Elements

The names of these types are abbreviations of the element descriptions in the Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) documentation of the ASC X12 standards.

To view an element's full description, perform the following steps:

1. Select the type in the schema.
2. Right-click and select Properties from the menu.

   The description of the X12 data element is in the Value column of the Description property.

There are over 1000 element types in an ANSI schema. Although they are arranged alphabetically, you might want to use the Find command on the Edit menu to locate a particular element.

The following list summarizes how an ANSI schema corresponds to the ANSI EDI standards:

• Element codes are specified as item restrictions in an ANSI schema.
• Different elements with the same X12 description are named by appending the X12 data element reference number to the end of the type name.
• Some element types have subtypes. Element subtypes were added if the same element was used more than once as a component of the same segment. For example, if a segment has two Date Element components, one might be an Arrival Date Element and the other a Departure Date Element.