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MSH - message header segment (MSH)

Global Profile (Snapshot)
Seq#Data ElementDescriptionFlagsImplementCardinalityVocabularyData Type
MSH
100001Field Separator SHALL[1..1]
ST

String Data

200002Encoding Characters SHALL[1..1]
ST

String Data

300003Sending Application MAY[0..1]Application (CD)
HD

Hierarchic Designator

400004Sending Facility MAY[0..1]Facility (CD)
HD

Hierarchic Designator

500005Receiving Application MAY[0..1]Application (CD)
HD

Hierarchic Designator

600006Receiving Facility MAY[0..*]Facility (CD)
HD

Hierarchic Designator

700007Date/Time of Message SHALL[1..1]
DTM

Date/Time

800008Security
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1]
ST

String Data

900009Message Type SHALL[1..1]
MSG

Message Type

1000010Message Control ID
=

Truncation not allowed!

SHALL[1..1]
ST

String Data

1100011Processing ID SHALL[1..1]
PT

Processing Type

1200012Version ID SHALL[1..1]
VID

Version Identifier

1300013Sequence Number MAY[0..1]
NM

Numeric

1400014Continuation Pointer
=

Truncation not allowed!

MAY[0..1]
ST

String Data


1500015Accept Acknowledgment
C

Condition defined for this element

MAY[0..1]univ: AcknowledgmentConditions (CD) hl7VS-accept-applicationAcknowledgmentConditions (VS) accept-applicationAcknowledgmentConditions (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables


1600016Application Acknowledgment Type
C

Condition defined for this element

MAY[0..1]univ: AcknowledgmentConditions (CD) hl7VS-accept-applicationAcknowledgmentConditions (VS) accept-applicationAcknowledgmentConditions (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

1700017Country Code MAY[0..1]
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

1800692Character Set MAY[0..*]univ: AlternateCharacterSets (CD) hl7VS-alternateCharacterSets (VS) alternateCharacterSets (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

1900693Principal Language Of Message MAY[0..1]PrincipalLanguageOfMessage (CD)
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

2001317Alternate Character Set Handling Scheme MAY[0..1]univ: AlternateCharacterSetHandlingScheme (CD) hl7VS-alternateCharacterSetHandlingScheme (VS) alternateCharacterSetHandlingScheme (CS)
ID

Coded Value for HL7 Defined Tables

2101598Message Profile Identifier MAY[0..*]
2201823Sending Responsible Organization MAY[0..1]
XON

Extended Composite Name and Identification Number for Organizations

2301824Receiving Responsible Organization MAY[0..1]
XON

Extended Composite Name and Identification Number for Organizations

2401825Sending Network Address MAY[0..1]
HD

Hierarchic Designator

2501826Receiving Network Address MAY[0..1]
HD

Hierarchic Designator


2602429Security Classification Tag
C

Condition defined for this element

MAY[0..1]
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

2702430Security Handling Instructions MAY[0..*]
CWE

Coded with Exceptions

2802431Special Access Restriction Instructions  MAY[0..*]
ST

String Data