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X12 Settings - Outbound (Write)

Setting Description

Envelope Headers (ISA)

The fields in this section enable you to set envelope header options.

Auth Info. Qualifier (ISA 01)

The most common value is 00; rarely is another used.

Required?

No

Valid values

  • 00

  • 01

  • 02

  • 03

  • 04

  • 05

  • 06

Default

00

Authorization Information (ISA 02)
If the value in the previous box (ISA 01) is 00 (the default), then this box is disabled.
Required?

No

Valid values

Alphanumeric

Default

Ten blanks

Security Inf. Qualifier (ISA 03)

In the dropdown listbox, enter a value for this trading partner.

Required?

Yes

Valid values

  • 00

  • 01

Default

00

If the value in (ISA 03) is 01, then a valid password value is required in ISA 04.

Security Information (ISA 04)
If the value in the previous box (ISA 03) is 00 (the default), then this box is disabled.
Required?

No

Valid values

Alphanumeric

Default

None

Interchange sender ID qualifier (ISA 05)

This value populates based on the value saved in [Interchange ID qualifier - ISA]

Required?

Yes (must be entered and saved in [Interchange ID qualifier - ISA])

Interchange sender ID (ISA 06)

This value populates based on the value entered and saved in [Interchange ID - ISA]

Required?

Yes (must be entered and saved in [Interchange ID - ISA])

Interchange receiver ID qualifier (ISA 07)

This value populates based on the value entered and saved in [Interchange ID qualifier - ISA]

Required?

Yes (must be entered and saved in [Interchange ID qualifier - ISA])

Interchange receiver ID (ISA 08)

This value populates based on the value entered and saved in [Interchange ID - ISA]

Required?

Yes (must be entered and saved in [Interchange ID - ISA])

Repetition separator character (ISA 11)

Drop-down listbox that enables you to choose a repetition character.

Required?

No

Valid values

  • U

  • ^

  • +

Default

^

Interchange Control Version (ISA 12)

Drop-down listbox that enables you to choose which X12 version you use. If you choose Custom, another box appears in which you can enter an numeric value of your choice. Currently 004010 and 005010 are the supported X12 versions.

Required?

No

Valid values

  • 004010 (4010)

  • 005010 (5010)`

  • Custom

Default

004010 (4010)

Request Interchange Acknowledgements (ISA 14)

Drop-down list that enables you to choose whether or not a 997 message is required.

Required?

Yes

Valid values

  • 0 (997 not required)

  • 1 (997 required)

Default

  • 1 (997 required)

Default Interchange usage indicator (ISA 15)

Indicates whether you are in Test or Production with this trading partner.

Required?

Yes

Valid values

  • Production

  • Test

Default

Production

Component element separator character (ISA 16)

Indicates the character used to separate data. ">" is a commonly used character.

Required?

No

Valid values

Most special characters excluding numbers; must be a single character.

Alphanumeric

Default

>

Group Headers (GS)

Setting Description

Version identifier code suffix (GS 08)

Enables you to identify the X12 version being used in the outbound message.

Required?

Yes

Valid values

12 characters, alphanumeric

Default

004010

Terminator/Delimiter

Setting Description

Segment terminator character

Identifies the end of X12 segment. "~" is a commonly used terminator character.

Required?

No

Valid values

Most special characters; must only be a single character only.

Default

~

Data Element Delimiter

Separates data elements from each other. One of the most common values used in this field is “*”

Required?

No

Valid values

Most special characters except whole numbers; must be a single character only.

Default

*

Character Set and Encoding

Setting Description

Character Set

Drop-down listbox enabling choice of three character sets.

Valid values

  • Basic
    This character set includes:

    • Uppercase letters A through Z

    • Digits 0 through 9

    • Special characters
      ! “ & ’ ( ) * + , - . / : ; ? =

    • The character created by pressing the space bar.

  • Extended
    This character set includes:

    • All characters in the Basic character set

    • Lowercase letters a through z

    • Select language characters

    • Other special characters:
      % @ [ ] _ { } \ | < > ~ # $

  • Unrestricted character set - includes all characters.

Default

Basic

Character Encoding

Drop-down listbox enabling you to select character encoding.

Required?

Yes

Valid values

  • ASCII

  • ISO-8859-1

  • IBM 1047

Default

ASCII

Line ending between segment

Drop-down listbox that enables you to specify the type of line-ending you want on your outbound data Options include Carriage return (CR), Line feed (LF), Line feed carriage return (LFCR) or none.

Required?

Yes

Valid values

  • None

  • CR

  • LF

  • LFCR

Default

None

Control Number Settings

Setting Description

Initial Interchange control number (ISA 13)

You can use this box to specify a whole number to appear in the ISA control number that begins your outbound documents with a Trading Partner. If a single digit is specified it will be padded with leading zeros.

Required?

No

Valid values

Alphanumeric

Default

1

Initial GS control number (GS 06)

You can use this box to specify a whole number to appear in the GS control number that begins your outbound documents with a Trading Partner. If a single digit is specified it will be padded with leading zeros.

Required?

No

Valid values

Alphanumeric

Default

1

Initial transaction set control numbers (ST 02)

You can use this box to specify a whole number to appear in the ST control number that begins your outbound documents with a Trading Partner. If a single digit is specified it will be padded with leading zeros.

Required?

No

Valid values

Alphanumeric

Default

1

Implementation Convention reference (ST 03)

Used in the Healthcare space in X12 versions 5010 and above.

Required?

No

Valid values

Alphanumeric

Default

None provided

Require unique GS control numbers (GS06)

Select this checkbox to require unique GS control numbers.