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Creating 278 EDI files can also be automated with the HIPAA Authorizer. The necessary command line arguments are as follows

1.	The first argument is the Query against the database. Any query that works against the EDI_AuthorizerHeader table is permitted. The relationship between header and detail table are handled internally by our program.

2.	the word "EDI" indicating that we want to create an EDI file

3.	The file name for the EDI file. If this is blank, default file naming convention or a trading partner's file naming convention will be used

4.	If EDI Exchange is licensed and enabled, you can specify here the trading partner who is the receiver of this electronic data interchange

5.	The fifth argument decides whether a request or response is created. The argument has to be either 'Response' or 'Request', if it is left out it will be a request.

For example:

"C:\Program Files\HIPAAsuite\HIPAA Authorizer\HIPAAAuthorizer.exe" Select * from EDI_AuthorizerHeader where SubscriberID = 123456,EDI,C:\temp\test278.edi,CAREFIRST,Request

this command would create an EDI file with all records from the query,and write the file C:\temp\test278.edi. The trading partner to receive the file is 'CareFirst' and a request file will be created.

"C:\Program Files\HIPAAsuite\HIPAA Authorizer\HIPAAAuthorizer.exe" Select * from EDI_AuthorizerHeader where SubscriberID = 123456,EDI,,CA0,Response

This will create a response file for the California exchange. Since no file name is specified, the California Exchange's specific file naming convention will be implemented.