E30 Data Element Attributes

To provide the data element attributes for the electronic form of the X12 standards.

Position: E30-01 · Element: 487 · Name: Maintenance Operation Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the type maintenance operation.

Position: E30-02 · Element: 725 · Name: Data Element Reference Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Reference number used to locate the Data Element Dictionary.

Position: E30-03 · Element: 913 · Name: Data Element Type · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code to identify the data element type as specified in the standard.

Position: E30-04 · Element: 914 · Name: Minimum Length · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

The minimum length attribute for a data element as specified in the standard document.

Position: E30-05 · Element: 915 · Name: Maximum Length · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 7 · Repeat: -

The maximum length attribute for a data element as specified in the standard document.

Position: E30-06 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.

E3006 is the data element title.

Position: E30-07 · Element: 490 · Name: Note Identification Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

A number providing a reference to a segment or file which contains notes or comments related to X12 standards documentation.

E3007 is the 'Note ID Number' of the E40 segment which contains the data element definition.

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