ISA Interchange Control Header
ISA Interchange Control Header
To start and identify an interchange of zero or more functional groups and interchange-related control segments
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
ISA-01
Authorization Information Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying the type of information in the Authorization Information
ISA-02
Authorization Information
String (AN)
Mandatory
10
10
-
Information used for additional identification or authorization of the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Authorization Information Qualifier (I01)
ISA-03
Security Information Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code identifying the type of information in the Security Information
ISA-04
Security Information
String (AN)
Mandatory
10
10
-
This is used for identifying the security information about the interchange sender or the data in the interchange; the type of information is set by the Security Information Qualifier (I03)
ISA-05
Interchange ID Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
ISA-06
Interchange Sender ID
String (AN)
Mandatory
15
15
-
Identification code published by the sender for other parties to use as the receiver ID to route data to them; the sender always codes this value in the sender ID element
ISA-07
Interchange ID Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
-
Code indicating the system/method of code structure used to designate the sender or receiver ID element being qualified
ISA-08
Interchange Receiver ID
String (AN)
Mandatory
15
15
-
Identification code published by the receiver of the data; When sending, it is used by the sender as their sending ID, thus other parties sending to them will use this as a receiving ID to route data to them
ISA-09
Interchange Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
6
6
-
Date of the interchange
ISA-10
Interchange Time
Time (TM)
Mandatory
4
4
-
Time of the interchange
ISA-11
Repetition Separator
Mandatory
1
1
-
Type is not applicable; the repetition separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate repeated occurrences of a simple data element or a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator, component element separator, and the segment terminator
ISA-12
Interchange Control Version Number Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
5
5
-
Code specifying the version number of the interchange control segments
ISA-13
Interchange Control Number
Numeric (N0)
Mandatory
9
9
-
A control number assigned by the interchange sender
ISA-14
Acknowledgment Requested Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code indicating sender's request for an interchange acknowledgment
ISA-15
Interchange Usage Indicator Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code indicating whether data enclosed by this interchange envelope is test, production or information
ISA-16
Component Element Separator
Mandatory
1
1
-
Type is not applicable; the component element separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate component data elements within a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator and the segment terminator