Record—identifier, NN[8]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Record number |
Synonymous names: | sequ; record_number; Event Identifier |
METEOR identifier: | 493966 |
Registration status: | WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 |
Definition: | An identifying number generated in sequence and assigned to each record in a data collection. |
Data Element Concept: | Record—identifier |
Value Domain: | Identifier NN[8] |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Identifier | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | NN[8] | |
Maximum character length: | 9 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | WA Health |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments: | A record number that is automatically generated and assigned to each data record. It enables records to be identified uniquely within a group. |
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Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | WA Abortion Notification System WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 Implementation start date: 01/01/2002 Implementation end date: 31/07/2014 DSS specific information: WA ANS name: Record_number. For the WA ANS, the number is manually created in sequence at the Department of Health. The number is unique for each calendar year and is assigned to each Form in the order of receipt. The sequence number is reset to 1 for the first abortion notification form received where the abortion was performed in the new year. |
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