J1 Segment ErrorsCritical
J003J1 Segment Without Base Segment
J1 segment appears without a preceding base segment
Description
J1 segments must immediately follow a base segment. They provide additional consumer information for the account described in the base segment. A J1 segment without a preceding base segment cannot be processed and will be rejected.
Common Causes
- File sorting put segments out of order
- Base segment was removed or rejected
- Incorrect segment generation sequence
How to Fix
- 1Ensure J1 follows its associated base segment
- 2Check file generation creates segments in order
- 3Remove orphaned J1 segments
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