| Title: | MANUFACTURER (MID) EDITS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1995-04-21 |
| To: | abi |
| Links: | previous, next |
THE MANUFACTURER ADD FUNCTION ($I) WILL HAVE A FEW, MINOR CHANGES
INCORPORATED INTO ITS PROGRAMMING EDITS. A VALID ZIP CODE WILL BE
REQUIRED FOR ALL U.S. MANUFACTURERS. ABI FILERS HAVE THE ABILITY
TO ADD NEW MANUFACTURERS TO THE FILE IN ACS BY SENDING THE ($I)
APPLICATION. THIS CHANGE WAS ORIGINALLY MENTIONED IN ADMINISTRATIVE
MESSAGE # 94-1230 DATED 12/7/94. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MOST FILERS
ALREADY PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AND THAT THIS CHANGE WILL SIMPLY
BE ENFORCING IT.
THERE WILL BE ONE MORE EDIT ENFORCED WITH THIS CHANGE AND THAT'S
WITH REGARDS TO THE ADDITION OF A NEW CANADIAN MANUFACTURER TO THE
FILE. IF THE ($I) UPDATE IS FOR A CANADIAN MANUFACTURER, ACS WILL
EDIT FOR A CANADIAN ZIP CODE, SIMILIAR TO THE PROGRAMMING OF THE
5106 UPDATE (TI) TRANSACTION. THE CANADIAN ZIP CODE MUST BE IN
THE FOLLOWING FORMAT: A N A N A N (WHERE A = ALPHABETIC;
N = NUMERIC)
THESE CHANGES WILL NOT OCCUR EARLIER THAN 90 DAYS FROM THIS
NOTICE. AN ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED ONCE
AN EFFECTIVE DATE BECOMES AVAILABLE.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ASSIGNED CLIENT REP IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
CSMS #95-000694