PH48848: AN A/C RESPONSE GENERATED WHEN ALL NCPDP TRANSACTIONS IN THE FILE PASS VALIDATION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If an NCPDP transaction failed validation, a rejected
  transmission/rejected transaction response would be received.
  Seeing several different responses as follows:
  
  Transmission accepted/transaction rejected (A/R)
  Transmission accepted/transaction captured (A/C)
  Transmission rejected/transaction reject (R/R)
  
  In all cases the only segments returned in the response are the
  Response Header Segment and the Response Status Segment. The
  Response Header Segment and the Response Status Segment are the
  only segments that are mandatory on the R/R response which we
  expect.
  
  There is A/C response when all transactions in the file pass
  validation.  If it passes, then no response is expected to be
  generated. The file does move forward for processing and the
  response message would be the response based on how the
  transaction were processed by the payer.
  
  In batch transactions there are a mixture of A/C and A/R
  responses.  If the transaction in the batch passes validation, a
  A/C response is created.  If it fails, a A/R response is
  created.  Expecting only the rejected transactions to be
  included in the response file with a R/R response.
  

Local fix

• ITXCQ - ITX00061541
  LL / LV
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  IBM Transformation Extender Pack for Healthcare
  
  Problem Description:
  Response files had misleading status when for certain syntax
  errors found in ncpdp validation.
  
  
  Platforms Affected:
  ALL
  

Problem conclusion

• ncpdp_validation.mms map updated to always generate a
  rejected/rejected response for both batch and message
  validation, and to NOT create the response at all if no
  validation errors present.
  
  Applies to:
  ITX Pack for Healthcare
  
  Fixed in the next service packs and releases.
  
  To obtain the fix for this APAR:
  
  To see if the next service pack or product release is available,
  check the IBM Transformation Extender Downloads page:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/other_software/t
  ransformation_extender
  
  If the service pack or product release is available, download it
  from Fix Central:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/
  
  If the service pack or product release is not available and you
  require the APAR fix immediately, request a Limited Availability
  Interim Fix (LAIF) by opening a PMR:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/servicerequest/Home.action
  
  Prior to version 9.0.0, IBM Transformation Extender was called
  IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ITX

• Fixed component ID

  5724Q2300

Applicable component levels