The following lists the valid element types:
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AN - Alphanumeric
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B - Binary data
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Nn - A number with a specified number (n)
of decimal places. For example, N3 refers to a number with three decimal
places.
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R - an explicit decimal notation
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ID - A standardized code from the ANSI X12 documentation
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DT - Date. Most dates are 6 characters long but are being converted
to 8 character format to avoid the year-2000 problem.
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TM - Time. Time is usually represented with 4 characters.