PEDS - XX

Product Description Length
This common code is used to ensure that text is not truncated by subsystems when product description text is referenced. Use of this common code will place a fixed length on the descriptive text entered on the PRODUCT INFORMATION - DESCRIPTION Screen. For example, if the purchase order form only accommodates 30 characters where the product description is printed, the Code Value is "PO" and the Associated Numeric Value (1) is "30."
Code Category: PEDS
Code Value: xx (where xx is a two-character code Type of descriptive text (e.g., "CT" for Count File, "PO" for Purchase Orders).
Short Description: May be used to describe the common code.
Medium Description: May be used to describe the common code.
Long Description: May be used to describe the common code.
Associated Numeric Values
1: Contains maximum number of characters allowed in the Product Description.
2-5: Reserved for future use.
Associated Codes, Associated Descriptions
1-5: Reserved for future use.