The 997 Functional Acknowledgement is used to acknowledge receipt of an EDI document.

What makes up the 997 Functional Acknowledgement document?

Elements could include Transaction Set Header, Functional Group Response Header, Transaction Set Response Header, Data Segment Note, Data Element Note, Transaction Set Response Trailer, Functional Group Response Trailer, Transaction Set Trailer, etc.

How is the 997 Functional Acknowledgement used?

The 997 Functional Acknowledgement is sent after a trading partner received a document to notify the sender that they have received the document that was sent.