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Defines a discrete set of permitted values for an item, or provides a reference to a codelist or dictionary maintained by an external organization via the Coding element, or a combination of both. Examples provided under Coding.

Element NameCodeList
Parent
Element(s)
ElementsMetaDataVersion
Element XPath(s)/ODM/Study/MetaDataVersion/CodeList
Element Textual ValueNone
UsageOptional
AttributesOID, Name, DataType, CommentOID, StandardOID, IsNonStandard
Child Elements(Description?,
((CodeListItem+ | EnumeratedItem+)?, ExternalCodeList?), 
CodeListItem*, Coding*,
 
Alias*)

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Defines a discrete set of permitted values for an item. The definition can be an explicit list of values (CodeListItem+ | EnumeratedItem+) or a reference to an externally defined codelist (ExternalCodeList).

The DataType restricts the values that can appear in the CodeList whether internal or external.

The SASFormatName must be a legal SAS format.

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