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X12 997 Functional Acknowledgment

X12 Release 7030

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Delimiters

~ Segment
* Element
> Component
^ Repetition

EDI sample

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Sample

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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

0800

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)

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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)

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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)
07: Global Location Number (GLN)
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: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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
38: The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
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)
07: Global Location Number (GLN)
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: ACT, Inc. 4-Digit Code of Postsecondary Institutions.
26: Statistics of Canada List of Postsecondary Institutions
27: Carrier Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
28: Fiscal Intermediary Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
29: Medicare Provider and Supplier Identification Number as assigned by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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
38: The College Board and ACT, Inc. 6-Digit Code List of Secondary Institutions
AM: Association Mexicana del Codigo de Producto (AMECOP) Communication ID
NR: National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) - Assigned
SA: User Identification Number as assigned by the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) System
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

I65

Repetition Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

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^: Repetition Separator

ISA-12

I11

Interchange Control Version Number Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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00703: Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2014

ISA-13

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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ISA-14

I13

Acknowledgment Requested Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

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0: No Interchange Acknowledgment Requested
1: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested (TA1)
2: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested only when Interchange is "Rejected Because Of Errors"
3: Interchange Acknowledgment Requested only when Interchange is "Rejected Because Of Errors" or "Accepted but Errors are Noted"

ISA-15

I14

Interchange Usage Indicator Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 1

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I: Information
P: Production Data
T: Test Data

ISA-16

I15

Component Element Separator

Required

String (AN)

Min 1Max 1

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>: Component Element Separator

Functional Group Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

GS-01

479

Functional Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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FA: Functional or Implementation Acknowledgment Transaction Sets (997, 999)

GS-02

142

Application Sender's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

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GS-03

124

Application Receiver's Code

Required

String (AN)

Min 2Max 15

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GS-04

373

Date

Required

Date (DT)

CCYYMMDD format

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GS-05

337

Time

Required

Time (TM)

HHMM, HHMMSS, HHMMSSD, or HHMMSSDD format

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GS-06

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

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GS-07

455

Responsible Agency Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

Min 1Max 2

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

GS-08

480

Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code

Required

String (AN)

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007030: Standards Approved for Publication by ASC X12 Procedures Review Board through October 2015

Heading

0100

Heading > ST

Transaction Set Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

ST-01

143

Transaction Set Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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997: Functional Acknowledgment

ST-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

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AK1

0200

Heading > AK1

Functional Group Response Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

AK1-01

479

Functional Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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SR: Rail Carrier Shipment Information (404, 419)

AK1-02

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

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AK2 Loop

OptionalMax >1

AK2

0300

Heading > AK2 Loop > AK2

Transaction Set Response Header

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

AK2-01

143

Transaction Set Identifier Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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404: Rail Carrier Shipment Information

AK2-02

329

Transaction Set Control Number

Required

Numeric (N)

Min 4Max 9

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AK5

0600

Heading > AK2 Loop > AK5

Transaction Set Response Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

AK5-01

717

Transaction Set Acknowledgment Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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A: Accepted

AK2 Loop end

AK9

0700

Heading > AK9

Functional Group Response Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

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Usage notes

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Example

AK9-01

715

Functional Group Acknowledge Code

Required

Identifier (ID)

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A: Accepted

AK9-02

Number of Transaction Sets Included

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

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AK9-03

123

Number of Received Transaction Sets

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

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AK9-04

Number of Accepted Transaction Sets

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

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0800

Heading > SE

Transaction Set Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

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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

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Heading end

Functional Group Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

GE-01

Number of Transaction Sets Included

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 6

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GE-02

Group Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 9

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IEA

Interchange Control Trailer

RequiredMax use 1

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Example

IEA-01

I16

Number of Included Functional Groups

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 1Max 5

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IEA-02

I12

Interchange Control Number

Required

Numeric (N0)

Min 9Max 9

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EDI Samples

Sample

ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*SENDER *ZZ*RECEIVER *231102*0336*^*00703*000000001*0*T*>
GS*FA*SENDERGS*RECEIVERGS*20231102*033618*000000001*X*007030
ST*997*0001
AK1*SR*11356
AK2*404*113560001
AK5*A
AK9*A*1*1*1
SE*6*0001
GE*1*000000001
IEA*1*000000001

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