Add Child Elements to a Fixed-Length Schema

When editing a fixed-length schema, an additional option is provided for adding multiple child elements to a segment, each of a specified fixed length.

  1. Hover over the fixed-length schema and click Edit Edit icon.
  2. Hover over the row of a segment and click Actions Actions icon.
  3. Select Add child elements.

    The menu shows options for Delete, Add child elements, New child element, New segment, and New loop.

  4. Enter a comma-separated list of element lengths. For example:

    The elements lengths are 35, 4, 14, 35, 4, 14, 6, 35, 8, 4, 3, 3, and 3.

    This action adds alphanumeric child elements beneath the selected segment. The Element type column shows the length you entered for each child element.


    The details page shows a table with columns for Segment/Element, Position, Name, Requirement, User, and Element type. The Generate drop-down list and Edit info button appear at the top right.