New Zealand Gazette – 2001 – No. 44

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✨ Data Format Specifications



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3.3 Data Formats

3.3.1 Dates

  1. Specified in this data spec as DATE.
  2. All dates must be formatted DDMMCCYY eg, 31031943.

3.3.2 Integers

  1. Specified in this data specification as INT.
  2. These are integer numbers.
  3. There should be no decimal points or commas included.
  4. All values should be expressed as positives.

3.3.3 Numbers

  1. Specified in this data specification as NO.
  2. These are numbers including decimal places.
  3. The number of decimal places will be indicated where a Number field is specified.
  4. There should be no decimal points or commas included.
  5. Values submitted need to be left padded so values are submitted with the correct number of decimals.
  6. All values should be expressed as positives.

3.3.4 Currency Values

  1. Specified in this data specification as $.
  2. All currency values should be expressed as cents unless otherwise stated.
  3. There should be no decimal points or commas included.
  4. All values should be inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST) unless otherwise stated.

3.3.5 Character Values

  1. Specified in this data specification as CHAR.
  2. Character fields should be surrounded be text quotes “Example”.
  3. Character fields must not contain any commas.


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 Pharmaceutical Claims Processing Guide (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
27 April 2001
Pharmaceutical Claims, Health Benefits Limited, File Formats, Data Processing, Date Formats, Integer Values, Number Values, Currency Values, Character Values