Ordering Version 10.06 AT&T

Technical documentation for this interface is available on the left-hand side of the screen. The information listed below is general ordering information related to this interface.

Ordering Functions
Documentation Description
Transaction Sets
Process Flow
Error Types
Responses
EDI Element Separator/Segment Terminators
Basic EDI/Business Rules

Ordering Functions

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The following ordering forms are supported on this Page:

Inbound forms (CLEC to AT&T)

LSR End User
Loop Service
Number Portability
Loop Service w/Number Portability
Resale
Resale Private Line
Port Service
Resale ISDN PRI
UNE ISDN PRI
CENTREX Resale
CENTREX UNE
DID/PBX Resale
DID/PBX UNE
Digital Trunking Resale
Digital Trunking UNE
Directory Listing/Captioning Request
Hunt Group Information

Outbound forms (AT&T to CLEC)

Local Response Confirmation
Local Response Completion
Directory Only Completion
Jeopardy Notification
Reject Notification
Post to Bill Notification
Provider Notification

Documentation Description

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The following documentation is available from the left-hand side of the screen:

Mapping/Segment Charts – Provide sample EDI Mappings for each field on a form in the proper X12 Segment order. LSOR field names are designated in italics.

SEF Files – Transaction Set documentation generated out of EDISIM in both .sef and .htm format. These files list all of the AT&T supported EDI Segments, Elements and Qualifiers in transaction set order for the 850, 855, 860, 865, 836, 997 and ICS.

OBF/X12 Conversion Tables – OBF to X12 conversion tables that are supported by AT&T

PO1 Loop Designators – A list of the codes to be used with the A6 qualifier in the PO1 segment to identify the detail level data being passed in a PO1 loop

DE751 Code Lists – AT&T supported qualifiers/phrase codes for DE751, as well as OBF to X12 translations where applicable

EDI Response Code Matrix – Tables listing the valid BAK01/02, BCA01/02, RT and EC VER combinations on responses sent from AT&T to CLECs

LSOR – Link to the 13-State Local Service Ordering Requirements (LSOR) document

Transaction Sets

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EDI utilizes the following transaction sets to process requests:

  1. Record Type 997 - Acknowledgment returned from AT&T to a CLEC, and from a CLEC to AT&T for each request received on an EDI file
  2. Record Type 836 - Alerts the CLEC their customer has been moved to another local service provider
  3. Record Type 850 - Sent by a CLEC for a request sent for the first time
  4. Record Type 855 - Response from AT&T to a CLEC to an 850 Record Type
  5. Record Type 860 - Sent by a CLEC for a supplemental (sup) to a request
  6. Record Type 865 - Response from AT&T to a CLEC for an 860 Record Type. The 865 Record is also used for all Completion responses whether or not an 860 was received.

Process Flow

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Following is the basic process flow for EDI:

  1. Initial Request is sent from CLEC to AT&T on an 850
  2. AT&T responds with Functional Acknowledgement on a 997 for each request. If the order passes the EDI edits, a positive 997 is returned to the CLEC. If an error is detected and the request cannot be processed (i.e. could not be read), a negative 997 will be returned to the CLEC. If a negative 997 is received, this would indicate the request could not be received and would have to be resent on another 850.
  3. If the order passes all of the business edits, AT&T sends a Firm Order Confirmation on an 855. If there are business rule edits, a reject will be returned on an 855.
  4. The CLEC responds with a Functional Acknowledgement on a 997.
  5. The CLEC can fix errors on the initial order, or supplement the initial order (until it has completed) on an 860.
  6. AT&T responds with Functional Acknowledgement on a 997.
  7. If the supplement passes all of the business edits, AT&T sends a Firm Order Confirmation on an 865. If there are business rule edits, a reject will be returned on an 865.
  8. The CLEC responds with a Functional Acknowledgement on a 997.
  9. AT&T sends a Service Order Completion (SOC) on an 865 once the order has completed.
  10. The CLEC responds with a Functional Acknowledgement on a 997.

