OSI/MHS Gateway Programmatic Interface (GPI) Reference Manual

Object Classes and Attribute Types
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EDI-C-SYNTAX-ID
EDI-T-RESERVED
Reserved for future use.
EDI-T-SEGMENT-TERMINATOR
Indicates the character used to terminate a data segment (a segment consists of a
uniform number of data elements).
EDI-C-SYNTAX-ID
This class of object indicates the syntax used in an EDI interchange.
Table 3-146
describes the attribute types for this class and the syntax, length, and
number of values for each type.
Some attribute types have additional value characteristics, as shown in Table 3-147
.
Meanings of Attributes
EDI-T-SYNTAX-ID-STRING
Contains an identifier that specifies the syntax used.
EDI-T-SYNTAX-VERSION
Identifies the version of the syntax used.
Table 3-146. EDI-C-SYNTAX-ID Attributes—General Characteristics
Attribute Type Value Syntax
Value
Length
Number of
Values
EDI-T-SYNTAX-ID-STRING OM-S-TELETEX-STRING 1-8 1
EDI-T-SYNTAX-VERSION OM-S-PRINTABLE-STRING 1-5 1
OM-T-CLASS OM-S-OBJECT-ID-STRING 7 1
Table 3-147. EDI-C-SYNTAX-ID Attributes—Additional Characteristics
Attribute Type Value Characteristics
EDI-T-SYNTAX-ID-STRING Max. Value Length: EDI-VL-SYNTAX-ID-STRING
EDI-T-SYNTAX-VERSION Max. Value Length: EDI-VL-SYNTAX-VERSION
OM-T-CLASS Max. Value Length: ZGPI-EDI-CLASS-OBJ-ID-LEN