CTX Context

Describes an event context in terms of the application or implementation contexts in force at the time the event occurred and the position in the EDI stream at which that context was activated

Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

CTX-01 C998 Context Identification Composite (composite) Mandatory 10

01 · 9999 · Context Name · String (AN) · Mandatory · 1 · 35 · -

Holds the name or 'tag' of a context

02 · 9998 · Context Reference · String (AN) · Optional · 1 · 35 · -

Holds a reference to or for a context

CTX-02 · 721 · Segment ID Code · Identifier (ID) · Optional · 2 · 3 · 1

Code defining the segment ID of the data segment in error (See Appendix A - Number 77)

CTX-03 · 719 · Segment Position in Transaction Set · Numeric (N0) · Optional · 1 · 10 · 1

The numerical count position of this data segment from the start of the transaction set: the transaction set header is count position 1

CTX-04 · 447 · Loop Identifier Code · String (AN) · Optional · 1 · 4 · 1

The loop ID number given on the transaction set diagram is the value for this data element in segments LS and LE

CTX-05 C030 Position in Segment Composite (composite) Optional 1

01 · 722 · Element Position in Segment · Numeric (N0) · Mandatory · 1 · 2 · -

This is used to indicate the relative position of a simple data element, or the relative position of a composite data structure with the relative position of the component within the composite data structure, in error; in the data segment the count starts with 1 for the simple data element or composite data structure immediately following the segment ID

02 · 1528 · Component Data Element Position in Composite · Numeric (N0) · Optional · 1 · 2 · -

To identify the component data element position within the composite that is in error

03 · 1686 · Repeating Data Element Position · Numeric (N0) · Optional · 1 · 4 · -

To identify the specific repetition of a data element that is in error

CTX-06 C999 Reference in Segment Composite (composite) Optional 1

01 · 725 · Data Element Reference Number · Numeric (N0) · Mandatory · 1 · 4 · -

Reference number used to locate the data element in the Data Element Dictionary

This element holds the reference number of the simple or composite element at segment level.

02 · 725 · Data Element Reference Number · Numeric (N0) · Optional · 1 · 4 · -

Reference number used to locate the data element in the Data Element Dictionary

This element holds the reference number of the simple element within a composite.