EDI validator 1

[vcherukula]

Hi,

Can somebody recommend a good EDI file validator. We want to validate 834 and 837 files.

Regards

Vineel

 

[eyetry]

How much do you want to spend. WPC used to have a tool called FirstPass (was under $100.) All it did was validate EDI/X12 files for compliance. Did not generate any acks. You could drag the file from an explorer window or open the file from the FirstPass menu. A list of issues was displayed on the right. Our EDI BAs use to use it when bringing on a new EDI client.

Could also check out some of the Healthcare collaboratives for free certification testing.

http://www.edifecs.com/login.jsp

http://healthdatamanagement.com/portals/article.cfm?type=government&articleId=8112

 

[vcherukula]

Thanks eyetry.

I have about $2000 to spend for the validator tool.

Can FirstPass validate both 834 and 837 files?

Are there any other good ones?

Thx

 

[eyetry]

Yes, it can. It was a pretty simple tool. You open it, and drop point to a file or drop a file on the FirstPass window and it either displayed 'COMPLIANT' or it had a summary of issues. It did not produce log files or acks of any sort... Also, it only performed level 1 (structural) validation. It was not something we ever look at trying to automate. We found a couple of bugs in it but I think they were resolved in a later release.

The last time I was at the free testing sites they did not offer a validation for 834s. We use the collaborative site when a trading partner requires it. They perform up to a level 6 validation but they also report erronious errors. For example in 835 trasnactions it looses track of LX counts as they relate to ST loops and end up reporting a compliance issue.

Most of the major EDI/X12 players have some sort of validation tool but typically they are going to be more that 2K.

Today we use the old Mercator type trees for EDI/X12 validation. Have no idea what IBM wants for it now but would guess its more that 6K

 

[vcherukula]

Eyetry,
I downloaded the firstpass and it is asking for .NET ver 1.1 which is not avaliable any more (not supported by Microsoft).

Were you able to install it successfully?

Can you help me in this matter.

Regards

 

[eyetry]

Yes but it's been installed for a while (5 years.) Think we have the first version installed. Have you contacted WPC to see what they recommend? They must have a fix and if you are using their evaluation copy you'd think they'd want to address it.

Microsoft markets it as a GAP analysis tool that could compliment Biztalk.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms997906.aspx

 

[vcherukula]

Eyetry,

I was able to install the demo version of firstpass and was able to validate the files successfully.

Seems that there is a limitation on the size of the file (2MB). Is there the same size limitaiton on the purcahsed version?

Please let me know.

 

[eyetry]

In version 1 there was a 32kb file size limit on drag and dropped files. Was about 2mb for files ointed at via the menu options. Version 2 was supposed to address the file size issue. Could be that you are using a Demo.