Were doing X12 healthcare transactions, I've never done anything but healthcare so far, but we indeed can use the 997 to communicate structual EDI errors back to the sender. Individual transactions within a set can be rejected and the offending segments and position identified on the AK3 and AK4. This is the technical feedback I was referring too. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
We also do a fair amount of direct trading with partners rather than going through clearinghouses, but I understand your point. ________________________________ From: Michael Mattias/LS <[email protected]> To: EDI-L <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 8, 2009 2:22:15 PM Subject: Re: [EDI-L] <TECH> How to responde to severly mal-formed EDI files when we cannot gen a 997 1/8/09 >As I say we handle it now with a simple automated email, but I was thinking >it would be nice to provide >some more technical feedback like a 997. I'm not so sure the '997' qualifies as "technical feedback." It's more like signing for a package from UPS: "I got your package, apparently in good order, but I have not opened the box so I have no comment on the contents." Think of ANSI X12 violations" as "visible damage to package, package rejected." Valid ANSI X12 ==>should be an accepted transaction set, even if contents are useless. But if you can't even find a transaction set, TA1 is indicated. If you can't even identify the data as an attempt at a valid interchange, I like your automated email idea... just curious how you could know to whom to send it. BTW.... editing out crap like this is one of the value-added services most VANs will perform for you... for those who think a lower cost is always a better value. Michael C. Mattias Tal Systems Inc. Racine WI mmatt...@talsystems .com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
