X12 Application Partners (Tag: X12AppPartners)

Use this tag to add X12 Application Partners while adding X12 Trading Partners. There can be zero or more Application Partners associated with a Trading Partner, however, an Application Partner is required when a Trade Link is created for a Trading Partner. If any Trading Partners are rejected, all associated Application Partners are rejected as well. X12 Application Partners can have contacts added. See "Contacts" for more information.

The tag and field descriptions are:

Field Label FieldName/Tag Req'd Max. Len. Validation Notes
N/A (ISA + IID) ISA_IID Yes 17 IchgQual + IchgID of Trading Partner 1
Application Partner Name ApplicationName Yes 35 Unique within the Trading Partner 2
GS Address GS_ApplicationID Yes 15 Unique within the Trading Partner 3
Alias AliasName No 20 Unique if present 4
User Defined 1 UserDefined1 No 20    
User Defined 2 UserDefined2 No 20    
Institution Institution No 255   5

Notes:

  1. Combination of previous Trading Partner's ISA Address and Interchange ID. Used to confirm that the XML is properly formed (Application Partners nested within the parent Trading Partner).
  2. Do not use the name "UNKNOWN, or "ALL", or any variation of the case of these two words. For example, do not use "Unknown", or "All".
  3. Cannot contain single or double quotes.
  4. Alias Names are unique across all X12 Application Partners, if present.
  5. Specify optional HIPAA Institution, used for HIPAA Type 7 validations. If specified, must exist in the table HIPAA_Institutions. Valid only for External Application Partners.