| Title: | NEW RECORD ($A) FOR APPLICATION $I |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2000-02-15 |
| To: | abi |
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ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NUMBER 99-1100 DATED DECEMBER 13, 1999, PROVIDED
DETAILS CONCERNING A NEW RECORD ($A) THAT WOULD BE ADDED TO THE ABI 'ADD
MANUFACTURER NAME & ADDRESS' APPLICATION ($I). THE $A RECORD IS BEING
ADDED AS A RESULT OF THE FUTURE CHANGE IN HOW CUSTOMS SEQUENCES
INCOMING ABI TRANSACTIONS FOR PROCESSING, ALSO DISCUSSED IN THE ABOVE
CITED MESSAGE AND IN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE NUMBER 99-0957.
THE $A RECORD IS STRUCTURED AS FOLLOWS:
DATA | LENGTH | | |
ELEMENT | /CLASS | POSITION | STATUS | DESCRIPTION
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CONTROL | | | |
IDENTIFIER | 1X | 1 | M | MUST ALWAYS EQUAL '$'
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RECORD | | | |
TYPE | 1A | 2 | M | MUST ALWAYS EQUAL 'A'
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USER | | | |
DATA | 78X | 3-80 | M | SEE NOTE BELOW.
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NOTE:
POSITIONS 3 THROUGH 80 ARE FOR THE USER'S INTERNAL USE. THEY ARE
RETURNED UNMODIFIED TO THE USER WHEN THE $A RECORD IS TRANSMITTED
AS OUTPUT FROM ACS.
PROGRAMMING MODIFICATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE $A RECORD HAVE
BEEN COMPLETED AND ARE NOW READY FOR USE.
THE $A RECORD IS OPTIONAL. IF USED, IT MAY BE INSERTED ANYWHERE
WITHIN THE SEQUENCE OF $A TRANSACTION INPUT RECORDS.