# Change the industry identifier for X12 HIPAA guides

> You can now change the industry identifier to choose what EDI Translate will use when writing EDI according to the guide's specifications.

Published Mar 3, 2023

Product: EDI platform

The [industry identifier](https://www.stedi.com/edi/x12/element/I72) for an EDI transaction set is specified in characters 7-12 of the [GS-08 element](https://www.stedi.com/edi/x12/segment/GS#GS-08) of the functional group header.

You can now change the industry identifier when building a custom Stedi guide for an X12 HIPAA transaction set. You can build a custom guide by importing an X12 HIPAA public guide into your account. EDI Translate uses the industry identifier you choose when generating EDI documents according to your guide's specifications.