Delimiter types

The Delimiter types are syntax items. They are used as element delimiters, composite delimiters, and terminator delimiters in the ANSI segments.

The values of these syntax objects might be different in different interchanges. The Element Delimiter appears as the first component of the ISA. The Composite Delimiter appears as the third component of the ISA, following the ISAPartnerInfo data fields. The Terminator appears as the last component of the ISA. For X12 versions 7040 and later, the Release Character appears in the first component of the ISX segment and defaults to exclamation point if the ISX is not used. For information about delimiters that are specified as syntax items, see the Type Designer documentation.

After the values of the syntax objects are set by the ISA, they are used for the rest of the segments in that interchange. For example, the Element Delimiter value of the IEA segment is specified as the item Element Delimiter. The delimiter value that is found in the ISA is the same value in the IEA.

The following item window displays the Include restrictions list for the Element Delimiter type. They are the possible values of the delimiter between elements.

Note: If a trading partner uses a value that is not in the restriction list, you can add the new value to the list.