Recently, when doing some work on our X12 validation engine, we noticed a scenario that we want to confirm that we are handling consistently with X12's recommendations.
In this case, say there is something like a GS control number mismatch. That is leading to the Group being rejected in the AK9.
At that point, the AK5's for the ST's are showing as accepted in the 997, now the application appears to be routing the documents correctly based on the rejected/errored state of the Group, but my question is, once the AK9 is marked as rejected, if then we should be marking all the AK5's as rejected as well or if we should leave those as Accepted so that it is more clear that it was a group related issue that caused the rejection (I have a feeling, I just answered my own question)?
The problem exists in the second group below.
ISA*00* *00* *ZZ*duckdonuts1 *ZZ*goose1 *180515*1347*U*00401*000000008*0*T*>
GS*PO*duckdonuts1*goose1*20180515*1347*27*X*00410
ST*850*0001
BEG*00*SA*08292233294**20180515*610385385
REF*DP*038
REF*PS*R
ITD*14*3*2**45**46
DTM*002*20101214
PKG*F*68***PALLETIZE SHIPMENT
PKG*F*66***REGULAR
TD5*A*92*P3**SEE XYZ RETAIL ROUTING GUIDE
N1*ST*XYZ RETAIL*9*0003947268292
N3*31875 SOLON RD
N4*SOLON*OH*44139
PO1*1*120*EA*9.3*TE*CB*065322-117*PR*RO*VN*AB3542
PID*F****SMALL WIDGET
PO4*4*4*EA*PLT94**3*LR*15*CT
PO1*2*220*EA*13.8*TE*CB*066850-116*PR*RO*VN*RD5322
PID*F****MEDIUM WIDGET
PO4*2*2*EA
PO1*3*126*EA*11*TE*CB*060733-110*PR*RO*VN*XY5266
PID*F****LARGE WIDGET
PO4*6*1*EA*PLT94**3*LR*12*CT
PO1*4*76*EA*4.4*TE*CB*065308-116*PR*RO*VN*VX2332
PID*F****NANO WIDGET
PO4*4*4*EA*PLT94**6*LR*19*CT
PO1*5*72*EA*7.5*TE*CB*065374-118*PR*RO*VN*RV0524
PID*F****BLUE WIDGET
PO4*4*4*EA
PO1*6*696*EA*9.6*TE*CB*067504-118*PR*RO*VN*DX1875
PID*F****ORANGE WIDGET
PO4*6*6*EA*PLT94**3*LR*10*CT
CTT*6
AMT*1*13045.9
SE*33*0001
ST*850*0002
BEG*00*SA*08292233294**20180515*610385385
REF*DP*038
REF*PS*R
ITD*14*3*2**45**46
DTM*002*20101214
PKG*F*68***PALLETIZE SHIPMENT
PKG*F*66***REGULAR
TD5*A*92*P3**SEE XYZ RETAIL ROUTING GUIDE
N1*ST*XYZ RETAIL*9*0003947268292
N3*31875 SOLON RD
N4*SOLON*OH*44139
PO1*1*120*EA*9.3*TE*CB*065322-117*PR*RO*VN*AB3542
PID*F****SMALL WIDGET
PO4*4*4*EA*PLT94**3*LR*15*CT
PO1*2*220*EA*13.8*TE*CB*066850-116*PR*RO*VN*RD5322
PID*F****MEDIUM WIDGET
PO4*2*2*EA
PO1*3*126*EA*11*TE*CB*060733-110*PR*RO*VN*XY5266
PID*F****LARGE WIDGET
PO4*6*1*EA*PLT94**3*LR*12*CT
PO1*4*76*EA*4.4*TE*CB*065308-116*PR*RO*VN*VX2332
PID*F****NANO WIDGET
PO4*4*4*EA*PLT94**6*LR*19*CT
PO1*5*72*EA*7.5*TE*CB*065374-118*PR*RO*VN*RV0524
PID*F****BLUE WIDGET
PO4*4*4*EA
PO1*6*696*EA*9.6*TE*CB*067504-118*PR*RO*VN*DX1875
PID*F****ORANGE WIDGET
PO4*6*6*EA*PLT94**3*LR*10*CT
CTT*6
AMT*1*13045.9
SE*33*0002
GE*2*27
GS*SH*duckdonuts1*goose1*20180515*1347*28*X*00410
ST*856*0001
BSN*00*1ZE07R970315864578*20060824*1200*0001
HL*1**S
TD1*CTN25*1****G*31.601*LB
TD5*B*2*UPSN*U
REF*BM*11473675
REF*CN*1ZE07R970315864578
DTM*011*20060824
N1*SF*ST001 DISTRIBUTING
HL*2*1*O
PRF*2401496536***20060823
REF*IA*441030050
REF*DP*00005
REF*MR*0033
REF*IV*11473675
HL*3*2*P
MAN*UC*10076134526353
HL*4*3*I
LIN**UP*761345263500*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*5*3*I
LIN**UP*761345263501*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*6*3*I
LIN**UP*761345263502*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*7*2*P
MAN*UC*10076134526355
HL*8*7*I
LIN**UP*761345263503*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*9*7*I
LIN**UP*761345263504*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*10*1*O
PRF*24014965344***20060823
REF*IA*441030050
REF*DP*00005
REF*MR*0033
REF*IV*11473675
HL*11*10*P
MAN*UC*10076134526358
HL*12*11*I
LIN**UP*761345263505*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*13*11*I
LIN**UP*761345263506*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*14*10*P
MAN*UC*10076134526355
HL*15*14*I
LIN**UP*761345263507*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*16*14*I
LIN**UP*761345263508*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
CTT*16
SE*58*0001
ST*856*0002
BSN*00*1ZE07R970315864578*20060824*1200*0001
HL*1**S
TD1*CTN25*1****G*31.601*LB
TD5*B*2*UPSN*U
REF*BM*11473675
REF*CN*1ZE07R970315864578
DTM*011*20060824
N1*SF*ST02 DISTRIBUTING
HL*2*1*O
PRF*2401496536***20060823
REF*IA*441030050
REF*DP*00005
REF*MR*0033
REF*IV*11473675
HL*3*2*P
MAN*UC*10076134526353
HL*4*3*I
LIN**UP*761345263500*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*5*3*I
LIN**UP*761345263501*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*6*3*I
LIN**UP*761345263502*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*7*2*P
MAN*UC*10076134526355
HL*8*7*I
LIN**UP*761345263503*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*9*7*I
LIN**UP*761345263504*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*10*1*O
PRF*24014965344***20060823
REF*IA*441030050
REF*DP*00005
REF*MR*0033
REF*IV*11473675
HL*11*10*P
MAN*UC*10076134526358
HL*12*11*I
LIN**UP*761345263505*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*13*11*I
LIN**UP*761345263506*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*14*10*P
MAN*UC*10076134526355
HL*15*14*I
LIN**UP*761345263507*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
HL*16*14*I
LIN**UP*761345263508*IN*000556564*VN*SP350
SN1**6*EA
CTT*16
SE*58*0002
GE*2*30
IEA*2*000000008
In a 997, the AK2 and AK3 loops are optional. If an AK9 rejects an entire functional group, AK2 and AK3 are not needed.