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X12 997 Freight Activity Functional Acknowledgment

X12 Release 4010

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Overview

ISA

Interchange Control Header

Max use 1

Required

Functional Group Header

Transaction Set Header

Functional Group Response Header

Transaction Set Response Header

Transaction Set Response Trailer

Functional Group Response Trailer

Max use 1

Required

080

Transaction Set Trailer

Max use 1

Required

Functional Group Trailer

Max use 1

Required

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

Max use 1

Required

ISA

Interchange Control Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ISA-01

I01

Authorization Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00: No Authorization Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I02)

ISA-02

I02

Authorization Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

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ISA-03

I03

Security Information Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

00: No Security Information Present (No Meaningful Information in I04)

ISA-04

I04

Security Information

Required

String (AN)

Min 10Max 10

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ISA-05

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Codes

01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
09: X.121 (CCITT)
10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
14: Duns Plus Suffix
15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
25: American College Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions, or ACT
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-06

I06

Interchange Sender ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-07

I05

Interchange ID Qualifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 2

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Codes

01: Duns (Dun & Bradstreet)
02: SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)
03: FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
04: IATA (International Air Transport Association)
08: UCC EDI Communications ID (Comm ID)
09: X.121 (CCITT)
10: Department of Defense (DoD) Activity Address Code
11: DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
12: Phone (Telephone Companies)
13: UCS Code (The UCS Code is a Code Used for UCS Transmissions; it includes the Area Code and Telephone Number of a Modem; it Does Not Include Punctuation, Blanks or Access Code)
14: Duns Plus Suffix
15: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada Company Code
16: Duns Number With 4-Character Suffix
17: American Bankers Association (ABA) Transit Routing Number (Including Check Digit, 9 Digit)
18: Association of American Railroads (AAR) Standard Distribution Code
19: EDI Council of Australia (EDICA) Communications ID Number (COMM ID)
20: Health Industry Number (HIN)
21: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, or (IPEDS)
22: Federal Interagency Commission on Education, or FICE
23: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data 12-Digit Number for Pre-K-Grade 12 Institutes, or NCES
24: The College Board's Admission Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutes, or ATP
25: American College Testing Program 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions, or ACT
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
30: U.S. Federal Tax Identification Number
31: Jurisdiction Identification Number Plus 4 as assigned by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)
32: U.S. Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
33: National Association of Insurance Commissioners Company Code (NAIC)
34: Medicaid Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by individual State Medicaid Agencies in conjunction with Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
35: Statistics Canada Canadian College Student Information System Institution Codes
36: Statistics Canada University Student Information System Institution Codes
37: Society of Property Information Compilers and Analysts
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SN: Standard Address Number
ZZ: Mutually Defined

ISA-08

I07

Interchange Receiver ID

Required

String (AN)

Min 15Max 15

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ISA-09

I08

Interchange Date

Required

Date (DT)

YYMMDD format

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ISA-10

I09

Interchange Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM format

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ISA-11

I10

Interchange Control Standards Identifier

Required

Identifier (ID)

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U: U.S. EDI Community of ASC X12, TDCC, and UCS

ISA-12

I11

Interchange Control Version Number

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00401: Draft Standards for Trial Use Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997

ISA-13

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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ISA-14

I13

Acknowledgment Requested

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

—

0: No Acknowledgment Requested
1: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested

ISA-15

I14

Usage Indicator

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

—

I: Information
P: Production Data
T: Test Data

ISA-16

I15

Component Element Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

—

>: Component Element Separator

Functional Group Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

GS-01

479

Functional Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

FA: Functional Acknowledgment (997)

GS-02

142

Application Sender's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

—

GS-03

124

Application Receiver's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

—

GS-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

—

GS-05

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

—

GS-06

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

GS-07

455

Responsible Agency Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 2

—

T: Transportation Data Coordinating Committee (TDCC)
X: Accredited Standards Committee X12

GS-08

480

Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code

Required

String (AN)

