CSMS Message: 06-001165

ATTN: ABI SOFTWARE VENDORS AND SELF-PROGRAMMERS

DURING THE COURSE OF CORRECTING THE BROKER DOWNLOAD PROCEDURE, IT HAS
BECOME NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE WORDING OF SOME DATA ELEMENT DEFINITIONS,
AND ADD EXPLANATORY INFORMATION IN THE BROKER DOWNLOAD CHAPTER OF THE
CATAIR.

RECORD 1A

CODE QUALIFIER: CHANGE THE DEFINITION TO READ "THIS CODE IS USED BY
RAIL AMS PARTICIPANTS IN SUBSEQUENT IN-BOND MOVEMENTS AND BY TRUCK
AMS WHEN THE ACTION CODE IS 'D'"

ID CODE: CHANGE DEFINITION TO READ "THIS CODE IS USED BY RAIL AMS AND IS
NOT RETURNED IN TRUCK AMS.

RECORD 1B

MANIFEST QUANITY: CHANGE DEFINITION TO SAY "THIS IS REQUIRED IN
RAIL AMS AND IS NOT RETURNED IN TRUCK AMS"

MANIFEST UNIT: CHANGE DEFINITION TO SAY "THIS IS REQUIRED IN RAIL AMS
AND IS NOT RETURNED IN TRUCK AMS"

WEIGHT: CHANGE DEFINITION TO SAY "THIS IS REQUIRED IN RAIL AMS AND IS
NOT RETURNED IN TRUCK AMS"

WEIGHT UNIT: ELIMINATE 'G' GRAMS,'O' OUNCES, 'T' TONS. ELIMINATE
REFERENCES TO TRUCK AMS

RECORD ON

ID CODE: CHANGE DEFINITION TO: THE ABI ROUTING CODE IS COMPOSED OF PORT
CODE NUMBER (4) + FILER (3) + FILER OFFICE CODE (2), THE OFFICE CODE
MAY NOT ALWAYS BE PROVIDED.

RECORD 3N

STATE/PROVINCE CODE: ADD "THIS IS ONLY USED IN RAIL AMS"

LOCATION IDENTIFIER: CHANGE THE DEFINITION TO READ "IN TRUCK AMS
THIS IS THE 1-3 LETTER STATE/PROVINCE CODE". ADD A NOTE
AND LIST THE US AND MEXICAN STATE AND CANADIAN PROVINCE CODES THAT
APPEAR IN THIS ELEMENT

RECORD 1I

FILLER: CHANGE TO 1 AN POSTION 6

RECORD 2C

FACTORY CAR ORDER NUMBER: ADD "THIS IS NOT CURRENTLY RETURNED IN TRUCK
AMS"

RECORD 2V

HEADER INFORMATION: CHANGE TO "IT IS ONLY USED IN RAIL AMS"

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING RECORDS FROM 'OPTIONAL' TO 'CONDITIONAL':
2M, 4B, 2N, 3N, 4N, 1I

THE CHANGES TO THIS CATAIR CHAPTER WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE IN THE
VERY NEAR FUTURE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ABI
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Referenced By

CSMS #06-001185