Hello all,
I have an EDI transmission file that needs to be modified. I cannot change the program that creates the file as we are actually migrating off that vendor. In the meantime, the EDI file(s) still needs to be sent out. In the file, there is some data that needs to removed. It basically consists of a short text string like A45678; I have figured out that simply removing the string is not sufficient and that removing some of the EDI segment information causes problems on the receiving end.
For example, if the relevant EDI string is ~1**REF*1C*A45678~, removing A45678 is not “enough” and removing the entire “~1**REF*1C*A45678~” is apparently too much. It’s a Medicare EDI file so perhaps someone knows something about this?
I actually have to scan the file and compare some 300+ text strings to it and remove the “offending” strings without compromising the EDI file integrity. Anyone can help?