ELM Simple data element details
ELM Simple data element details
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
010
Simple data element tag
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
4
-
Tag of a simple data element.
020
Simple data element character representation, coded
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
To specify the character representation of a simple data element.
030
Simple data element length type, coded
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
Code identifying the length type of a simple data element.
040
Simple data element maximum length
Numeric (N)
Conditional
1
3
-
To indicate the maximum length of a simple data element.
050
Simple data element minimum length
Numeric (N)
Conditional
1
3
-
To indicate the minimum length of a simple data element.
060
Code set indicator, coded
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
To indicate if a data element has an associated code set.
070
Class designator, coded
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
To identify a designated class.
080
Maintenance operation, coded
String (AN)
Conditional
1
3
-
To indicate the type of data maintenance operation for an object, such as add, delete, replace.
090
Significant digits
Numeric (N)
Conditional
1
2
-
To specify the number of significant digits.