# HL7v2 representation properties

* Discard out-of-order segments: Select this option to exclude segments that do not follow the order defined by the structure.
* Reorder out-of-order segments: Select this option to include segments that do not follow the order defined by the structure and reorder these segments to match the structure.
* Field delimiter: Enter the character to use to separate fields in a segment.
* Component delimiter: Enter the character to use to separate components in a field.
* Subcomponent delimiter: Enter the character to use to separate subcomponents in a component.
* Repetition delimiter: Enter the character to use to separate repeated fields in a segment.
* Escape character: Enter the character used to escape special characters in values.
* Character encoding: Specify the character encoding for the data to be processed. For more information, see [Character encoding](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/data-mapper-user-guide/8.0/character-encoding).
* Trim whitespace on input?: Select this checkbox to automatically remove any leading or trailing whitespace from the input data for all elements. The non-leading or trailing whitespace is not affected.
* Pad to minimum length on output?: Select this checkbox to pad the output to the minimum size with either spaces (character) or zeros (binary).