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HIPAA Message Properties

For HIPAA messages, the Library editor displays the Transaction Set, Loop, Segment, Data Element, and Composite properties.

The following table describes the Transaction Set properties:

Property	Description
Library type	HIPAA. Global settings.
Library version	Library version number. Global settings.
ID	Message identifier. Global settings.
Standard name	Message name. Global settings.
Internal ID	An internal message identifier. Global settings.
Functional group ID	The group to which the message belongs. Global settings.

The following table describes the Loop properties:

Property	Description
ID	Loop identifier. Global settings.
Repetitions	Number of times that the loop is repeated, for example, 1 or 2. For an unlimited number, enter >1. Positional settings.

The following table describes the Segment properties:

Property	Description
ID	Segment identifier. Global settings.
Standard name	Segment name. Global settings.
Child dependencies	Defines relational conditions between data elements within the segment. Global settings.
Segment qualifier	Index of the data element that qualifies the segment. Global settings.
Usage	Required, optional, conditional, or not used. Positional settings.
Repetitions	Number of times that the segment is repeated, for example, 1 or 2. For an unlimited number, enter >1. Positional settings.
Industry name	Industry-standard descriptive name of the segment. Positional settings.

The following table describes the Composite properties:

Property	Description
ID	Composite identifier.
Standard name	Composite name.
Usage	Required, optional, conditional, or not used. Positional settings.

The following table describes the Data Element properties:

Property	Description
ID	Data element identifier. Global settings.
Standard name	Data element name. Global settings.
Type	Data element type.
Min length	Minimum length of the data. Global settings.
Max length	Maximum length of the data. Global settings.
Enumerations	A list of permitted data values. Global settings.
Usage	Required, optional, conditional, or not used. Positional settings.
Enum subset	Subset of the enumerated values that is valid in this instance of the data element. Positional settings.