—

004010: Draft Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 1997

Heading

010

Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ST-01

143

Transaction Set Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

997: Functional Acknowledgment

ST-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

—

AK1

020

Heading > AK1

Functional Group Response Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

AK1-01

479

Functional Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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AG: Application Advice (824)
BL: Motor Carrier Bill of Lading (211)
FA: Functional Acknowledgment (997)
GF: Response to a Load Tender (990)
IB: Inventory Inquiry/Advice (846)
IM: Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice (210, 980)
IN: Invoice Information (810,819)
PC: Purchase Order Change Request - Buyer Initiated (860)
PD: Product Activity Data (852)
PO: Purchase Order (850)
PR: Purchase Order Acknowledgement (855)
QM: Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message (214)
SC: Price/Sales Catalog (832)
SH: Ship Notice/Manifest (856)
SM: Motor Carrier Load Tender (204)

AK1-02

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

AK2 Loop

OptionalMax >1

AK2

030

Heading > AK2 Loop > AK2

Transaction Set Response Header

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

AK2-01

143

Transaction Set Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

210: Motor Carrier Freight Details and Invoice
211: Motor Carrier Bill of Lading
214: Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message
810: Invoice
824: Application Advice
832: Price/Sales Catalog
846: Inventory Inquiry/Advice
850: Purchase Order
852: Product Activity Data
855: Purchase Order Acknowledgment
856: Ship Notice/Manifest
860: Purchase Order Change Request - Buyer Initiated
990: Response To a Load Tender
997: Functional Acknowledgment

AK2-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

—

AK3 Loop

OptionalMax >1

AK3

040

Heading > AK2 Loop > AK3 Loop > AK3

Data Segment Note

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

AK3-01

721

Segment ID Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 2Max 3

—

AK3-02

719

Segment Position in Transaction Set

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

AK3-03

447

Loop Identifier Code

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 6

—

AK3-04

720

Segment Syntax Error Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

1: Unrecognized segment ID
2: Unexpected segment
3: Mandatory segment missing
4: Loop Occurs Over Maximum Times
5: Segment Exceeds Maximum Use
6: Segment Not in Defined Transaction Set
7: Segment Not in Proper Sequence
8: Segment Has Data Element Errors

AK4

050

Heading > AK2 Loop > AK3 Loop > AK4

Data Element Note

OptionalMax use 99

—

Example

AK4-01

C030

Position in Segment

RequiredMax use 1

Code indicating the relative position of a simple data element, or the relative position of a composite data structure combined with the relative position of the component data element within the composite data structure, in error; the count starts with 1 for the simple data element or composite data structure immediately following the segment ID

C030-01

722

Element Position in Segment

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 2

—

AK4-02

725

Data Element Reference Number

Optional

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 4

—

AK4-03

723

Data Element Syntax Error Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

1: Mandatory data element missing
2: Conditional required data element missing.
3: Too many data elements.
4: Data element too short.
5: Data element too long.
6: Invalid character in data element.
7: Invalid code value.

AK4-04

724

Copy of Bad Data Element

Optional

String (AN)

Min 1Max 99

—

AK3 Loop end

AK5

060

Heading > AK2 Loop > AK5

Transaction Set Response Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

AK5-01

717

Transaction Set Acknowledgment Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

A: Accepted
R: Rejected

AK5-02

718

Transaction Set Syntax Error Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

1: Transaction Set Not Supported
2: Transaction Set Trailer Missing
3: Transaction Set Control Number in Header and Trailer Do Not Match
4: Number of Included Segments Does Not Match Actual Count
5: One or More Segments in Error

AK5-03

718

Transaction Set Syntax Error Code

Optional

Identifier (ID)

—

1: Transaction Set Not Supported
2: Transaction Set Trailer Missing
3: Transaction Set Control Number in Header and Trailer Do Not Match
4: Number of Included Segments Does Not Match Actual Count
5: One or More Segments in Error

AK2 Loop end

AK9

070

Heading > AK9

Functional Group Response Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

AK9-01

715

Functional Group Acknowledge Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

—

A: Accepted
E: Accepted, But Errors Were Noted.
R: Rejected

AK9-02

Number of Transaction Sets Included

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

AK9-03

123

Number of Received Transaction Sets

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

AK9-04

Number of Accepted Transaction Sets

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

080

Heading > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

SE-01

Number of Included Segments

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 10

—

SE-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

—

Heading end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

GE-01

Number of Transaction Sets Included

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

—

GE-02

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

—

IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

—

Example

IEA-01

I16

Number of Included Functional Groups

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 5

—

IEA-02

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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