Delimiter |
Suggested Value |
Encoding Character Position |
Usage |
Field Terminator |
<CR> |
Terminates a segment record. | |
Field Separator |
| |
(0) |
Separates two adjacent data fields within a segment. |
Component Separator |
^ |
1 |
Separates adjacent components of data fields where allowed. |
Repetition Separator |
~ |
2 |
Separates multiple occurrences of a field where allowed. |
Escape Character |
\ |
3 |
Escape character for TX and FT fields. |
Sub-Component Separator |
& |
4 |
Separates adjacent subcomponents of data fields. |