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TRICARE Systems Manual 7950.3-M, April 1, 2015
General Automated Data Processing (ADP) Requirements
Chapter 1
Addendum B
United States Air Force (USAF) Allotment Record Layouts For Defense Health Agency (DHA) Contracts
Revision:  C-50, July 29, 2021
1.0  Data Elements - Premium Deduction Inbound File
requested Data element/name
Data TYPE
FIELD SIZE
multi row
SEQ OF FIELD
KEY FIELD
required FIELD
CUSTOMER DEFINITION AND DATA USAGE
EXAMPLE OF DATA
DATE FORMAT
Upper/lower case restriction
field filler
remarks
Filler
VARCHAR2
2
The column will always be blank.
Social Security #
NUMBER
9
Member’s SSN-Numeric
Filler
VARCHAR2
1
The column will always be blank.
Member Status (Service Component)
VARCHAR2
1
“A” = Active
“G” = Guard
“V” = Reserve
Branch of Service (DoD Component)
VARCHAR2
1
“A” = Army
“F” = Air Force
“N” = Navy
Short Name
VARCHAR2
5
First five letters of member’s last name.
If member’s last name is three or less letters, skip one space, and fill remaining spaces with first letters from the member’s first name. If last name is four letters, leave remaining space blank. No embedded special characters are to be used.
Filler
VARCHAR2
1
The column will always be blank.
Last Name
VARCHAR2
15
Member’s last name.
First Name/Middle Initial
VARCHAR2
7
Member’s first name and middle initial.
A space should separate the name and initial. If the first name is more than five characters, use only the first name. No punctuation is allowed.
Transaction Code
VARCHAR2
1
For active component:
“1” = start
“2” = stop
“3” = increase monthly deduction
“4” = decrease monthly deduction
The column will always be blank for Reserve/Guard.
Filler
VARCHAR2
6
The column will always be blank.
Effective Date
VARCHAR2
8
Month of deduction from member’s pay. Use first day of month in YYYYMMDD format. (Always the first day of the month of receipt from contractor.)
19990501
YYYYMMDD
Effective date is the first deduction date of a new or changed transaction. It is filled if the Transaction Code is 1, 3, or 4 (start, increase, decrease). For Transaction Code 2 (stop), it is zero filled.
Discontinue Date
VARCHAR2
8
Last deduction date for active component.
19990501
YYYYMMDD
The column will always be zero for Reserve/Guard.
For Active the field is filled if Transaction Code is 2, 3, or 4 (stop, increase, or decrease). For Transaction Code 1 (start), it is zeros. For Transaction Code 2 (stop), it must be the month prior to the current work month, e.g., for May 1999 work month, the date is 199990501. For Transaction Code 3 or 4 (increase or decrease), it must be the month prior to the Effective Date.
Amount
VARCHAR2
6
Monthly deduction amount. (Zero fill to the left.)
000100
Show the amount of the deduction to be started or stopped as a numeric with two (2) decimal positions implied. For starts or changes, minimum amount is one dollar (000100). For changes, it is the amount of the new deduction.
Original Amount
VARCHAR2
6
The column will always be zero for Reserve/Guard.
For Active must be provided for Transaction Codes 3 and 4 (increase or decrease). For Transaction Codes 1 and 2 (start and stop) it is zeros. For Transaction Code 3 (increase, Original Amount must be less than the amount starting in position 66. For Transaction Code 4 (decrease), it is the amount starting in position 66.
Filler
VARCHAR2
5
The column will always be blank.
Purpose Code
VARCHAR2
1
The column will always be blank for Reserve/Guard.
Account Number
VARCHAR2
17
The column will always be blank for Reserve/Guard.
For active component, the Account Number equals active member SSN. Applies to Transaction Codes 1, 3, and 4 (start, increase, and decrease). For Transaction Code 2, it is spaces.
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