Finding Closest Segment To Errors
When an error is generated while validating EDI data it may be helpful to find a nearby segment that could help developers get more information about the error. For example, many HIPAA developers want to know the actual claim (CLM Segment) where errors were generated. They can then use the claim id to find out which claim to fix.
The AssociateClosestSegmentToErrorAndWarnings method can be used in this scenario. When this method is called after validation EDIValidator will find the closest segment to errors and warnings and assign it to the error/warning’s ClosestSegment property.
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Now when an error/warning occurs the closest CLM segment will be assigned to the ClosestSegment property of the error/warning. This will enable developers to know what claim the error occurred in.
Additionally if there are multiple segments that could be close to the error and they only differ by element data the additional properties on the ClosestSegmentToError object can be used to find the closest segment given the element index and value