it's required. longer answer: in a composite element, it serves as the delimiter. for an example, look at at the composite UOM fields in 4010 and above (for example, in the CTP within the PO1 loop.)
real world: ISA is fixed length, and (by rule) the separator character can't be a blank space. ya gotta fill it in. and it can't be the same as the delimiter, because you'd drive most translators nuts. hope that helps. Brian Lehrhoff, EA ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Messaging Consultant 201-913-4506 Upgrade your Quickbooks for 20% off at http://ea.brianlehrhoff.com Circular 230 Notice is located at http://ea.brianlehrhoff.com/230notice.html ----- Original Message ---- From: Steven Santillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:20:18 PM Subject: [EDI-L] sub element separator Can someone give me a short answer on "what is the purpose of the sub-element separator" and how it would apply in a real world EDI situation? thank you __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
