Verify that EDI file meets standard

You can use Altova MapForce to verify that an EDI file meets the standard.

  1. On the menu, click Insert > EDI.
  2. Select an EDI collection (for example, HIPAA.X12.5010A2) and the message type (for example 837-Q3 Health Care Claim: Institutional), then click OK.

    Altova MapForce installs only a subset of EDI collections. Click Download additional EDI collections... to access additional collections from Altova's website.

  3. When prompted for a sample EDI file, click Browse... and select the EDI file you want to check.
  4. Click OK in the Component Settings window.

    If the EDI file does not meet the standard, MapForce displays an error message:

    The newly assigned input file does not match the currently selected configuration file. Do you want to apply the sample file anyway?
  5. Click Yes.

    MapForce lists all the errors found in the EDI file on the Messages pane, in the lower right section of the design window.

    Although the Companion Guide does not mention it, the sample message does not meet the standard because a mandatory field is missing.