CSMS Message: 04-000002

Title:FDA BTA BN01 RECORD VALUE CHANGE POSITION 5
Date:2004-01-02
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS, SOFTWARE VENDORS AND SERVICE BUREAUS

FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT: UPDATE TO BN01 RECORD.

ATTENTION ALL ABI FILERS, SOFTWARE VENDORS AND SERVICE BUREAUS WHO
TRANSMIT FDA BTA PRIOR NOTICE DATA THROUGH APPLICATION IDENTIFER
"WP" FOR ENTRY TRANSACTIONS.

PLEASE REFER TO ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 03-2625 DATED NOVEMBER 4, 2003.
REFER TO THE "BN" APPLICATION, RECORD IDENTIFIER BN01, POSTION 5.
(LINE 257 OF THE MESSAGE).

IN ORDER TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ENTRIES SUBMITTED THROUGH
APPLICATION IDENTIFIER "WP" FROM ENTRIES SUBMITTED THROUGH APPLICATION
IDENTIFIERS "HN, HI AND EI", ACS WILL TRANSMIT THE HEADER VALUE OF
"N" INSTEAD OF THE HEADER VALUE "E" IN THE "BN" APPLICATION RECORD
BN01, POSITION 5. THUS, ACS WILL SEND AN "N" IF THE BN OUTPUT MESSAGE
IS IN RESPONSE TO A "WP" INPUT TRANSACTION FROM THE FILER AND WILL
SEND AN "E" IF THE BN OUTPUT MESSAGE IS IN RESPONSE TO AN INPUT
TRANSACTION OF "HN, HI, OR EI."

THIS IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Related CSMS No. 03-002625