Details Panel
The full schema for whatever field you have selected
Select a field anywhere and its complete schema appears here.
PID-8 in the Details pane: the Overview tab with data-type, optionality, and length badges.
The Details pane is the right-hand column. Whenever you select a field (in the editor, the Segment Grid, or the Tree Navigator), this pane shows its definition: the data type, optionality, length, table binding, item number, and section reference, along with an editable box for the value itself.
Tabs
| Tab | Contents |
|---|---|
| Overview | The field definition, its data type, optionality, and length, plus a value box you can edit. |
| Components | The child components of a composite data type, one row per component with links that move the selection to each child. Labeled Subcomponents when the selected element is itself a component. Shown only for composite types with defined children. |
| Table | The bound HL7 table or value set with its coded values, shown for coded fields. |
| Data Element | The HL7 data element behind the field: its item number (the identifier that stays stable across HL7 versions), plus its definition, data type, length, table binding, and the segments that use it. |
Reading the Badges
Colored badges label each identity at a glance. In the schema tabs the hues match the spec browser: data types are purple and tables amber; the data element's item number appears as a neutral monospace badge here, turning teal on the Data Element tab and in hover previews. In the pane's header rows the data-type badge instead signals structure, green for primitives and blue for composites. Optionality and length appear as their own badges so you can read the constraints without reading the prose.
Moving Between Fields
Previous / next field
Step through the fields of a segment without leaving the pane; the selection follows in every other pane.
Edit the value
Change the value in the Overview tab and the editor and grid update to match.
Jump to the spec
Follow the links into the specification browser for the full data-type and table definitions.