E24 Data Element Sequence in a Segment or Composite

To provide the detail information related to the sequence of the data elements in a segment or composite for the electronic form of the X12 standards

Position: E24-01 · Element: 487 · Name: Maintenance Operation Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the type maintenance operation

Position: E24-02 · Element: 911 · Name: Position in Segment or Composite · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: 1

Relative position of the data element in the segment or composite definition; it is 1 for the data element immediately following the segment ID and is incremented by 1 for each succeeding element to the end of the segment or composite

Position: E24-03 · Element: 725 · Name: Data Element Reference Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

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

Position: E24-04 · Element: 904 · Name: Requirement Designator · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Requirement designator as specified in the standard or standards convention

If E2404 contains code "C", then the conditional relationship must be defined in the E22 segment.

Position: E24-05 · Element: 491 · Name: Data Element Usage Type · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

A code that indicates the type of data element

Position: E24-06 · Element: 490 · Name: Note Identification Number · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: 1

A number providing a reference to a segment or file which contains notes or comments related to X12 standards documentation

E2406 contains segment syntax notes and comments.

Position: E24-07 · Element: 609 · Name: Count · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 9 · Repeat: 1

Occurrence counter

07 conveys the repetition designator for either the simple or composite data element being referenced in the E2407 instance.

E2407 shall not be used when referencing a component data element.

The absense of data in E2407 shall be interpreted to equal a repetition designator of one (1).