HPRIM data types
Data type | Description |
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CM : composite |
A field that is a combination of other meaningful data fields. |
CE : coded element |
This data type transmits codes and the text that is associated with the code. |
ID : coded value for HPRIM defined
tables |
The value of such a field follows the formatting rules for an ST field except that it is drawn from a table of legal values. There is an HPRIM table number associated with ID data types. Examples of ID fields include religion and sex. |
NM : numeric |
A number represented as a series of ASCII numeric characters consisting of an optional leading sign ( + or -), the digits, and an optional decimal point. In the absence of a sign, the number is assumed to be positive. If there is no decimal point, then the number is assumed to be an integer. |
TX : text data |
String data meant for user display on a terminal or printer. |
CQ : composite quantity with units |
Components: <quantity (NM)>
^ <units (CE)> In future versions, CQ fields should be avoided because the same data can usually be sent as two separate fields, one with the value and one with the units as a CE data type. |
ST : string data |
String data is left-justified with trailing blanks optional. Any displayable (printable) ACSII characters (hexadecimal values between 20 and 7E, inclusive, or ASCII decimal values between 32 and 126), except the defined delimiter characters. |
AD : address |
Components: <street address (ST)> ^ < other designation (ST)> ^ <city (ST)> ^ <state or province (ST)> ^ <zip or postal code (ST)> ^ <country (ID)> ^ <address type (ID)> ^ <other geographic designation (ST)> |
TS : time stamp |
Format:
YYYY[MM[DD[HHMM[SS[.S[S[S[S]]]]]]]][+/-ZZZZ]^<degree of
precision> Contains the exact time of an event, including the date and time. The date portion of a time stamp follows the rules of a date field and the time portion follows the rules of a time field. |
TN : telephone number |
For use in the United States and
conforming countries, the telephone number is always in the form
Format: [NN] [(999)]999-9999[X99999][B99999][C any text] For use in other countries, the optional first two digits are the country code. |
PN : person name |
Components: <family name
(ST)> ^ <given name (ST)> ^ <middle initial or name
(ST)> ^ <suffix (for example, JR or III) (ST)> ^ <prefix
(for example, DR) (ST)> ^ <degree (for example, MD) (ST)>
This data type includes multiple free text components. Each component is specified to be an HPRIM ST data type. The maximum length of a PN field is 48 characters including component separators. The sending system may send upper- and lowercase or all uppercase. The receiving system may convert to all uppercase if required. |