| Title: | NO LONGER ACCEPTING CERTAIN INCONSISTENT DATA |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2000-03-15 |
| To: | abi |
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THIS MESSAGE IS PRIMARILY OF INTEREST TO ABI SOFTWARE
VENDORS, SERVICE BUREAUS AND SELF-PROGRAMMED FILERS.
DURING THE PERIOD FROM LATE APRIL THROUGH EARLY AUGUST
2000, ACS WILL CONVERT ABI APPLICATION PROGRAMS TO HANDLE
OPERATIONS IN THE NEW MQ/SYSPLEX ENVIRONMENT. IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT CUSTOMS REFRAIN FROM SPECIALLY TAILORING THE
COTS (COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF) COMPONENTS OF OUR FUTURE
ABI TRADE INTERFACE. PRELIMINARY WORK HAS IDENTIFIED
CERTAIN PROPRIETARY BUSINESS RELATED LOGIC THAT WILL BE
ELIMINATED FROM THE FRONT-END MESSAGING PROCESS.
THE FOLLOWING LIST DESCRIBES INCONSISTENT/INCORRECT ABI
DATA THAT IS CURRENTLY PERMITTED TO PROCESS TO COMPLETION
AS IF THE INCONSISTENCY DID NOT EXIST. THESE EXAMPLES
CONTRADICT INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE
AUTOMATED INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR) DOCUMENT AND
WILL, FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION, RESULT IN A REJECTION OF
THE DATA.
1. INSERTION OF A JES /$SPR (START PRINTER) COMMAND ANYWHERE
WITHIN AN ABI BATCH (A THROUGH Z RECORD SET). ABI
CURRENTLY IGNORES A START PRINTER COMMAND CONTAINED
WITHIN A BATCH. IN THE FUTURE, ABI PROGRAMS WILL ATTEMPT
TO INTERPRET THE COMMAND AS APPLICATION DATA, CAUSING AN
OBVIOUS ERROR.
2. OMISSION OF A 'Z' RECORD. IF NOT INCLUDED IN THE DATA
SUBMISSION, ABI CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTS A 'Z' RECORD TO MATCH
THE PREVIOUS 'A' RECORD. IN THE FUTURE, ABI PROGRAMMING
WILL EXPECT TO RECEIVE A 'Z' RECORD MATCHING THE PREVIOUS
'A' RECORD. IF NOT FOUND, THE BATCH WILL BE REJECTED.
3. INSERTION OF BLANK CARDS. ABI CURRENTLY IGNORES BLANK
CARDS (ALSO REFERRED TO AS BLANK RECORDS OR WHITE SPACE)
INSERTED BETWEEN LEGITIMATE ABI RECORDS. THIS IS NOT TO
BE CONFUSED WITH THE INCLUSION OF SPACE FILL FIELDS
REQUIRED WITHIN CERTAIN LEGITIMATE ABI RECORDS. IN THE
FUTURE, ABI PROGRAMMING WILL REJECT INCLUSION OF BLANK
CARDS INSERTED BETWEEN ABI RECORDS.
ALL OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED CIRCUMSTANCES WILL GENERATE A
REJECTION OF THE ENTIRE BATCH (A THROUGH Z RECORD SET)
CONTAINING THE ERRONEOUS DATA. THESE REJECTIONS WILL
FOLLOW THE CONVENTIONS CURRENTLY USED FOR BATCH REJECTIONS
AS DESCRIBED IN THE CATAIR.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR DESIGNATED CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.
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