Application Acknowledgement General Definition And Types
Application Acknowledgement is a transaction set that actually represents a response to a received transaction. We can outline the following examples of an Application Acknowledgement in EDI: 855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement (response to the received and processed Purchase Order), 824 Application Advice (a generic application acknowledgment used for any EDI X12 transaction set), 271 Eligibility Response (response for 270 Eligibility Inquiry transaction set) etc. The mentioned transactions must be set up to work as a response transaction. They confirm not only the reception of the corresponding transaction but also represent additional confirmation that the transaction can be processed, fulfilled including requested timeframe and other conditions.
Categories of Acknolwedgements
Syntactical Acknowledgements:
- Functional Acknowledgements
- Implementation Acknowledgements
- Interchange Acknowledgements
- Interchange Delivery Notice
Application (Business) Acknowledgements:
- Application Advices
- Health Care Claim Acknowledgements
TA1 Interchange Acknowledgment
The acknowledgement transaction that verifies the Interchange Envelopes only is called TA1 Interchange Acknowledgment. It is a single segment and is unique because it is transmitted without the GS/GE envelope structures.
997 Functional Acknowledgment
997 Functional Acknowledgment transaction set is a well-known transaction that is sent out automatically. This type of acknowledgment includes more information that TA1. It was developed as a reliable and comprehensive acknowledgment function of modern business operation and documents interchange. Today 997 Functional Acknowledgment is an integral part of many business processes and electronic communication. 997 Functional Acknowledgment transaction set is the acknowledgment transaction recommended by X12.