HL7 PPN Performing Person Time Stamp
HL7 datatype components PPN components from HL7 v2.5.1 Hide components
These are the generated components for the version selected at the top of the page. The article stays practical, and this panel follows the chosen HL7 version.
Components
| Pos | Component | Name | Type | Table | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PPN.1 | ID Number | ST | ID Number; Type ST. | |
| 2 | PPN.2 | Family Name | FN | Family Name; Type FN. | |
| 3 | PPN.3 | Given Name | ST | Given Name; Type ST. | |
| 4 | PPN.4 | Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof | ST | Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof; Type ST. | |
| 5 | PPN.5 | Suffix (e.g., JR or III) | ST | Suffix (e.g., JR or III); Type ST. | |
| 6 | PPN.6 | Prefix (e.g., DR) | ST | Prefix (e.g., DR); Type ST. | |
| 7 | PPN.7 | Degree (e.g., MD) | IS | 0360 | Degree (e.g., MD); Type IS; HL7 table 0360. |
| 8 | PPN.8 | Source Table | IS | 0297 | Source Table; Type IS; HL7 table 0297. |
| 9 | PPN.9 | Assigning Authority | HD | 0363 | Assigning Authority; Type HD; HL7 table 0363. |
| 10 | PPN.10 | Name Type Code | ID | 0200 | Name Type Code; Type ID; HL7 table 0200. |
| 11 | PPN.11 | Identifier Check Digit | ST | Identifier Check Digit; Type ST. | |
| 12 | PPN.12 | Check Digit Scheme | ID | 0061 | Check Digit Scheme; Type ID; HL7 table 0061. |
| 13 | PPN.13 | Identifier Type Code | ID | 0203 | Identifier Type Code; Type ID; HL7 table 0203. |
| 14 | PPN.14 | Assigning Facility | HD | Assigning Facility; Type HD. | |
| 15 | PPN.15 | Date/Time Action Performed | TS | Date/Time Action Performed; Type TS. | |
| 16 | PPN.16 | Name Representation Code | ID | 0465 | Name Representation Code; Type ID; HL7 table 0465. |
| 17 | PPN.17 | Name Context | CE | 0448 | Name Context; Type CE; HL7 table 0448. |
| 18 | PPN.18 | Name Validity Range | DR | Name Validity Range; Type DR. | |
| 19 | PPN.19 | Name Assembly Order | ID | 0444 | Name Assembly Order; Type ID; HL7 table 0444. |
| 20 | PPN.20 | Effective Date | TS | Effective Date; Type TS. | |
| 21 | PPN.21 | Expiration Date | TS | Expiration Date; Type TS. | |
| 22 | PPN.22 | Professional Suffix | ST | Professional Suffix; Type ST. | |
| 23 | PPN.23 | Assigning Jurisdiction | CWE | Assigning Jurisdiction; Type CWE. | |
| 24 | PPN.24 | Assigning Agency or Department | CWE | Assigning Agency or Department; Type CWE. |
PPN is an XCN-style person identifier and name with an added timestamp. It is used when the person and the time of that person's action need to stay together.
In this guide, PPN appears in TXA.22. That used-by list is a good reality check: the datatype is only half the story, and the field that uses it tells you the workflow.
The component panel above is expanded by default because most datatype pages are used as quick lookup pages. Start there for the exact HL7 v2.5.1 shape, then use the notes below for the practical gotchas.
PPN-1 to PPN-24: Component Quick Read
The generated component panel above is the formal quick lookup. The short version is below so you can scan the shape without counting carets by eye.
The table-backed components here are PPN-7, PPN-8, PPN-9, PPN-10, PPN-12, PPN-13, PPN-16, PPN-17, PPN-19. Keep those values to the table or value set your implementation guide names, especially when the field is crossing organization boundaries.
- PPN-1 ID Number - ID Number. Type ST.
- PPN-2 Family Name - Family Name. Type FN.
- PPN-3 Given Name - Given Name. Type ST.
- PPN-4 Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof - Second and Further Given Names or Initials Thereof. Type ST.
- PPN-5 Suffix (e.g., JR or III) - Suffix (e.g., JR or III). Type ST.
- PPN-6 Prefix (e.g., DR) - Prefix (e.g., DR). Type ST.
- PPN-7 Degree (e.g., MD) - Degree (e.g., MD). Type IS. Table 0360.
- PPN-8 Source Table - Source Table. Type IS. Table 0297.
- PPN-9 Assigning Authority - Assigning Authority. Type HD. Table 0363.
- PPN-10 Name Type Code - Name Type Code. Type ID. Table 0200.
- PPN-11 Identifier Check Digit - Identifier Check Digit. Type ST.
- PPN-12 Check Digit Scheme - Check Digit Scheme. Type ID. Table 0061.
- PPN-13 Identifier Type Code - Identifier Type Code. Type ID. Table 0203.
- PPN-14 Assigning Facility - Assigning Facility. Type HD.
- PPN-15 Date/Time Action Performed - Date/Time Action Performed. Type TS.
- PPN-16 Name Representation Code - Name Representation Code. Type ID. Table 0465.
- PPN-17 Name Context - Name Context. Type CE. Table 0448.
- PPN-18 Name Validity Range - Name Validity Range. Type DR.
- PPN-19 Name Assembly Order - Name Assembly Order. Type ID. Table 0444.
- PPN-20 Effective Date - Effective Date. Type TS.
- PPN-21 Expiration Date - Expiration Date. Type TS.
- PPN-22 Professional Suffix - Professional Suffix. Type ST.
- PPN-23 Assigning Jurisdiction - Assigning Jurisdiction. Type CWE.
- PPN-24 Assigning Agency or Department - Assigning Agency or Department. Type CWE.
Practical Notes
Date and time precision matters. If you only know the date, send the date. If you know the time and timezone, agree how that timezone should be represented. In Integration Soup, date helpers such as GetHL7Date and GetDateFromHL7Date are useful because they keep date formatting and parsing explicit instead of hand-built string slicing.
In HL7 Soup Web, click a field that uses PPN and the interpretation view will show which component you are sitting in and where that value lives in the raw message. That is especially handy with compact datatypes because one missing caret can move every value after it.
Official and Reference Notes
For formal reference, compare the generated HL7 v2.5.1 panel above with the HL7 v2.5.1 datatype list and the HL7 Terminology data type code system. Local implementation guides can narrow allowed values, tables, and component usage.