Data Element & Code Sets Directory
Original character set encoding, coded
 
Identification of the character set in which the secured EDIFACT structure was encoded when security mechanisms were applied.
       
   
S
Old Code
 
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1
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ASCII 7 bit
ASCII 7 bit code.
S4
   
+
2
=
ASCII 8 bit
ASCII 8 bit code.
S4
   
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3
=
Code page 850 (IBM PC Multinational)
Encoding schema for the repertoire as defined by the code page.
S4
   
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4
=
Code page 500 (EBCDIC Multinational No. 5)
Encoding schema for the repertoire as defined by the code page.
S4
   
 
5
=
UCS-2
Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) two-octet per character encoding schema as defined in ISO/IEC 10646.
     
 
6
=
UCS-4
Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) four-octet per character encoding schema as defined in ISO/IEC 10646.
     
 
7
=
UTF-8
UCS Transformation Format 8 (UTF-8) multi-octet (of length one to six octets) per character encoding schema as defined in ISO/IEC 10646, Annex R.
     
 
8
=
UTF-16
UCS Transformation Format 16 (UTF-16) two-octet per character encoding schema as defined in ISO/IEC 10646, Annex Q.
     
 
ZZZ
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Mutually agreed
Mutually agreed between trading partners.
     
 
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