Transmission Responses: Interchange Level Errors, Transaction Set Level Syntax Results and 999-Implementation Acknowledgement
Transmission Responses (acceptance/rejection reports) provide information about the validity of EDI transaction format syntax and implementation guide compliance. The type of report returned depends on the edit level that is invalid.
A transaction contains four levels where edits are present. The edit level in which the error occurs designates rejection of an entire batch or a single claim.
The four levels are:
- Interchange Level Errors
- Transaction Set Level Syntax Results
- Functional Group Level Results
- Companion Guide Level Results
Interchange Level Errors
These edits are enforced at the interchange level. These edits check the ISA, GS, GE and IEA segments and the data in these segments, which consist of the header and footer batch information. Any X12N syntax error that occurs at this level will result in the entire transaction being rejected. These rejections are reported on a 999 Implementation Acknowledgement. The 999 will contain a TA1 segment.
If a response is not received for a file, vendor should e-mail Xerox Support Team. The e-mail request should include your trading partner ID, Xerox EDI Direct file confirmation number (01319999.H99, format mmdd####.H##) and a brief explanation of the research requested.
Transaction Set Level Syntax Results
These edits are enforced by transaction set-level syntax problems for all transactions within each functional group. These edits check the ST and SE segments and the data in these segments. Any X12N syntax error that occurs at this level will result in the entire transaction being rejected. However, if the functional group consists of additional transactions without errors, these will be processed. The rejections are reported on an X12 999 Implementation Acknowledgement.
999-Implementation Acknowledgement
An ANSI ASC X12N 999 Implementation Acknowledgement is generated for each X12N file. The 999 contains Accept, Partial, Errored or Reject information: If the file contained syntactical errors, the segment(s) and element(s) where the error(s) occurred will be reported. This method of acknowledgement is required by the Trading Partner Agreement between Xerox EDI Direct and the Trading Partners.