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Sterling Transformation Extender

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HIPAA 831 type tree - to be added to to Healthcare pack v10.1

We have a business requirement for HIPAA 5010 - 831 transctions. Looks like thats available in supply chain pack. Request to add the same to Healthcare pack. We are @ Healthcare Packv10.1 ITX v9.01IIBv10.x Thanks Ahad Mahamad
over 2 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Maps & Type Trees 2 Delivered

Remove Write Access Requirement from Install Dir

As per the below , https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/logged-user-must-have-write-permission-websphere-transformation-extender-installation-directory-windows-operating-systems Write permission is required in the installation directory. This raises ...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Compliance Checking 1 Delivered

999 ISA Control Number

Currently the ISA control number (ISA) always has a value of 000000001 in every 999 transaction that is generated out of compliance. X12.5 Interchange Control Structure section 5.1.2 requires a unique number within a reasonably extended time frame...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Compliance Checking 1 Delivered

Type 5 editing based on date of service for medical code sets

Currently type 5 editing is based on processing. Medical codes are based on the date of service and not processing date. We are requesting an enhancement for at least all of the 837 transactions to include the PACDR to edit medical codes sets (ICD...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Compliance Checking 0 Delivered

Claim level reject enhancement

Currently with claim level rejection if there are duplicate CLM01 values, claim level rejection is not possible. We would like the recommend an enhancement to check the entire CLM segment for duplication which may eliminate the duplication of the ...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Compliance Checking 0 Delivered

Hashmaps as a storage for reference tables

In TX, a very efficient way to perform a lookup is to use SEARCHUP/SEARCHDOWN, provided the series is properly sorted. However, the first call is very costly as it need to build the B-Tree to be used for later navigations. This creates a threshold...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 1 Delivered

Reactivate 824 ACK creation from HIPAA data compliance map

Reactivate 824 ACK creation from HIPAA data compliance map as this is still being used by one of our major clients: 1. Updating the hipaa_data_compliance_parameter.JSON file to include 824 ACK 2. Uncommenting the 824 creation logic from the rules....
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Compliance Checking 1 Delivered

Generic Json to XML and XML to Json

An out of the box generic map to convert Json to xml and vice versa.
about 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 2 Delivered

Provide a compiler for TX on other operating systems than Windows

Current version of TX only support compiling of maps and systems on Windows. This also impacts compiling of BAR files when a flow contains a TX node. Since most build systems run on Linux, it would be easier to configure and run TX compiles on a L...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Other 1 Delivered

ITX HIPAA Compliance Check - Include validation of NPI number

Enhance the HIPAA Compliance Check to validate that the NPI number in the X12 transactions is a valid format. NPI Must be 10 characters long, starting with a 1 or 2 and the first 9 digits are used to calculate the 10th character, as a check digit.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Compliance 1 Delivered