CSMS Message: 07-000180

Title:IMPORTANT TECHNICAL A1 IMPLEMENTATION INFORMATION
Date:2007-08-23
To:abi
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THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR PROVIDERS OF ABI SOFTWARE
SERVICES OR THOSE PARTICIPANTS USING SELF-PROGRAMMED ABI
SOFTWARE PACKAGES.

IF TRANSMISSION OF ABI DATA IS VIA MQ/VPN, MQ/FRAME OR
MQ/MPLS, YOU MUST ENSURE THAT ONLY ONE BATCH (A THRU Z
RECORD SET) IS INCLUDED IN A SINGLE MQ MESSAGE. THIS RULE
WAS PROVIDED TO MANY ABI PARTICIPANTS UPON REQUESTING THEIR
INITIAL MQ COMMUNICATIONS SET-UP, THOUGH IT MAY NOT HAVE
BEEN PROVIDED TO EVERYONE.

UNTIL NOW, INCLUSION OF MULTIPLE BATCHES WITHIN A SINGLE MQ
MESSAGE HAS NOT RESULTED IN PROBLEMS, BUT BEGINNING SUNDAY,
AUGUST 26, 2007, FOLLOWING THE A1 IMPLEMENTATION OF ACE
PROCESSING FOR ABI APPLICATIONS KI AND TI, DOING SO WILL
RESULT IN REJECTION OF BATCHES. FOR REFERENCE, THE A1
IMPLEMENTATION WAS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED IN THE FOLLOWING
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES:

07-0104, DATED 05-01-07
07-0158, DATED 07-06-07
07-0164, DATED 07-24-07

NOTE THAT DIAL-UP COMMUNICATIONS VIA RJE (JES) WILL NOT
ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION REGARDING THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR ASSIGNED CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Referenced By

CSMS #07-000184