I agree. I have yet to use the TA1 and I have never needed it. I have been called regarding documents that were to be sent to me; but when I am unable to find them, it usually meant they had not yet been released for transmission. The 997 is the document most often used for confirming that said document has been received. And for the AS2 transmission, the MDI is a means of confirming said document was received. The difference is where it was received. The MDI indicates that the receiving party's mail box received said document, while the 997 confirms that the document was received and processed by the company's EDI software.
Sincerely, Jason McMahon 10830 Lake Thames Apt A Cincinnati, OH 45242-3126 [email protected] http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Rawlins Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 2:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Re: Benefits of a TA1 over 997? In working with X12 for over 20 years I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen anyone use a TA1. They might have had more value back in the days of dial-up communications and modems, but with modern data transmission it is extremely rare to see a bad interchange unless the trading partner sent it that way. Mike ----------------------------------------- Michael C. Rawlins, Senior Software Engineer, GXS Sent from personal account On 10/8/2013 11:55 AM, Web wrote: > > I wouldn't say that one has a benefit over another -- they report on > different things. A TA1 reports problems with an interchange envelope > (ISA/IEA) and a 997 reports problems (or lack of problems) with a > functional group and/or transaction. > > --- In [email protected], <need2know711@...> wrote: > > > > Hello all. We recently had a Trading partner start sending us ISA > with a TA1 request. Anyone know of the benefit of a TA1 over a 997? > Every once in a blue moon I will have a TP send a 997 requesting this > , and I just ask them to turn it off. I don't have experience with the > TA1, but from my research I can't see the benefit over the 997 other > than if there is some issue with the envelopes (which is exactly a > good reason to use them). > > > > ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
