PID Product/Item Description

To describe a product in coded or free-form format

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
PID-01
Item Description Type
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code indicating the format of a description.
PID-02
Product Characteristic Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
3
-
Code specifying the product characteristic being described.
PID-03
Item Description Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code identifying agency responsible for the code used.
PID-04
Product Description Code
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
7
-
A code from an industry code list which provides specific data about a product characteristic. Also see: Item Description Qualifier (348).
PID-05
Description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.
PID-06
Surface/Layer Indicator
Identifier (ID)
Optional
2
2
-
Code indicating the product surface or layer that is being described.

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