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              | A group of segments for giving the details of a party. | 
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              A segment to identify hierarchical connections from a given item to a higher or lower levelled item or to identify dependencies among the content of hierarchically related groups of data. | 
             
           
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              Hierarchy object code qualifier | 
             
           
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              Hierarchical structure relationship code | 
             
           
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              This data element is used to indicate whether the identifier (DE 7140)  specified in this segment is a parent or child party of the current party. | 
             
           
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              Action request/notification description code | 
             
           
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              ITEM NUMBER IDENTIFICATION | 
             
           
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              Item type identification code | 
             
           
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              Code list identification code | 
             
           
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              Code list responsible agency code | 
             
           
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              Hierarchical structure parent identifier | 
             
           
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              This segment is used to provide hierarchical connections from the current party to a higher or lower level party.
  Example: HYN+PA+1++5410013111009:GLN::9' This example indicates that the GLN 5410013111009 is a parent in the party hierarchy to the GLN 5412345123453 identified in the NAD segment. | 
             
           
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