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UN/EDIFACT Syntax Version 4 Segment List

Function:To separate header, detail and summary sections of a message.
Note:To be used by message designers only when required to avoid ambiguities.
This segment also occurs in the following versions of this standard:
30000, 40000, 40100

Pos Segment M/C Repeat Repr. Notes
010 0081 Section identification M 1 a1

PosPosition
M/CMandatory or Conditional
Repr.Representation (Data or Content Type)

Change indicators
plus sign An addition.
asterisk Addition/substraction/change to a code entry for a particular data element.
hash or pound sign Changes to names.
vertical bar Changes to text for descriptions, notes and functions.
minus sign A deletion.
letter X Marked for deletion.

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