Note – See Responses section below for additional responses that may be sent from AT&T to the CLEC.

Error Types

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SUPER FATAL ERRORS:

The following errors are identified as Super Fatal.

Must send another Record Type 850 (initial)
When a Super Fatal error is detected, editing of the request will cease

FATAL ERRORS:

Responses

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AT&T will be sending a variety of responses to the CLECs relating to Local Service Requests. Following are the responses which may be received:

Acknowledgment Response - This response will be provided to CLECs that submit requests via Electronic Data Transfer. This response utilizes the 997 transaction and will indicate that the file was either successfully received or that problems were encountered.

Local Response Confirmation - This response provides information associated with the customer's request for service. It will be provided to indicate that the requests received are complete and accurate and have been processed by AT&T as a firm order. This response can utilize either an 855 transaction (for initial request) or an 865 transaction (for supplement to a request). Also see Provider Initiated Activity Response which utilizes this process.

Provider Initiated Response - This response utilizes the Local Response Confirmation to convey a provider (AT&T) initiated change to the original confirmation. The Provider Initiated Activity field will contain an indicator that advises the CLECs what data has been changed. A Provider Initiated Activity response is merely an update of the previous Local Response Confirmation to either an original request or a supplement to a request and does not take the place of those confirmations.

The original confirmation will be fully refreshed and the updated (PIA) confirmation will include all unchanged data as well as the data that has been changed from the original confirmation, as identified by the PIA indicator. This response utilizes the 865 transaction. (See the Local Response Confirmation section for field abbreviations, data characteristics and data names utilized in this response in addition to the PIA related fields.)

Directory Service Request Completion - A Directory Service Completion is the completion notice sent when a Directory Only (DSR REQTYP J) has been processed by the Directory Publishing company, is posted to the white pages data base, and available to Directory Assistance (DA). One completion is sent per LSR. This notification utilizes the 865 transaction.

Local Service Request Completion - This response notifies the customer that their request for service is complete. The notice is sent once all orders associated with the request have been marked as completed in AT&T systems. This notification utilizes the 865 transaction.

Local Response Jeopardy - This response will be sent to CLECs to indicate that the service requested may not be completed by the confirmed due date. This is an informational message and may require CLEC action. This notification utilizes the 865 transaction.

Local Response Reject - Upon receipt of the initial or supplement LSR, the request will be edited. If the LSR failed edits and cannot be processed, a response will be sent to the CLEC along with error messages indicating why the request failed. This response can utilize either an 855 transaction (for error responses on the initial request) or an 865 transaction (for error responses on a supplement to a request).

Provider Notification - This response will be provided to the losing CLEC when an end user chooses to change from one CLEC to another CLEC. It alerts the losing CLEC that a change requested by another CLEC has been completed and the end user is no longer theirs. This notification utilizes the 836 transaction.

EDI Element Separator/Segment Terminators

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AT&T recommends the use of the following characters on responses sent from AT&T to CLECs. These are the default characters that will be used unless otherwise requested by the customer.

Basic EDI/Business Rules

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  1. PO1 loop designators will be required in the PO106/PO107 on all inbound EDI orders starting with Version 6.0. PO1 loop designators will also be included on notifications. These values are documented on the EDI Sample Mapping Documents, as well as in the document titled "PO1 Form Designators". Links to these documents are available on the left-hand side of the screen.
  2. SI segments must be sent as documented on the EDI Sample Mapping Documents and EDI SEF Files (one segment per field). The only field that can be mapped using multiple DE234/DE1000 pairs in one SI Segment is the FEATURE DETAIL field, which may require the "99" continuation code to pass data strings longer than 48 characters.
  3. Alpha/numeric and alpha only fields are left justified and will not contain any trailing spaces or zeros.
  4. Hyphens or dashes used in numeric fields such as date, NPA NXX, or quantities will cause the EDI to reject the transaction.
  5. PON Version numbers are returned to the CLEC in Response transactions as values 1 through 99. They will contain the same value as the corresponding PON but will not contain a leading zero.