MIT Message Identification

To identify the beginning of a specific message and to allow the identification of a subject for the message.

Position: MIT-01 · Element: 127 · Name: Reference Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 30 · Repeat: -

Reference number or identification number as defined for a particular Transaction Set, or as specified by the Reference Number Qualifier.

MIT01 contains the message number.

Position: MIT-02 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content.

MIT02 contains the message subject.

Position: MIT-03 · Element: 931 · Name: Page Width · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Definition of the maximum number of characters per line that can be expected in the message text.

MIT03 default is 80 characters.

Position: MIT-04 · Element: 932 · Name: Page Length Lines · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Definition of the maximum number of lines per page that can be expected in the message text.

MIT04 default is 66 lines.