Record—identifier, NN[8]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Record number |
Synonymous names:![]() | sequ; record_number; Event Identifier |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 493966 |
Registration status:![]() | WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 |
Definition:![]() | An identifying number generated in sequence and assigned to each record in a data collection. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Record—identifier |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 323306 |
Registration status:![]() | Community Services (retired), Standard 27/03/2007 WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 Disability, Superseded 15/12/2017 Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 |
Definition:![]() | An identifier for a record. |
Object class:![]() | Record |
Property:![]() | Identifier |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Identifier NN[8] |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 507553 |
Registration status:![]() | WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 |
Definition:![]() | A number that represents the placement of a record within a group of records. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class:![]() | Identifier | |
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Data type:![]() | Number | |
Format:![]() | NN[8] | |
Maximum character length:![]() | 9 |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | WA Health |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments:![]() | A record number that is automatically generated and assigned to each data record. It enables records to be identified uniquely within a group. |
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Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | WA Abortion Notification System WA Health, Standard 04/03/2014 Implementation start date: 01/01/2002 Implementation end date: 31/07/2014 DSS specific information: WA ANS name: Record_number. For the WA ANS, the number is manually created in sequence at the Department of Health. The number is unique for each calendar year and is assigned to each Form in the order of receipt. The sequence number is reset to 1 for the first abortion notification form received where the abortion was performed in the new year. |