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IFT -

Interactive free text UN/CEFACT Revision 1998A Segment List

	Function:	To provide free form information.
	This segment also occurs in the following versions of this standard: D97A, D98A, D98B, D99A, D99B, D00A, D00B, D01A, D01B, D01C, D02A, D02B, D03A, D03B, D04A, D04B

Pos	Segment			M/C	Repeat	Repr.	Notes
010		E971	FREE TEXT QUALIFICATION	C	1
		4451	Text subject qualifier	M		an..3
		4473	Information type identification	C		an..4
		4405	Status, coded	C		an..3
		3036	Party name	C		an..35
		3453	Language, coded	C		an..3
020		4440	Free text	C	99	an..70

Pos	Position
M/C	Mandatory or Conditional
Repr.	Representation (Data or Content Type)

Segment IFT is used in the following messages:
AVLRSP	RESREQ	RESRSP

Change indicators
plus sign		An addition.
asterisk		Addition/substraction/change to a code entry for a particular data element.
hash or pound sign		Changes to names.
vertical bar		Changes to text for descriptions, notes and functions.
minus sign		A deletion.
letter X		Marked for deletion.

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