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EDI 997 Transaction

EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgment

What is the EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgment transaction set?

The EDI 997 Functional Acknowledgment describes the syntax-level acknowledgment of the receipt of an X12 functional group. Functional groups are analogous to batches of like documents, i.e. purchase orders, invoices, etc. Each functional group contains one or more transaction sets. It confirms to a sender that a receiver has received the EDI transactions successfully. Note that the 997 response does not indicate the trading partner agrees with the contents of the transaction or that the transaction meets business requirements.

The acknowledgment contains an acceptance or rejection notification. Trading partners may choose to supply more detailed EDI 997s describing individual elements that contain syntax errors when rejections occur. 

EDI X12 997 transaction example in PilotFish Data Mapper

Example of EDI 997 Transaction in PilotFish Data Mapper (click to enlarge)

For more on PilotFish’s EDI tools and resources, go to Building an X12 EDI Interface in 10 Easy StepsX12 EDI Data MappingEDI HIPAA X12 Transaction Summary and X12 EDI Healthcare Supply Chain Transaction Summary.

We invite you to take advantage of PilotFish’s eiConsole for X12 EDI by downloading a full, FREE 90-Day Trial Version of our software. Users can try out our new EDI Transformation Module and Format Builder. With the eiConsole X12 EDI Quick Start Tutorial, users can complete an end-to-end interface in less than 20 minutes and get a real sense of the ease-of-use of PilotFish’s Interface Engine solutions.

Product Note: The eiConsole may be purchased with X12 artifacts, or X12 artifacts may be licensed directly from X12.

X12, chartered by the American National Standards Institute for more than 35 years, develops and maintains EDI standards and XML schemas.

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