TED Technical Error Description

To identify the error and, if feasible, the erroneous segment, or data element, or both

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
TED-01
Application Error Condition Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
3
1
Code indicating application error condition
TED-02
Free-form Message
String (AN)
Optional
1
60
1
Free-form text
If used, TED02 will contain a generic description of the data in error (e.g., part number, date, reference number, etc.).
TED-03
Segment ID Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
1
Code defining the segment ID of the data segment in error (See Appendix A - Number 77)
TED-04
Segment Position in Transaction Set
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
6
1
The numerical count position of this data segment from the start of the transaction set: the transaction set header is count position 1
TED-05
Position in Segment
Composite (composite)
Optional
1
01
Element Position in Segment
Numeric (N0)
Mandatory
1
2
-
This is used to indicate the relative position of a simple data element, or the relative position of a composite data structure with the relative position of the component within the composite data structure, in error; in the data segment the count starts with 1 for the simple data element or composite data structure immediately following the segment ID
02
Component Data Element Position in Composite
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
2
-
To identify the component data element position within the composite that is in error
03
Repeating Data Element Position
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
4
-
To identify the specific repetition of a data element that is in error
TED-06
Reference in Segment
Composite (composite)
Optional
1
01
Data Element Reference Number
Numeric (N0)
Mandatory
1
4
-
Reference number used to locate the data element in the Data Element Dictionary
This element holds the reference number of the simple or composite element at segment level.
02
Data Element Reference Number
Numeric (N0)
Optional
1
4
-
Reference number used to locate the data element in the Data Element Dictionary
This element holds the reference number of the simple element within a composite.
TED-07
Copy of Bad Data Element
String (AN)
Optional
1
99
1
This is a copy of the data element in error
TED-08
Data Element New Content
String (AN)
Optional
1
99
1
New data which has replaced erroneous data

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