18.3.26 VID - version identifier (2A.3.83)

HL7 Component Table - VID - Version Identifier

Core Framework									Base Standard Profile
Seq#	Description	Interpretation	Flags	Cardinality	Length	C.LEN	Vocabulary	Data Type	Implement	Cardinality	Vocabulary
VID
1	Version ID			[1..1]			versionId (CD VS)	ID	SHALL		(CS)
2	Internationalization Code			[0..1]			iso3166-1 (CD VS)	CWE			(CS)
3	International Version ID			[0..1]				CWE

18.3.26.1 Version ID (ID) (2A.3.83.0)

Definition: Used to identify the HL7 version. Refer to HL7 Table 0104 - Version ID in Chapter 2C for valid values.

18.3.26.2 Internationalization Code (CWE) (2A.3.83.1)

Definition: Used to identify the international affiliate country code. The values to be used are those of ISO 3166 -1:1977. The ISO 3166 table has three separate forms of the country code: HL7 specifies that the 3-character (alphabetic) form be used for the country code.

Refer to HL7 Table 0399 - Country Code in Chapter 2C for the 3-character codes as defined by ISO 3166 table.

18.3.26.3 International Version ID (CWE) (2A.3.83.2)

Definition: This field component identifies international affiliate’s version; it is especially important when the international affiliate has more than a single local version associated with a single US version.