| Title: | FDA PRODUCT CODE QUERY REMINDER |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1992-10-29 |
| To: | abi |
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ATTENTION FDA PARTICIPANTS:
THE FDA PRODUCT CODE FILE IS RESIDENT IN ACS AND CAN BE QUERIED
BY THE TRADE. THIS CAPABILITY HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR A NUMBER OF
MONTHS. THIS FILE CONTAINS ROUGHLY 640,000 RECORDS AND IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT AN INCORRECT QUERY COULD RESULT IN A VERY
LARGE NUMBER OF OUTPUT RESPONSES TO THE USER. WE HAVE INCORPORATED
CERTAIN EDITS TO PROHIBIT A COMPLETE DOWNLOAD OR AN UNMANAGEABLE AMOUNT
OF OUTPUT RECORDS.
THE FDA SPECIFICATIONS DETAILED THREE QUERY OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE
USER. THEY ARE BY:
1) PRODUCT CODE (ALL SEVEN DIGITS)
2) INDUSTRY (FIRST TWO DIGITS) OR INDUSTRY AND CLASS
(FIRST THREE DIGITS)
3) PRODUCT NUMBER (FIRST THREE AND LAST TWO DIGITS)
* MUST INCLUDE SPACES
THIS MESSAGE IS STRICTLY A REMINDER OF THE QUERY OPTIONS AND
TO ADVISE USERS OF THE POTENTIAL LARGE NUMBER OF OUTPUT RECORDS.
WE STRONGLY URGE THE USE OF A "BUILD ROUTINE" IN CONSTRUCTING
THE PRODUCT CODE WITH A SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION TO ABI FOR
VERIFICATION OF THE PRODUCT CODE AND ITS DESCRIPTION.
FOR LARGER QUERIES OF THE FDA PRODUCT CODE FILE, SUCH AS A QUERY
BY THE INDUSTRY, WE SUGGEST AN OFF-PEAK-HOURS TIME PERIOD.
QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR ABI CLIENT REP OR AN
FDA REPRESENTATIVE.