| Title: | SECOND REMINDER: ACE Deployment of ACE Changes for ABI Filers - GET READY NOW! |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2012-06-15 |
| To: | abi |
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Attn: ABI Filers and Software Developers
PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE IN ITS' ENTIRETY.
On September 29, 2012 the ABI applications list below will be decommissioned in ACS. These applications will ONLY be available in ACE. As a result programming changes to comply with the modified record formats MUST be made so these capabilities will be compatible with ACE.
The ABI applications impacted are:
- ABI In-Bond transactions for ocean, rail, and truck using ABI Application Identifiers QP/WP
- Status Notifications using ABI Application Identifier NS
- Broker Download information using ABI Application Identifier BD
Please refer to CSMS Message 12-000082 for more information including a spreadsheet of the detailed changes for the above applications.
In addition, the Batch & Block control records for the applications listed above include some differences from the ACE Batch & Block control records used for ACE Entry Summary and related functionality. Those differences are listed below and can also be found in the revised ACE ABI CATAIR Batch & Block Control chapter on the CBP website.
1. ACE ABI requires the app id in the inbound A-record, positions 26-27 – ACE eManifest: Rail and Sea does not – but allows it.
2. ACE ABI allows user data text in the A-record positions 60-80 and returns it to the trade in the response – ACE eManifest: Rail and Sea only returns positions 70-80.
3. ACE ABI does not require (but allows) the inbound record count in the Y-record – ACE eManifest: Rail and Sea requires the correct count.
4. ACE ABI does not require the user's password in the Z-record but allows it – ACE eManifest: Rail and Sea requires it to match with the A-record.
5. The outbound messages for ACE eManifest: Rail and Sea (BD, NS, QT, and WT) do not include the app id in the A-record.
6. The user's password is returned in the A- and Z-records for ACE eManifest: Rail and Sea applications QT and WT.
The ACE ABI Batch & Block Control CATAIR Chapter is located at:
The ACE In-Bond and Broker Download CATAIR Chapters are located at:
Appendix T - Common In-Bond Errors is located at:
The Record of Changes and the revised Download All file are located on the website at:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace_edi_messages/catair_main/abi_catair/
In an effort to insure that CBP can plan for the resources necessary to test each of you, we need the projected dates for your migration to ACE. We urge you to complete your testing and migrate to the ACE Production environment as soon as possible. If a large number of ABI Software Developers wait until the last two months, CBP may not have the Client Representative resources to give you the time and attention you may need.
If you have not already done so, please contact your Client Representative to provide them with the following information on your migration plan:
1. Projected Testing Start Date
2. Projected Testing Complete Date
3. Projected Date to Move to ACE Production
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Additional information related to these programming changes can be found in the following Cargo System Messaging Service (CSMS) Messages:
- CSMS 12-000152 REMINDER: ACE Deployment of Ocean/Rail Manifest -
GET READY NOW!
- CSMS 12-000108 ACE Ocean/Rail Manifest Federal Register Notice Published
- CSMS 12-000085 ACE Deployment of Ocean Manifest - Get Ready Now!
- CSMS 11-000261 Discontinued Use of CAMIR K01 (Edit) Record
- CSMS 11-000268 Changes to CAMIR of ACE Ocean Manifest
- CSMS 11-000304 Updates to CAMIR and X12 Sea and Rail IGs
- CSMS 11-000308 Information on ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea
- CSMS 12-000001 New Arrival Functionality in ACE M1
Please contact your Client Representative with any questions.