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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, by Mike
Rawlins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>semantic clarity or processing efficiency to be gained by putting the
>detail as a child of the header. FYI - X12.59, which specifies the
>several aspects of the semantics of X12 EDI transaction sets, has the
>detail as a child of the header. I conceptually understand the
>rationale, but must confess I find little practical application.
So long as there is only one header per document it makes no difference.
If there were multiple header/detail sets per document then you would
want to use the hierarchy to associate detail with the relevant header.
Regards
Chris
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