Shell The short answer to your first question (Can 1000A NM109 value be the same as the interchange ID of the sender on ISA ?) is yes. It can be whatever trading partners agree for it to be.
However, there is a little history here to understand. It began when the 837 WG was struggling with the question of "what is the purpose of loop 1000?" From what we could tell, its original conceptual purpose was to act as an 'audit trail' as the transaction passed from trading partner to trading partner. For reasons that are too complex to go into here, we concluded that this purpose was not realistic. To make a longish story short, I believe right now that different entities are implementing Loop 1000 somewhat differently. Some will be using the ideas expressed in the discussion on Loop 1000 in the Introduction section of the 837 guides (which you expressed below - the original submitter should remain as the submitter until that ST-SE reaches it's final destination). Others will be using Loop 1000 as strictly a point-to-point sender/receiver information source (i.e., the same information as in the ISA). There are good reasons for this (talk with a clearinghouse). So, at this point in time, my impression is that there will be different approaches to using Loop 1000 and that it will be determined by trading partner agreement. Jan Root "Prabhakaran, Shell" wrote: > I have a question about the NM109 segment on the submitter loop of > 837 professional transactions. > The IG says the should be the Electronic Transmitter Identification Number > (ETIN) established by trading partner agreement. > Can it be the same as the interchange ID of the sender on ISA ? > My guess is that it can be same when sender is originator of the > transaction; and when the sender is a transmission intermediary, > the ETIN field should contain the original sender's interchange ID/ETIN. Am > I right ? Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > -------------------------------- > Shelley A. Prabhakaran > Developer, B1-MCO > 2840 Mt. Wilkinson Pkwy > Atlanta, GA 30339 > (770) 444-5034 > > ********************************************************************** > To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that it may take up to 72 hours to process your request.
