RE: TA1 Question

[Young, Brian]

Jim,   I'll take a shot at this, but others are more knowledgeable than I.   The TA1 is only used if requested by the ISA segment, element ISA14, value of 1.  The ability of the TA1 segment is limited as you have already seen.    It is meant as a "I got your message" and to indicate if you accept it, accept it but contains errors, or rejected it.  True the TA1 can send back an error code via element TA105, but this is intended as an transmission envelope error indicator.  If you accepted the message and it contained functional errors that did not preclude you from translating the file, these errors would be reported back better via the 997.   If you read some of the IGs you will also see that the TA1 is intended to be used in a "real-time" exchange of information, where the 997 is intended to be more of a batching exchange of information.  I don't know if this is actually been worked out yet, since all IGs (but the TA1) including the 997, is wrapped in a ISA/ISE envelope.  Therefore, in theory, a 997 could ask for a TA1 in response.  Also some of the guides (e.g. 837I) state they expect a 997 to be the first response from a receiver.   So which do you use... confusing... yup!  I hope others will shed better light on this issue too.       BCY Brian C. Young Accu-Med Services Inc Omnicare Company 300 TechneCenter Dr. Milford, OH 45150 513.831.1207   -----Original Message----- From: Jim Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 12:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TA1 Question      I am a bit unclear on the use of the TA1 segment if you have more than one possible error.  I understand that the TA1 is not a required segment, but am trying to understand the intended use of it.  If I had 4 errors that the TA1 would report back to the sender, would I report them one at a time, or would I send back four TA1's?       My impression from the IG is that I would only send back one TA1 reporting a single error.  This of course could mean that a sender may have to submit their claim multiple times if they had multiple errors.     Thanks in advance for your thoughts   Jim Phillips   ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ===================================================== The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ====================================================== The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. Posting of advertisements or other commercial use of this listserv is specifically prohibited.