A delimiter is a character that identifies the beginning or the end of a character string. The delimiting character is not part of the character string. The program interpreting the character string knows what the delimiters are. In the EDI language a delimiter is also known as a Data Element Separator. The Delimiter/Terminator tab is used to override the default X12, UN/EDIFACT, and/or HL7-unique delimiters.
You can view and select values for each of these fields from the full list of ASCII codes by right-clicking in the appropriate field. The Decimal Indicator menu provides a choice of a comma or period to represent a decimal point. From the Packed Decimal Character drop-down list, select the character that will indicate that a signed packed decimal is positive. The legal values include B, C, and D. (When you specify that a field is a “Packed Decimal” field type on the New Field or Field Properties screen of ECMap, you enter information that tells the program whether or not the field is signed, as well as the number of non-decimal and decimal numbers the field contains.) When the program encounters a “Packed Decimal” field that is signed, it looks at the value selected from this drop-down list to determine whether the number in the field is positive.
