An indicator of the order of the data element or DSS within the data collection or transmission.
Calculated from the Data Element Sequence number and Character length.
e.g
Metadata item Seq #1 - Start Position 1
Metadata item Seq #2 - Start Position X - Dependant on the preceding items character length.
i.e:
if Seq #1 item has a maximum length of 1 then X will start at 2.
if Seq #1 item has a maximum length of 4 then X will start at 5.
Conditional obligation and DSS specific information provided for Data Elements and Data Set Specifications within the Data Set Specification