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2.24.14 BTS - batch trailer segment

The BTS segment defines the end of a batch.

Figure 2-21. BTS attributes

SEQ

LEN

DT

OPT

RP/#

TBL#

ITEM #

ELEMENT NAME

1

10

ST

O



00093

Batch Message Count

2

80

ST

O



00090

Batch Comment

3

100

NM

O

Y


00095

Batch Totals

2.24.14.0 BTS field definitions

2.24.14.1 Batch message count (ST) 00093

Definition: This field contains the count of the individual messages contained within the batch.

2.24.14.2 Batch comment (ST) 00090

Definition: This field is a comment field that is not further defined in the HL7 protocol.

2.24.14.3 Batch totals (NM) 00095

Definition: . We encourage new users of this field to use the HL7 2.3 data type of NM and to define it as "repeating." This field contains the batch total. If more than a single batch total exists, this field may berepeated.

This field may be defined as a CM data type for backward compatibility with HL7 2.2 and 2.1 with each total being carried as a separate component. Each component in this case is an NM data type.

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