| Title: | SPI ON TARIFF RECORDS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2001-12-21 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : CONRAD L ZZ-HENRY
SUBJECT : ABI- SPI ON TARIFF RECORDS
DATE : 12/20/2001
TO ALL ABI FILERS WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SOFTWARE VENDORS AND
SERVICE BUREAUS:
IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT AND UPCOMING TRADE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES, ACS HAS CHANGED ITS SOFTWARE
TO ACCOMMODATE THE POTENTIAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL
PROGRAM INDICATORS RESIDENT IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF RECORD.
CURRENTLY, UP TO TEN 2-POSITION SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR FIELDS
ARE AVAILABLE IN EACH HARMONIZED TARIFF RECORD. THE TEN SPECIAL
PROGRAM INDICATOR FIELDS ARE LOCATED IN POSITIONS 53-72 OF THE
V3 OUTPUT RECORD FOR TARIFF UPDATES, AND POSITIONS 53-72 OF THE
W3 OUTPUT RECORD FOR TARIFF QUERIES.
EFFECTIVE MMDDYY, THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR FIELDS
WILL INCREASE BY TWENTY TO GIVE A TOTAL POTENTIAL NUMBER OF
SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR (SPI) CODE FIELDS TO THIRTY. THE
ADDITIONAL TWENTY POTENTIAL SPI FIELDS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED BY
EXPANDING THE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR CODE FIELD IN THE W3 AND
V3 RECORDS TO FOURTEEN LOCATED IN POSITIONS 53 TO 80
RESPECTIVELY. NEW VD AND WD RECORDS ARE BEING CREATED TO
ACCOMMODATE THE NEXT SIXTEEN POTENTIAL SPI CODES IN POSITIONS 13
44. THE NEW VD AND WD RECORDS ARE CONDITIONAL UPON THE
EXISTENCE OF THE 15TH UP TO AND INCLUDING THE 30TH SPECIAL
PROGRAM INDICATOR. THE VD AND WD RECORDS FOLLOW IN SEQUENCE
WITH THE OTHER MANDATORY AND CONDITIONAL RECORDS.
THE CHANGES TO THE V3 AND W3 OUTPUT RECORDS WILL NOT BECOME
APPARENT UNTIL THE 11TH SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR CODE APPLIES
TO A PARTICULAR TARIFF RECORD. THE VD AND WD RECORDS WILL NOT BE
TRANSMITTED UNTIL THE 15TH OR GREATER SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR
APPLIES TO A PARTICULAR TARIFF RECORD. AT THIS TIME THERE ARE
NO TARIFF RECORDS THAT CONTAIN 11 OR MORE SPIS. THIS MESSAGE IS
TO ADVISE YOU OF THE EXPANDED CAPABILITY IN ACS OF ACCOMMODATING
SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATORS EXCEEDING TEN. FILERS, SOFTWARE
VENDORS, AND SERVICE BUREAUS MAY WISH TO PROGRAM THESE FEATURES
SO THAT THEIR AUTOMATED SYSTEMS ARE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING MORE
THAN TEN SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATORS WHEN THE NEED ARISES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE.
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