DDTC Releases D-Trade2 Version 2.2, Provides Release Notes
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has released its newest version of D-Trade2 (Version 2.2) as of October 23, 2009, and has issued a release notes document containing details on this recent release.
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(D-Trade2 Version 2.2 replaces the previous Version 2.1. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/07/09 news, 09070720, for BP summary of the launch of D-Trade2 Version 2.1.)
Version 2.2 Allows Additional Documentation for Agreements, Modifies Forms
The release notes provide specific information for the latest D-Trade2 Version 2.2 release, including the following:
Additional agreement attachments. D-Trade2 Version 2.2 includes functionality specific to agreements that will allow attachment of additional documentation to agreement cases.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 10/15/09 news, 09101535, for BP summary of DDTC's updated guidelines electronic agreements/amendments.)
Modifications to forms. In support of D-Trade2 version 2.2, the DSP-61 has been updated from Version 3.0 to 3.1; and the number of possible entries per page for additional U.S. intermediate consignees has been changed from 12 to 10.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 10/22/09 news, 09102220, for BP summary of DDTC's announcement of the new DSP-61 Version 3.1.)
Release Notes List Known/Resolved User Issues
The release notes also list known and resolved issues. For example, although a user is able to successfully submit cases containing an ampersand in Transaction ID and DDTC is able to successfully process those cases, the presence of that ampersand poses a problem with the Download Status Data file.
Therefore, the notes state that the user must not use the "&" character in the Transaction ID if the user intends to use the Download Status Data function.
(See release notes for a complete list of known and resolved external application and batch-specific issues; as well as minimum system requirements for D-Trade 2 Version 2.2; etc.)
DDTC contact - D-Trade Help Desk (202) 663-2838
DDTC release notes (posted 10/26/09) available at http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/DTRADE/documents/DT2v2.2ReleaseNotes.pdf