| Title: | ABI QUERY IMPORTER/BOND NUMBER FIELD CHANGE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2004-11-18 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS
FROM: TONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: ABI IMPORTER/BOND QUERY. THE BOND NUMBER DATA ELEMENT FIELD IS
AN ALPHA/NUMERIC DATA ELEMENT.
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 04-0950 'CHANGE IN CONTINUOUS BOND NUMBER FORMAT'
INDICATES THAT CUSTOMS BOND NUMBERS WILL INCLUDE ALPHA AS WELL AS
NUMERIC CHARACTERS. THE BOND NUMBERS WILL REMAIN 9 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH.
CBP BONDS HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED WITH THE ABOVE ALPHA/NUMERIC FORMATS.
THE ABI IMPORTER/BOND QUERY OUTPUT RECORD 'K1' WHICH DISPLAYS THE BOND
NUMBER HAS THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
RECORD IDENTIFIER K1 (OUTPUT)
DATA ELEMENT LENGTH/ POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION
CLASS
BOND NUMBER 9AN 71-79 C THE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO
THE BOND.
ABI FILERS SHOULD MODIFY THEIR SOFTWARE TO ALLOW THE VIEWING OF THE
ALPHA/NUMERIC CHARACTERS IN THE BOND NUMBER FIELD.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE REFERRED TO YOUR LOCAL CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE.