E41 Composite Header Information

To provide for grouping the data elements by composite ID value for the electronic form of the X12 standards

Position: E41-01 · Element: 487 · Name: Maintenance Operation Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the type maintenance operation

Position: E41-02 · Element: 725 · Name: Data Element Reference Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: 1

Code identifying the location of the data element in the Data Element Dictionary

Position: E41-03 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

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

E4103 contains the composite title.

Position: E41-04 · 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

E4104 is the note ID number of the E40 segment which contains this composite's nonstandard comments. These comments are as they appear in the transaction set listings of the standards documentation.