| Title: | ACS PROCESSING CHANGE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1999-11-04 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : LINDA JACKSTA
SUBJECT : ACS PROCESSING CHANGE
DATE : 11/04/1999
ACS PROCESSING TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED IMPORT WORKLOAD
IN LATE SPRING 2000, CUSTOMS PLANS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT ACS
SEQUENCES OR PRIORITIZES TRANSACTIONS SUBMITTED BY THE TRADE
COMMUNITY. CURRENTLY, ACS TRIES TO AUTOMATICALLY INSURE THAT REFEREN
FILE UPDATES ARE PERFORMED BEFORE OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS IN A J
STREAM.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE IMPORTER OF RECORD MUST BE ON FILE IN ACS BEFORE
ENTRIES CAN BE PROCESSED FOR THAT IMPORTER. CURRENTLY, ACS PROCESSES
THE TI (5106 UPDATE) TRANSACTION BEFORE THE EI (ENTRY SUMMARY)
TRANSACTION IN A JOB STREAM.
IN ORDER FOR ACS TO RUN ON MULTIPLE PROCESSORS TO ACCOMMODATE TRADE
GROWTH, CUSTOMS MUST REPLACE THIS HOMEGROWN SOFTWARE WITH A STANDARD
"OFF THE SHELF" SOFTWARE PRODUCT. THIS NEW SOFTWARE WILL HAVE A DIRE
IMPACT ON THE ABOVE EXAMPLE. IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT THE IMPORTER NB
IS ON FILE, THE ABI PARTICIPANT MUST RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION FROM THE
TI TRANSMISSION BEFORE TRANSMITTING AN EI WITH THAT IMPORTER NBR. TH
SAME LOGIC, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, APPLIES TO OTHER TRANSACTION
COMBINATIONS LIKE $I (MANUFACTURER UPDATE) AND HI (CARGO RELEASE); H
(STATEMENT ADD/DELETE/CHANGE) AND EI. PROCESSING OUT OF SEQUENCE COU
RESULT IN NON-PAPERLESS RELEASE OR ENTRY SUMMARIES WITH A WRONG
PAYMENT TYPE/ SCHEDULE PAY DATE ETC.
THIS CHANGE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 05/01/2000,. ADMIN MSGS WIL
BE FORTHCOMING WITH THE EXACT IMPLEMENTATION DATE WHEN IT BECOMES
KNOWN.
CUSTOMS CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING COURTESY
CALLS TO ALL SELF-PROGRAMMING FILERS, SOFTWARE VENDORS AND SERVICE
BUREAUS TO ALERT THEM OF THIS IMPENDING CHANGE. IF YOU ARE A FILER
CURRENTLY USING A SERVICE BUREAU OR SOFTWARE VENDOR, PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR PROVIDER TO INSURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE EDITS ARE IN
PLACE TO AFFECT THIS CHANGE.
IF YOUR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DESIGNATED CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE.
LINDA JACKSTA,
TEAM LEADER, NORTHERN BORDER CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES