# Automatically generate 997 Functional Acknowledgments with Stedi Core

> You can enable autogenerated 997 Functional Acknowledgments for any partner with Stedi Core. Core generates 997s for the transactions and delivers them.

Published Jul 25, 2023

Product: EDI platform

You can now enable automatic 997 Functional Acknowledgments for any partnership within Stedi Core. When you enable **997 acknowledgments** for a partnership, Core automatically generates a [997 Functional Acknowledgment](https://www.stedi.com/edi/x12/transaction-set/997) for every valid EDI received and delivers the 997 to the partner using the specified connection. Core generates acknowledgments at the functional group level of the original inbound EDI, and each generated acknowledgment includes ISA and GS envelopes, complete with auto-incremented control numbers.