The repetition separator is used to delimit or separate repeating data elements. A repeating data element is a simple or composite element that repeats n times. Thus, a repetition separator now joins the other three types of separators or delimiters, as they are termed in X12.6: a segment terminator, a data element separator, a component element separator, and a repetition separator. All four of these delimiters are declared in the ISA segment, i.e., element separator = first character immediately following the segment ID ISA; segment terminator = character in byte position 106 starting with the ISA string; component element separator=ISAI15; repetition separator=ISAI65. The repeating data element is a new X12 construct effective with Version 004030 and therefore also requires an appropriate delimiter. Here is what X12.5 says about delimiters in Section 4.3: "The delimiters are assigned by the interchange sender. These characters are disjoint from those of the data elements; if a character is selected for the data element separator, the component element separator, the repetition separator or the segment terminator from those available for the data elements, that characters is no longer available during this interchange for use in a data element. The instance of this terminator <tr> must be different from the instance of the data element separator <gs>, the component element separator <jus> and the repetition separator <rs>. The data element separator, component element separator and repetition separator must not have the same character assignment." Rachel Foerster Principal Rachel Foerster & Associates, Ltd. Strategies for Electronic Commerce 39432 North Avenue Beach Park, IL 60099 Phone: 847-872-8070 Fax: 847-872-6860 http://www.rfa-edi.com >> This is valid in version 4030. ISA11 changed in that version to be another >> delimeter definition. Can anyone tell me where or how the repetition separator is used in a file? Thanks, Ang ======================================================================= To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/ ======================================================================= To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/
