The X12 tab for outbound maps allows you to enter the version of the X12 standard that is being used in the trade agreement map, and to modify the group control number used on the outbound group-level X12 envelope. It also allows you to specify whether a TA1 interchange acknowledgement should be requested or whether a FA 997 functional acknowledgement is expected, and the time within which the 997 should be received.
A TA1 interchange acknowledgement does not guarantee anything about the correctness or completeness of the contents of the ISA envelope—it merely acknowledges that it was received. A TA1 is normally used in test environments to verify the routing of documents.
A FA 997 functional acknowledgement actually performs a syntactical check. When the user indicates on this tab that a 997 is expected for an outbound X12 document, it causes the program to capture certain information in the log during mapping that enables it to process the functional acknowledgement.
The Envelope Information section contains the following information:
Interchange Control Version Number – the version of the X12 standard used in the map. This value is used to populate ISA 12.
An entry in the Group Control Number field allows you to override the group count that is automatically incremented each time the transaction is run. Ordinarily, you would not change this number.
The Notification section contains the following information:
Request TA1 Interchange Acknowledgement – indicates whether there is an agreement between the sender and receiver that the receiver of this EDI message will send a response back to the sender affirming that the ISA envelope was received. If so, the system should expect to receive this acknowledgement.
Expect FA 997 Functional Acknowledgement – indicates whether a functional acknowledgement is expected back from the receiver of this transaction set. If so, it causes certain information to be written to the log during mapping that will enable it to process the functional acknowledgement.
Consider Unacknowledged if Not Received After – enter values that tell the program the period of time in which you expect to receive a functional acknowledgement. If an acknowledgement is received after this time period, it is considered overdue. If you use EC Gateway, this allows EC Gateway to report on overdue acknowledgements.
Time Units specifies the unit of measure (DAYS, HOURS, MINUTES, or SECONDS) for the time period during which an acknowledgement to your outgoing message must be received.
Select the actual number of units of time (1 – 99) after which an acknowledgement is considered overdue.
