X12InterchangeControlHeaders

In X12, the Interchange Control Header is the first segment of an EDI document and is part of the Interchange Envelope. It contains information about the sender and receiver, the date and time of transmission, and the X12 version being used. It also includes delivery information, such as the sender and receiver IDs.

acknowledgmentRequestedCode

Located at position ISA-14 in the header. The value "1" indicates that the sender is requesting an interchange acknowledgment at receipt of the interchange. The value "0" is used otherwise.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 1.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9]*

Required: No

receiverId

Located at position ISA-08 in the header. This value (along with the receiverIdQualifier) identifies the intended recipient of the interchange.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 15.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9]*

Required: No

receiverIdQualifier

Located at position ISA-07 in the header. Qualifier for the receiver ID. Together, the ID and qualifier uniquely identify the receiving trading partner.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 2.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9]*

Required: No

repetitionSeparator

Located at position ISA-11 in the header. This string makes it easier when you need to group similar adjacent element values together without using extra segments.

Note

This parameter is only honored for version greater than 401 (VERSION_4010 and higher).

For versions less than 401, this field is called StandardsId, in which case our service sets the value to U.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 1.

Required: No

senderId

Located at position ISA-06 in the header. This value (along with the senderIdQualifier) identifies the sender of the interchange.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 15.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9]*

Required: No

senderIdQualifier

Located at position ISA-05 in the header. Qualifier for the sender ID. Together, the ID and qualifier uniquely identify the sending trading partner.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 2.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9]*

Required: No

usageIndicatorCode

Located at position ISA-15 in the header. Specifies how this interchange is being used:

T indicates this interchange is for testing.
P indicates this interchange is for production.
I indicates this interchange is informational.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 1.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9]*

Required: No

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