Composite Reference Properties

Type

A label that identifies the type of definition.

No

Modifier

Indicates whether the composite reference is used in your customized EDI structure. For new composite references, you can leave this field empty. If you are modifying an existing composite reference because you want to indicate that it is not used in your customized EDI structure, set Modifier to Not Used instead of removing it from the EDI structure.

Valid values for this property are Deleted, Dependent, Must be used, Not recommended, Not used, Recommended.

Yes

Requirement

Whether the composite reference is Conditional, Dependent, Mandatory, or Optional.

Note: If a Modifier is specified, it overrides the Requirement at runtime.

Yes

Repeat Count

The number of times the reference can occur within the segment, composite, or other definition.

Yes

Ordinal

Not available if the composite reference you are editing is part of a composite (and not a segment).

Yes

Rename XML Node

If present, this value is used instead of the composite reference name to form the XML node name. The original name is retained as an attribute in the XML tag.

Not available if the composite reference you are editing is part of a composite (and not a segment).

Yes