ASC X12 Automatic Data Completion Rules
When generating an ASC X12 file, MapForce may automatically create certain fields or values, according to the rules below (subsequently referred to as "automatic data completion", or "auto-completion" rules). To disable this behavior, clear the Auto-complete missing fields check box in EDI Component Settings.
Automatic data completion for EDI/X12 makes sure:
•That an ISA and IEA pair exist on the interchange level.
•That if either GS or GE exist, the other ID also exists.
•That there is at least one ST/SE pair on the message level.
•That ISA/I01 and ISA/I03 exist. If they do not contain data, 00 is inserted.
•That ISA/I02 and ISA/I04 exist. If they do not contain data, ten blanks are inserted.
•That both ISA/I05 segments exist. If they do not contain data, ZZ is inserted.
•That ISA/I08 exists. If it does not contain data, the current date in EDI format is inserted.
•That ISA/I09 exists. If it does not contain data, the current time in EDI format is inserted.
•That ISA/I65 exists. If it does not contain data, the repetition separator is inserted.
• That ISA/I11 exists. If it does not contain data, the interchange control version number from the user-defined settings is inserted (see the setting Extended | Interchange control version-number of the EDI Component Settings).
•That ISA/I12 exists.
•That ISA/I13 exists. If it does not contain data, the request acknowledgment setting is used (see the setting Extended | Request Acknowledgement of the EDI Component Settings).
•That ISA/I14 exists. If it does not contain data, P is inserted.
•That ISA/I15 exists. If it does not contain data, the composite separator from the user-defined settings is inserted (see the setting Composite Separator of the EDI Component Settings)..
•That IEA/I16 exists. If it does not contain data, the number of function groups in the interchange is calculated and inserted.
•That IEA/I12 exists. If it does not contain data, the value from ISA/I12 is copied.
| Note: | Any fields not mentioned here are not inserted or created. The correct values cannot be ascertained automatically. Given a (target) parent element A (in the target EDI component) with child items x, y, and z - where y is mandatory, parent element A will only be created in the output file if the mandatory child element "y" in the target component has been mapped. |
The potentially existing function group is checked as follows:
•That GS/373 exists. If it does not contain data, the current date in EDI format is inserted.
•That GS/337 exists. If it does not contain data, the current time in EDI format is inserted.
•That GE/97 exists. If it does not contain data, the number of messages in the function group are calculated and inserted.
•That GE/28 exists. If it does not contain data, the value from GS/28 is copied.
Message checking makes sure:
•That ST/143 exists. If it does not contain data, the name of the message is inserted.
•That SE/96 exists. If it does not contain data, the number of segments in the message is calculated and inserted.
•That ST/329 and SE/329 exist. If SE/329 does not contain data, the value from ST/329 is copied.