Open ACE ESAR A2.2 Programming Issues (2 Added, 2 Closed)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
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(ESAR A2.2 allows for the filing and processing of formal (type 01) and informal (type 11) entry summaries for those who volunteer to submit such entry summaries in ACE. It also allows importers with ACE accounts (and brokers if granted cross account access) to respond to certain CBP forms via the ACE portal.)
Two Programming Issues Added to the Closed List
The following two items were moved from the “Open” list to the “Closed” list with this update:
| Date Opened | Issue Description (complete description) |
| 06/02/10 | Entry Summary Transactions Not Rejected by ACE for District/Port Restriction. The district/port of entry can conditionally be changed in a replacement entry summary transaction only when the entry summary is in trade control and there has been no cargo release information reported/on file in ACS. An ACE entry summary for which an entry (cargo release) was filed in ACS was not rejected by ACE when the filer attempted to submit an entry summary (AE) transaction with an entry district/port code different from the one filed for the entry in ACS. The ACE entry summary should have been rejected for ENTRY SUMMARY FILED IN ANOTHER PORT. |
| 04/26/11 | F1 Event Failure at ACS. When an ACE entry summary is manually rejected by CBP from ACE, the status of the entry summary in ACE and as stored in ACS is “rejected”. When the entry summary is replaced by the trade participant in ACE, the entry summary data is sent to ACS via the F1 event -- the status of the entry summary in ACS should remain (as it does in ACE) as “rejected” until such time that CBP manually accepts the entry summary in ACE. |
Two Programming Issues Added to the Open List
With this update, CBP has newly listed the following as “Open” programming issues:
| Date Opened | Issue Description (complete description) |
| 04/27/11 | ACE Entry Summary Outbound Response Message Error. An ACE entry summary transaction which includes record types not valid for an ACE entry summary transaction (in particular PG01, PG02, etc.) receives unexpected results. The entry summary transaction should have been rejected with the ‘UNKNOWN RECORD ID FOUND IN GROUPING‘ condition as the only error. Yet additional business data validation errors and outbound records are found/created -- incorrectly. |
| 05/02/11 | ACE Entry Summary - Commercial Description Record Repeat Error. An entry summary transaction was submitted to ACE containing over 700 lines. ACE rejected the entry summary for loop exceeded -- commercial descriptions. Each of the entry summary lines was correctly structured with invoice details, rulings, and a commercial description (42-, 43-, and 44-records). The commercial description loop exceeded validation appears to be set at 500 for the entire entry summary and should be determined and validated for each individual entry summary line. The maximum number of records for a commercial description per line is 999. |
An Additional 56 Issues Remain on Open List
56 issues continue to be listed as “Open” on CBP’s spreadsheet (see spreadsheet for full details of each open issue, as well a full list of the issues that have been closed (completed), canceled, and deferred:
| Date Opened | Issue Description (first sentence only) |
| 06/05/09 | Multiple batch transmissions only processing first batch. |
| 06/23/09 | "Control record format issues with HD transaction. |
| 08/07/09 | Paperless indicator discrepancy between broker and CBP statements. |
| 11/02/09 | Internal Event in Error as Created from an ACE Entry Summary. |
| 11/11/09 | Multiple Entry Summary Queries in a Batch Not Processed in ACE. |
