STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #13 -- RELIGION FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^DIC(13, (90 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.3)
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The RELIGION file currently contains 90 entries. These entries are determined by VACO MAS. This file should not be added to nor
should entries in it be altered or deleted by the facility. Entry, edit or deletion of these entries could have severe negative
effects on the performance of the MAS module.
DD ACCESS: @
RD ACCESS: d
WR ACCESS: @
DEL ACCESS: @
LAYGO ACCESS: @
APPLICATION GROUP(S): VA
IDENTIFIED BY: CODE (#3)
POINTED TO BY: RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE field (#.08) of the PATIENT File (#2)
RELIGION field (#.08) of the REFERRAL PATIENT File (#67)
PLACEHOLD RELIGION field (#12) of the ADMISSION EXTRACT File (#727.802)
RELIGION field (#12) of the ADMISSION SETUP EXTRACT File (#727.82)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: MASTER RELIGION(ACMF), NAME(B), SYNONYM(B), CODE(C)
LAST MODIFIED: AUG 14,2023@20:37:38
13,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!(X'?.ANP)!(X<0) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: MAR 31, 2008
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 3-30 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the name of the religion as it will appear to users at the time of selection in
the registration module. This name will appear in various reports and options throughout DHCP.
This field should not be altered.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 13^B
1)= S ^DIC(13,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(13,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
CROSS-REFERENCE: 13^B
1)= S ^DIC(13,"B",X,DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(13,"B",X,DA)
13,1 ABBREVIATION 0;2 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>10!($L(X)<1) X
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-10 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: This field contains an abbreviation for this religion. This abbreviation will appear on outputs or
displays where there in insufficient room for the full name of the religion. This field should not
be altered at the site level.
13,2 CLASSIFICATION 0;3 SET
'1' FOR CATHOLIC;
'2' FOR PROTESTANT;
'3' FOR JEWISH;
'4' FOR ORTHODOX;
'5' FOR OTHER;
DESCRIPTION: This field should contain the classification of the religion (whether it be Catholic, Protestant,
Jewish, Orthodox, or something other than what is listed. This field is distributed by the MAS
module and should not be altered in any way.
13,3 CODE 0;4 NUMBER
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:+X'=X!(X>99)!(X<0)!(X?.E1"."1N.N) X
LAST EDITED: FEB 02, 1984
HELP-PROMPT: TYPE A WHOLE NUMBER BETWEEN 0 AND 99
DESCRIPTION: This field contains the numeric code for this particular religion. This code is transmitted to
Austin with various DHCP packages. It must NOT be altered in any way as this could cause severe
negative impacts on various DHCP modules and could cause rejected records to be returned from
Austin.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 13^C
1)= S ^DIC(13,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(13,"C",$E(X,1,30),DA)
13,90 MASTER RELIGION MASTER;1 POINTER TO MASTER RELIGION FILE (#13.99) (audited)
INPUT TRANSFORM: S DIC("S")="I '$$SCREEN^XTID(13.99,.01,+Y_"","")" D ^DIC K DIC S DIC=DIE,X=+Y K:Y<0 X
LAST EDITED: SEP 14, 2017
HELP-PROMPT: Enter the Master Religion associated with the VA Religion. NOTE: Master Religion is case sensitive.
DESCRIPTION: This is the external Standards Development Organization (SDO) Religion associated with this VHA
Religion.
SCREEN: S DIC("S")="I '$$SCREEN^XTID(13.99,.01,+Y_"","")"
EXPLANATION: Only active Master Religion entries may be selected.
AUDIT: YES, ALWAYS
AUDIT CONDITION: I $G(XUMF)
CROSS-REFERENCE: 13^ACMF
1)= S ^DIC(13,"ACMF",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^DIC(13,"ACMF",$E(X,1,30),DA)
This cross references religions with the MASTER RELIGION file (#13.99) entry to which they are
mapped.
13,100 SYNONYM .01;0 Multiple #13.01
DESCRIPTION: This multiple contains all of the alternative names by which this religion may be selected by the
user.
13.01,.01 SYNONYM 0;1 FREE TEXT (Multiply asked)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<3) X
LAST EDITED: OCT 13, 1982
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 3-30 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: This field contains another name by which a user may choose this religion. Entry of either the
name of the religion or one of the synonyms will cause this religion to be selected.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 13^B^MNEMONIC
1)= S ^DIC(13,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA(1),DA)=1
2)= K ^DIC(13,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA(1),DA)
FILES POINTED TO FIELDS
MASTER RELIGION (#13.99) MASTER RELIGION (#90)
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
DGMF AMREL AUG 15, 2017@16:50 USER #0
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):