FHS - File header segment (HL7 v2.3.1)
Versions: v2.3 v2.3.1 v2.4 v2.5.1 v2.6 v2.7.1
The FHS segment (File header segment) has 12 fields in HL7 v2.3.1. Fields are addressed as
FHS-n; composite fields break into components FHS-n.m. Paste a message into the
parser to see every field annotated with this table.
| # | Name | Type | Len | Opt | Repeats | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File Field Separator | ST | 1 | Required | No | |
| 2 | File Encoding Characters | ST | 4 | Required | No | |
| 3 | File Sending Application | ST | 15 | Optional | No | |
| 4 | File Sending Facility | ST | 20 | Optional | No | |
| 5 | File Receiving Application | ST | 15 | Optional | No | |
| 6 | File Receiving Facility | ST | 20 | Optional | No | |
| 7 | File Creation Date/Time | TS | 26 | Optional | No | |
| 8 | File Security | ST | 40 | Optional | No | |
| 9 | File Name/ID | ST | 20 | Optional | No | |
| 10 | File Header Comment | ST | 80 | Optional | No | |
| 11 | File Control ID | ST | 20 | Optional | No | |
| 12 | Reference File Control ID | ST | 20 | Optional | No |