terminator / error
EL2005
terminator.x12-separator
Applies to: x12
What it catches and why it matters
Declared separators collide with each other or are alphanumeric.
Failing example
These synthetic fragments illustrate the defect; they are not complete interchange files. Backslash escapes name bytes such as \r (CR) and \n (LF).
ISA declares * as both the element separator and the component separator.
How to fix it
Regenerate the interchange with distinct, non-alphanumeric separators and ensure the body uses those declarations. Editing only ISA can change how existing data is parsed.
False positives and limits
A malformed or incorrectly padded ISA can shift separator positions and cause this secondary finding. Correct the ISA structure first.
Acknowledgments and suppression
Related acknowledgment codes (apply only to the described defect): TA1 code 026 (TA105): invalid data element separator TA1 code 027 (TA105): invalid component element separator TA1 code 032 (TA105): invalid repetition separator TA1 code 004 (TA105): the segment terminator is invalid Suppress the rule with --disable EL2005, or list it under "disable" in .edilint.yml. To accept the occurrences a file already has without suppressing the rule, record them with --write-baseline and run with --baseline. Reference: https://crb2nu.github.io/edilint/rules/EL2005.html