Modify the NCPDP Telecom base transaction layout
- Click the Transactions tab.
- Click the transaction in which to place the new token in the Defined Transactions pane. Its tokens display in the Definition of the Selected Transaction pane.
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Click
Add/Paste New Tokens to
select the location to place the new token.
Note: Do not paste a new token directly before the RES, REQ, or TRN tokens.
- Click the Add tool in the Definition of the Selected Transaction pane.
- Click List and double-click the new token.
- Click OK. The new token is added to the definition.
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In the Definition of the Selected Transaction pane, select
Optional or Repeats. These make the new token
an optional or repeatable item in the transaction layout.
- To repeat, select the No Limit check box or specify the number of times in the field below the No Limit check box.
- Select the Set check box to create a set in the transaction layout. Set is similar to a repeat with optional fields. The main difference is that no additional repeats are generated, so iteration is not required. A Set is represented by an opening and closing pair of parentheses. A segment set indicates that any segment can display in any order and only displays at most once.
- Select File > Save.
- Select File > Exit to exit the IDE. You can also right-click the NCPDP Telecom tab and select Close to close the NCPDP Telecom Configurator and remain in the IDE.