6 - Abbreviations
6.1 - Types of fields
The following abbreviations describe types of fields/spaces
| Data type | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Letters (A-Z) |
| N | Numeric characters (0-9) |
| AN | Alphanumeric characters |
| S | UTF-8 string. Special characters that might affect data consistency will be filtered out or rejected. |
| DT | Datetime (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss) |
| DA | Date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
| D | Decimal |
| B | Boolean(true or false) |
| L | A list which can include Letters(A-Z) and Numeric characters (0-9) |
6.2 - Usage description
The following abbreviations are used to describe usage.
| Usage | Description |
|---|---|
| M | Mandatory |
| O | Optional |