Missing Segments

[Sandi Meyers]

I have an iterate that allows for repeating OBX segments and an IF that suppresses OBX segments if field 5 is null.  But I need to allow for possible repeating NTE segments also.  I can get the NTE segment (haven’t tried a repeating one yet)  but when the NTE segment comes any OBX segments that should follow do not.

I have a group that contains OBR’s that I iterate on, and then within that group is a group that contains the OBX and NTE segments I need to repeat.

Any ideas.

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[Tom Rioux]

What does your iterate for your OBX/NTE group look like?  It sounds like you don’t have your iterate variables set up correctly.  If you have group like the following:

{

  OBR

  {

    OBX

    [{NTE}]

   }

}

Your OBR should be something like:  1(0).1(%g1).0(0).OBR

Your OBX should be something like:  1(0).1(%g1).1(%g2).OBX

Hope this helps…

Tom Rioux

Baylor Health Care Systems

[Sandi Meyers]

The group looks like this.

{

 OBR

 {

   {OBX}

   [{NTE}]

  }

}

I am going to check my groupings.  I may be off a place.  

Thanks you have been a great help  I will let you know.

[Sandi Meyers]

From what I can see I have the groupings correct.  I get the repeating OBX segments.  And I get the NTE but if there are any OBX after an NTE mit doesn’t show up.  Everything stops after the NTE.  ??

[Tom Rioux]

You mentioned that your grouping looks like this:

OBR

{             <-- These curly braces should control the OBX.   {OBX}   <-- So these curly braces around this OBX aren't need   [{NTE}]  }            <-- These curly braces should control the OBX. } Try removing the curly braces from around the OBX and see if it works for you. Hope this helps…. Tom Rioux

[Sandi Meyers]

Great, I did it and that worked.  I also had to move the iterate for the NTE segment onto the second group iterate.  So far everything looks good.  I am ging to test with mutiple NTE segments to confirm.

Thanks so much for all your help

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