Minimum Version Required: 22.01
Steps
How to Interrogate an X12 File
1. From an Exchange task, click the View Details link
2. Exchange Task key data:
a. Status - A current state within the life cycle
b. Direction - Inbound or Outbound
c. Functional Type - An assigned parameter of outcome
d. Mailbox - A relay center for files to be routed
e. Exchange Configuration - A configuration of parameters used to execute a file transmission
f. Proof of Transmission - An acknowledgement of transferal such as MDN (Message Delivery Notice) or 997 acknowledgement
3. Click the Interrogate File button
4. Using your mouse, hover over a segment to see element-level details
5. Open the Exchange Map to compare the designated element segment to what is displayed on the file
Fields And Definitions
* = required field
X12 File- A commonly used file type of traded files consisting of a segmented format accompanied with a corresponding map. Most of the electronic transaction standards mandated or proposed under HIPAA are X12 standards
Exchange Configuration - A configuration of qualifiers determining how trading partners transmit files with each other
Exchange Map - A developed blueprint mapping out each element of a file as it is to be sequenced
Trading Partner - May represent organization, group of organizations or some other entity. In most cases it is just an organization or company
Best Practices
Using the Memo on the Exchange Task, identify a segment that is generating a Warning or an Error and confirm the data transmitted in the X12 file
Use the Interrogator to evaluate expected versus actual content to ensure accuracy or correct an issue