| 11/24/09 | ACE entry summary reject text incorrect in article party record. |
| 12/21/09 | ACE Entry Summary AX Response Issue for ACE System Failure Messages. |
| 12/29/09 | ACE Entry Summary Error in E0-Record on Reject Output. |
| 01/15/10 | Large bond query messages (KI) are failing to process in ACE PROD. |
| 01/20/10 | ACE Entry Summary Condition Code Error. |
| 02/11/10 | ACE entry summaries with a blank liquidation date. |
| 02/14/10 | ACE Entry Summary Filer's Transactions Rejected in Error. |
| 02/22/10 | AD/CVD entry summary report results inconsistent. |
| 03/02/10 | ACE Outbound Message Not Received by Filer. |
| 04/01/10 | ACE RLF entry summary rejected in error for "RLF REQUIRES CARGO RLSE CERTIFICATION". |
| 04/08/10 | Error in Validation of DOT Records in an ACE Entry Summary Batch Transaction. |
| 04/13/10 | Additional ACE entry summary boundary testing issues. |
| 06/09/10 | ACE ES Rejected in Error for Article Set Validation. |
| 06/09/10 | ACE Entry Summary Reject in Error for Non-Numeric Validation. |
| 06/15/10 | ACE Entry Summary AX Response E1-Record Error. |
| 06/17/10 | ACE ES Missing AD/CVD Case - Generates ACE System Failure in Error. |
| 06/22/10 | ACS Entry Summary Deleted in ACS - Not Deleted in the ACE Data Warehouse. |
| 06/22/10 | ACE Entry Summary Returns No Response AX Message. |
| 07/01/10 | ACE System Failures for Multiple Ruling Details. |
| 07/15/10 | ACE Entry Summary Not Rejected for Overlapping Invoice Data. |
| 07/21/10 | AD/CVD Query - Party Records Not Provided in Error. |
| 07/23/10 | ACE Control Y-Record - Record Count Errors. |
| 07/26/10 | ACE CATAIR Outbound Message Segmentation Issue. |
| 07/27/10 | AD/CVD Case Information Query EDI Profile Authorization Error. |
| 08/03/10 | AD/CVD Case Information Rates Error in AC Response. |
| 08/17/10 | ACE System Failures. |
| 08/19/10 | ACE entry summary incorrectly rejected for "PERIODIC STATEMENT REQUIRES ACE IMPORTER." |
| 08/19/10 | ACE System Failure. |
| 08/20/10 | ACE Entry Summary Incorrectly Rejected for Missing OI-Record |
| 09/01/10 | ACE Entry Summary Header Consignee Validation Error. |
| 09/28/10 | EDI profile update issue. |
| 11/23/10 | Issues with ACE ES Query Outbound Response. |
| 11/29/10 | Importer/Bond Query Response Address Truncated. |
| 12/02/10 | Duplicate AX Response Messages. |
| 01/06/11 | ACE ES Versioning Issue. |
| 01/13/11 | Rejected ACE AE Does Not Delete Existing Entry Summary in ACE. |
| 01/18/11 | ACE Entry Summary Rejected in Error for No In-bond Number. |
| 01/19/11 | ACE Data Base Errors Cause Portal Functions to Fail. |
| 01/25/11 | ACE entry summary report AM-008 data discrepancy. |
| 02/11/11 | FIRMS code discrepancies between ACE and ACS. |
| 02/11/11 | ACE creating multiple CBP assigned numbers to the same exact firm name and address. |
| 02/16/11 | ACE Outbound Response Message Error. |
| 03/02/11 | Non-space data found in filler field - location not identified. |
| 03/14/11 | ACE Entry Summary - Rejected for ACE System Failure. |
| 03/14/11 | "Large" Importer/Bond Query Output Issue. |
| 03/29/11 | Issue with AD/CVD Case manufacturer and foreign exporter names. |
| 03/31/11 | ACE Entry Summary Rejected in Error for PGA Records. |
| 04/05/11 | ACE System Failure for Inactivated ACE Entry Summary. |
| 04/07/11 | HTS 9403.90.8010 Issue. |
| 04/11/11 | ACE Entry Summary AE - No AX Response. |
| 04/21/11 | F1 Event Failure at ACS. |
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 04/29/11 news, 11042917, for BP summary of CBP’s most recent previous list of open issues.
See ITT's Online Archives or 04/14/09 news, 09041430 #1, for BP summary announcing that ESAR A2.2 was deployed on April 12th as scheduled.
See ITT's Online Archives or 04/07/09 news, 09040715, for recent BP summary on ESAR A2.2 portal changes.)