HYN Hierarchy information

A segment to identify hierarchical connections from a given item to a higher or lower levelled item or to identify dependencies among the content of hierarchically related groups of data.

Position: 010 · Element: 7173 · Name: Hierarchy object qualifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

To qualify the object of the given hierarchy (e.g. product hierarchy, company hierarchy..).

Position: 020 · Element: 7171 · Name: Hierarchical level, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

To identify the relationship between the hierarchical object and the identified object.

Position: 030 · Element: 1229 · Name: Action request/notification, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the action to be taken or already taken.

040 C212 Item number identification Composite (composite) Conditional 7140

Position: 010 · Element: 7140 · Name: Item number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: -

A number allocated to a group or item.

Position: 020 · Element: 7143 · Name: Item number type, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Identification of the type of item number.

User or association defined code. May be used in combination with 1131/3055.

Position: 030 · Element: 1131 · Name: Code list qualifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Identification of a code list.

Position: 040 · Element: 3055 · Name: Code list responsible agency, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the agency responsible for a code list.

Position: 050 · Element: 7166 · Name: Hierarchical parent id. · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 12 · Repeat: -

Identification number of the next higher level in a hierarchical structure.