CBP to Soon Introduce "Ad Hoc Capabilities" for ACE Reports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ACE Portal Accounts and ACE Reports CSMS message announcing that it will soon introduce ad hoc reporting capabilities as an enhancement to Automated Commercial Environment reports.
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Enhancements to Occur in Two Phases
CBP states that the enhancements will occur in two phases, as follows:
Phase 1 -will provide edit capabilities to all trade users and will include Account Revenue, Account Profile and Broker Permits and Employees reports.
This edit capability will allow the user to further customize a standard report by selecting additional data elements not currently available in the report.
CBP notes that once Phase 1 has been implemented, users will no longer be able to use "Available Objects" to customize reports but will use the new "Edit Query" capability. Users will also need Java version 1.4.2 or 1.5 installed on their computer.
Phase 2 - will allow selected trade users to design their own ad hoc reports. This phase will also include Account Management and Transactions reports.
CBP to Hold Telephone Training for Certain Importer, Broker Account Holders
According to CBP, telephone training on the new edit capabilities will be available to importer and broker ACE Accounts who participate in Periodic Monthly Statement and run the Account Revenue reports.
Registration information for Phase 1 telephone training will be forthcoming. A separate training registration notice will be distributed for Phase 2 reports.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 05/09/08 news, 08050905, for BP summary announcing that CBP, with trade community input, created a new ACE report for brokers, etc.)
CSMS 08-000083 (dated 05/15/08) available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17091&page=&srch_argv=08-000083&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby