CSMS Message: 92-000485

ABI APPLICATION LN, BILL OF LADING UPDATE, IS INCORRECTLY
RETURNING ERROR MESSAGE 20A, "INVALID CARRIER CODE", WHENEVER THE
ENTRY IS AN AIR ENTRY (MOT 40 OR 41) AND NO CARRIER CODE IS
SUPPLIED WITH THE INPUT DATA. AS SPECIFIED IN THE CUSTOMS AND
TRADE AUTOMATED INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (CATAIR), IT IS
NOT NECESSARY TO INCLUDE THE CARRIER CODE WITH A BILL OF LADING
UPDATE UNLESS THE INTENT IS TO REPLACE AN INCORRECT CARRIER CODE
PROVIDED WITH THE ORIGINAL CARGO RELEASE DATA.

CUSTOMS HAS IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS CURRENTLY
TESTING THE CORRECTED PROGRAMS, BUT ANTICIPATES THAT IT WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK UNTIL THEY CAN BE MOVED INTO PRODUCTION
ACS. UNTIL THAT TIME, THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THE SUBJECT ERROR
MESSAGE IS TO SUPPLY THE AIR CARRIER CODE IN THE BILL OF LADING
UPDATE TRANSACTION EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME CODE REPORTED IN
THE ORIGINAL CARGO RELEASE DATA.

YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN
THE CORRECTED PROGRAMS ARE MOVED TO PRODUCTION ACS. NOTE THAT
AFTER THE CORRECTED PROGRAMS ARE MOVED, THE NECESSITY TO INCLUDE
THE AIR CARRIER CODE IN THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE WILL BE
DEPENDENT UPON WHEN THE ORIGINAL CARGO RELEASE DATA WAS SENT TO
ABI. IF THE CARGO RELEASE DATA WAS SENT PRIOR TO THE PROGRAM
MOVE THE CARRIER CODE WILL STILL BE NECESSARY, BUT IF THE CARGO
RELEASE DATA WAS SENT AFTER THE PROGRAM MOVE, THE CARRIER CODE
WILL NO LONGER BE NECESSARY.

NOTE ALSO THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE WITHIN
ACS WHEREBY THE TWO CHARACTER IATA AIR CARRIER CODE IS CONVERTED
TO, STORED ON THE ACS ENTRY RECORD AS, AND IS RETURNED IN CARGO
RELEASE PROCESSING RESULTS OUTPUT MESSAGES AS A THREE CHARACTER
CODE. WHEN THE CORRECTION TO THE BILL OF LADING UPDATE PROBLEM
BECOMES EFFECTIVE, ACS WILL NO LONGER PERFORM THIS CONVERSION AND
THE CARRIER CODE RETURNED IN CARGO RELEASE PROCESSING RESULTS
WILL ALWAYS BE THE TWO CHARACTER CODE.

Referenced By

CSMS #92-000521