Open ACE ESAR A2.2 Programming Issues (1 Closed, 9 Added)
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. CBP sources note that about 46 entities are filing entry summaries in ACE, and that ACE entry summaries represent less than 1% of all summaries filed.)
One Programming Issue Move to Closed List
The following item was moved from the “Open” list to the “Closed” list with this update:
| Date Opened | Issue Description (complete description) |
| 12/21/09 | ACE Entry Summary AX Response Issue for ACE System Failure Messages. A large batch of ACE entry summaries submitted on Thursday, 12/17/09 at 22:34:03 processed in ACE and generated two AX response messages. A valid successful response for each entry summary in the batch was returned to the filer on Friday, 12/18/09 at 07:03:20 after the server issue was resolved. A second AX response message was sent to the filer for this same batch on Saturday, 12/19/09 at 19:31:24. However, all individual entry summary responses in this batch indicated ACE System Failure. Both batch response messages were processed by the filer causing issues in their system for each of the entry summaries since the last AX response indicated ACE system failure and transaction data rejected for each entry summary. |
Nine Programming Issues Added to the Open List
With this update, CBP has newly listed the following nine programming issues as "Open."
| Date Opened | Issue Description (complete description) |
| 09/02/11 | Broker Permit Records Missing for New York/New Jersey Ports. The permitted port records for 4601 and 4701 do not exist in ACE for brokers which have a permit for port 1001. This omission incorrectly causes ACE entry summary transactions to be rejected for "broker not authorized in port". |
| 09/12/11 | Entry summary status updates delayed between ACS and ACE. Entry summary updates made in ACS for ACE entry summaries should flow real-time to ACE. Intermittent delays have been seen primarily in the early morning for several days recently. |
| 09/19/11 | Entry summary status updates delayed between ACS and ACE. Entry summary updates made in ACS for ACE entry summaries should flow real-time to ACE. Intermittent delays have been seen primarily in the early morning for several days recently - on 9/16/11 and 9/17/11. |
| 09/23/11 | ACE Entry Summary Rejected in Error for FDA Data. An ACE entry summary (AE) transaction filed today, 9/23/11, was incorrectly rejected by ACE for a loop exceeded for FDA records. The entry summary transaction contained 47 PGA invoice groupings -- each of which, based on the ACE ABI CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update chapter, should be accepted with up to 999 FDA affirmation of compliance records (FD05 records) per invoice OI-record grouping. However, it appears that ACE did not recognize that a new loop exists for each invoice grouping and rejected the entry summary for exceeding a total of 999 FD05 records for the single entry summary line. |
| 09/26/11 | ACE portal report error - AM-007. For many ACE entry summaries filed in ACE prior to 11/2/10 the MID code is blank and the manufacturer name displays "INCO". |
| 09/30/11 | ACE Entry Summary Rejected in Error for Statement Date. A filer submitted several entry summary transactions today, 9/30/11, indicating a Payment Type Code of 7 -- for periodic monthly statement for an importer. ACE rejected these for PRELIM STMT DAY > PERIODIC STMT DAY. The entry summary (AE) transaction indicates a statement print date of 101711 and the account records for the importer indicate that the Statement date/day for October is 101811. The preliminary statement day is not greater than the periodic statement day. |
| 10/03/11 | ACE Entry Summaries - Incorrect Control Status. Three ACE entry summaries remain in trade control in ACE but are in CBP control in ACS. It appears that these 3 ACE entry summaries are missing the ENA update to move the entry summary to CBP control. |
| 10/04/11 | AD/CVD bond/cash indicator discrepancy. For AD/CVD case A-583-833-001 it appears that the update made in ACE to a case rate on 9/19/11 did not replicate the AD/CVD case information correctly from ACE to ACS. The bond/cash indicator in ACE is C for cash only. In ACS the indicator is incorrectly set to 0 for N/A. |
| 10/04/11 | Replaced ACE Entry Summary Retains Reconciliation Status in ACS in Error. An entry summary filed in ACE by the trade to replace an existing ACE entry summary (still in trade control) with either an indication of a NAFTA or “Other” reconciliation does not remove the reconciliation flag in ACS. |
An Additional 58 Issues Remain on Open List
58 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 02/14/10 | 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. |
| 06/15/10 | 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 |
| 09/28/10 | 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. |
| 03/31/11 | ACE Entry Summary Rejected in Error for PGA Records. |
| 04/05/11 | ACE System Failure for Inactivated ACE Entry Summary. |
| 04/27/11 | ACE Entry Summary Outbound Response Message Error. |
| 05/02/11 | ACE Entry Summary - Commercial Description Record Repeat Error. |
| 05/04/11 | ACE CERT ES Not in ACS. |
| 05/11/11 | ACE Entry Summary in CBP Control Deleted by the Trade. |
| 05/18/11 | ACE Portal - AD/CVD message sort not working properly. |
| 05/31/11 | ACE CERT PSC entry summary transaction rejected in error. |
| 06/28/11 | ACE Entry Summary AE Transaction without an AX Response. |
| 07/19/11 | ACE CERT - PSC Not Creating UC Message. |
| 07/21/11 | PSC AE by Another Filer - UC Message Error. |
| 07/28/11 | ACE PSC Entry Summary Rejected in Error for Permit Validation. |
| 08/18/11 | CBP Form "TO" Address Issue. |
| 08/29/11 | AD/CVD Case Rate Replication Error -- ACE to ACS. |
(See ITT’s Online Archives 11090215 for BP summary of CBP’s most recent previous list of open issues.
See ITT's Online Archives 09041430 #1 for BP summary announcing that ESAR A2.2 was deployed on April 12th as scheduled.
See ITT's Online Archives 09040715 for BP summary on ESAR A2.2 portal changes.)