IMD Item description
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Description format code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the format of a description.
020
Item characteristic
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Item characteristic code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the characteristic of an item.
020
Code list identification code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
17
-
Code identifying a user or association maintained code list.
030
Code list responsible agency code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.
030
Item description
Composite (composite)
Conditional
1
010
Item description code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
17
-
Code specifying an item.
020
Code list identification code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
17
-
Code identifying a user or association maintained code list.
030
Code list responsible agency code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the agency responsible for a code list.
040
Item description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
256
-
Free form description of an item.
050
Item description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
256
-
Free form description of an item.
060
Language name code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the language name.
040
Surface or layer code
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code specifying the surface or layer of an object.