CSMS Message: 93-001149

Title:MODIFICATION TO ABI STATEMENT PRINT REQUIREMENTS
Date:1993-12-17
To:abi
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MODIFICATION TO ABI STATEMENT PRINT REQUIREMENTS

TO BETTER ACCOMODATE THE NEEDS OF ABI STATEMENT FILERS, THE ABI
STATEMENT PRINT REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED. AS THE MODIFICATIONS
ARE OPTIONAL, ABI FILERS AND VENDORS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CHANGE EXISTING
PRINT PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, AS THE MODIFICATIONS ARE A RESULT OF INPUT FROM
THE BROKERAGE COMMUNITY, WE BELIEVE IT WILL BENEFIT ALL ABI FILERS.

1) ABI FILERS OPERATIONAL ON STATEMENT PROCESSING WILL NO LONGER BE
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL LINE ITEMS OF DUTIES, TAXES, AND FEES ON
THE "STATEMENT TOTALS" PAGE WHEN THOSE AMOUNTS ARE 0.00, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE LINE ITEM "TOTAL AMOUNT DUE". FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS
NO WATERWAYS FEE DUE ON THE STATEMENT, THE LINE ITEM "WATERWAYS FEE" ON
THE "STATEMENT TOTALS" PAGE CAN BE ELIMINATED. IF THE "TOTALS
AMOUNT DUE" ON THE "STATEMENT TOTALS" PAGE IS 0.00, THE LINE ITEM
"TOTAL AMOUNT DUE" AND THE 0.00 AMOUNT MUST BE PRINTED.

2) THE LEGEND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STATEMENT WILL NOW BE OPTIONAL. THE
LEGEND IDENTIFIES THE VARIOUS STATUS CODES OF ENTRY SUMMARIES. IE:
CE = CENSUS, PA = PAPERLESS.

3) THE PROCESS DISTRICT PORT IN THE HEADER INFORMATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF
THE STATEMENT MAY BE A NUMERIC CODE, NAME, OR BOTH.

NO ADDITIONAL DATA MAY BE PRINTED ON THE STATEMENT SUCH AS OTHER
INFORMATION FOR THE FILER'S USE. THIS INCLUDES INSERTING EXTRA VERTICAL
OR HORIZONTAL COLUMNS. THE "REFERENCE NUMBER" COLUMN WILL REMAIN
OPTIONAL FOR INSERTION OF THE ABI FILER'S REFERENCE NUMBER.

QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.