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title: "Deserialize 997"
slug: "deserialize-997"
updated: 2025-08-04T15:04:29Z
published: 2025-08-04T15:04:29Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/deserialize-997"
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# Deserialize 997

| Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 4.0.0 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 7.12.0 |
| **Location** | Data > X12 |

The **Deserialize 997** step deserializes code 997 documents. 997 is an industry code for the Functional Acknowledgement Transaction Set.

### Prerequisites

- This step requires the [X12](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/x12-interchange?highlight=X12) module to be installed before it will be available in the toolbox.
- **For v9 Users**: Add a [Project Dependency](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/project-dependencies#add-a-project-dependency-or-enable-a-module) once the X12 Module is installed.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Document 997 | The serialized version of code 997 transactions. | String |
| Input Is Path | Takes in the string of the file location path. | Boolean |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Deserialize9971_Output | The deserialized version of code 997 transactions. | Interchange |

![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-30_12h11_07.png)

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## Step Changes

| Description | Version | Date | Developer Task |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Added the Deserialize 997 step. | [9.11](https://documentation.decisions.com/v99/docs/version-911x-release-notes?highlight=deserialize%20997) | May 2025 | [DT-043921] |