CIECA Products

Assignment Add

Assignment Add Services are used to assign a task or project to be completed. This includes original assignment, reassignment, assignment changes, and assignment cancellations. These messages apply to Vehicle Damage and Imaging, Rental, Glass, Property Damage, Tow and Subrogation Demand.

Common Recommendations

The following recommendations are common to all Assignment Add implementations 

Implementation / Use Case Purpose Link
<AdminInfo> Aggregate An aggregate of information that describes the data common to administrative information regarding the parties associated with the document.
<PartyType> Aggregate This identifies the type of party.  For the list of values/codes see the Party Type tab in the CIECA Master Code List 
 <VehicleInfo> Aggregate An aggregate of information detailing specific information about a vehicle that is directly related to a claim. Private passenger and commercial vehicles are referenced in this specification. 
 <DocumentInfo> AggregateAn aggregate that contains all of the identifying information about the specific message document.  A message must have a document information segment. The maximum occurrence for a Document Information aggregate is once.
<AssignmentEvent>  How to store the history of an assignment/reassignment with multiple Assignment Events Assignment Event History IG
<VehicleDamageAssignment> How to document multiple instances of assignment memo Vehicle Damage Assignment with multiple memo IG
 Prior Damage Documentation How to send pre-condition photos or documents of unrelated prior damage to appraiser Attachment IG

Business / Use Case Specific Recommendations

The following Implementation Guides are used to show how the collision industry shares data with the Assignment Add Message.  The recommended data is suggestions from the industry; you and your trading partner should decide the data you will pass that falls under the BMS Guidelines.  

Use Case PurposeLink
 Appraisal Requirements How to send Appraisal RequirementsAppraisal Requirements IG
 Control Environmental Reporting Assignment Recommendations for sending control environment reporting information with an assignment
 Glass Assignment Assignment to a glass repair provider
  Glass Reassignment To reassign a task from one glass repairer to another
 Indicate Receiver for an Assignment How to indicate the receiver of a loss assignmentAssignment Receiver IG
Reassignment How to send a reassignment/re-dispatch message (change working appraiser)
  Rental Car Assignment Assignment to a rental car providerRental Assignment IG
 Scan Assignment Recommendations for sending Scan data with an assignment
  Subrogation Assignment Assignment to a subrogation provider
 Towing Assignment Assignment to a towing providerTowing Assignment IG
 Total Loss Indicator How to indicate a possible or potential total loss on an assignmentTotal Loss Indicator IG
Update Administrative Data How to update administrative data in an assignment addAssignment Admin Update IG
 Vehicle Damage Assignment Assignment to a repairer or appraiser to prepare an estimate Vehicle Damage Assignment IG