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MSG -

Message type identification
UN/CEFACT Revision 1997A Segment List

Function:To identify a message type and to give its class and maintenance operation.
This segment also occurs in the following versions of this standard:
D95B, D96A, D96B, D97A, D97B, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B

Pos Segment M/C Repeat Repr. Notes
010 C709 MESSAGE IDENTIFIER M 1
1475 Message type identifier M an..6
1056 Version M an..9
1058 Release M an..9
1476 Control agency M an..2
1523 Association assigned identification C an..6
1060 Revision number C an..6
1373 Document/message status, coded C an..3
020 1507 Class designator, coded C 1 an..3
030 4513 Maintenance operation, coded C 1 an..3

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

Segment MSG is used in the following messages:
DIRDEF

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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