- Header —
ST,B2A. - VIN —
N9*VIN. - Bay assignment —
N9*BABay number + zone. - Reason —
N9*REReason code. - Duration —
DTM*191expected vacate date. - Summary —
SE.
Common pitfalls
- Bay already occupied: the yard system must check consistency before accepting the 132.
- Duration not specified: FIFO management impossible.
- VIN without quality status: bayed vehicle with unresolved damage = blocked for shipment.
Related transactions
Documentation
The 132 code and the Vehicle Baying Order name are public and listed at x12.org/products/transaction-sets. The full loops/qualifiers/code-lists structure is distributed by DISA via proprietary Implementation Guides (TR3). ediverse.io covers only public concepts, the envelope and didactic examples.