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HL7v2 representation properties

  • Discard out-of-order segments: Select this option to exclude segments that do not follow the order defined by the structure.
  • Reorder out-of-order segments: Select this option to include segments that do not follow the order defined by the structure and reorder these segments to match the structure.
  • Field delimiter: Enter the character to use to separate fields in a segment.
  • Component delimiter: Enter the character to use to separate components in a field.
  • Subcomponent delimiter: Enter the character to use to separate subcomponents in a component.
  • Repetition delimiter: Enter the character to use to separate repeated fields in a segment.
  • Escape character: Enter the character used to escape special characters in values.
  • Character encoding: Specify the character encoding for the data to be processed. For more information, see Character encoding.
  • Trim whitespace on input?: Select this check box to automatically remove any leading or trailing whitespace from the input data for all elements. The non-leading or trailing whitespace is not affected.
  • Pad to minimum length on output?: Select this check box to pad the output to the minimum size with either spaces (character) or zeros (binary).

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