EDI Element Type

Defines the type of EDI element represented by this element. The possible values are:

None - This is not an EDI element.
Transaction - The root element of a transaction, this defines the transaction. The name of this element is the name of the EDI transaction. For example 832 or PRICAT.
Segment - Defines an EDI segment. The name of this element is the segment and must be less than or equal to three characters. For example DTM.
Element - Defines an EDI element. The name of this element is the name of the enclosing segment and is followed by the two digit sequence number of the segment. For example: DTM02.
Composite - Defines an EDI composite. If the parent of the composite is an EDI segment, the name of the composite follows the same convention as that for an EDI element. If the parent of the composite is an EDI element, the name of the composite is the name of the element followed by a hyphen and a two digit sequence number. For example SEG05-01.
Loop - Defines an EDI loop. The name of this element must start with Loop-.
Code Value Part - Used when a code value has two parts to it. One element defines each of the parts of the code value.

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