In-Bond — Queries & Reports
ABI Check Transmissions, ABI Responses, In-Bond Report, and Disposition Report
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Overview

Use these query and report tools to monitor the health of your in‑bond transmissions and field operations. ABI Check Transmissions and ABI Responses expose message‑level status (accepted/rejected/pending), while the In‑Bond Report and Disposition Report track shipment‑level progress and custody outcomes.

  • Who uses this: Operators, Compliance, Dispatch, and Supervisors.
  • Common goals: clear rejections, verify custody changes, prevent aging/overdue movements, and reconcile port exceptions.

ABI — Check Transmissions

What it shows

  • All inbound and outbound ABI messages your system sent (Create/Delete/Arrive/Export/Transfer) with a timestamp and status.
  • Status Notifications from ABI/ACE. I.e. In-Bond Movement authorized.
  • Quick view for Accepted, Rejected, and Pending.

How to use

  1. Select a Date/Time range (default: last 24 hours).
  2. Filter by Message Type (Create / Delete / Arrive / Export / Transfer) and Status.
  3. Click a row to open the Transmission Detail with parsed fields and raw ABI.
  4. For Rejected items, click Open Record to jump to the in‑bond screen and correct.
  5. Use Requeue (if available) after correction to re‑send.

Tip: Sort by Newest first and pin a saved filter for your duty shift window.

ABI — Responses

What it shows

  • All inbound responses from ACE tied to your transmissions.
  • Response code & text (accept/reject) and the referenced record (in‑bond number, bill, ports).
  • Cross‑link back to the original transmission and the in‑bond screen.

How to use

  1. Enter File Number to display data.
  2. Select A for Ascending or D for Descending Order
  3. Use (P)age to view multiple pages, (H)ardcopy to print.

Use this screen when you have a code/text but need to see the exact response context without hunting through the outbound list.

In‑Bond Report

Purpose

  • Operational view of all active and historical in‑bonds by status and age.
  • Identify aging shipments approaching time limits (e.g., 30‑day truck/rail/air; 60‑day barge).
  • Confirm arrivals, exports/close, and transfers have been posted.

Key filters

  • Status: Open, Arrived, Exported/Closed, Transferred, Overdue
  • Date range: authorization / last movement / last update
  • Port(s), Carrier, Mode, FIRMS, Customer
  • Type: IT (61), T&E (62), IE (63)

Output

  • Per‑row details: in‑bond number, type, ports (arrival/destination/export), carrier, conveyance, bill, qty/UQ, weight, last action, age.
  • Badges for Overdue and Within 3 days.
  • Export: CSV/Excel and Print friendly layout.

Disposition Report

Purpose

  • Summarize custody outcomes using ACE Disposition Codes (e.g., arrival posted, transfer of liability, export/close).
  • Audit trail to verify each leg’s custody handoff and endpoint.

Key filters

  • Date range (disposition posted date)
  • Disposition code(s) and port(s)
  • Carrier/Mode, FIRMS, Customer

Output

  • Code, description, in‑bond no., bill/equipment, port/location, timestamp, and user/carrier reference when available.
  • Totals by code and by port; export to CSV and Print.

For code definitions, see ACE Appendix D — Disposition Codes.

Filters & Columns

  • Saved views: Create presets (e.g., “Today’s Rejections”, “Overdue In‑Bonds”, “Transfers by Port”).
  • Column chooser: Show/hide fields to suit each role; persist with your user profile.
  • Quick export: Use CSV/Excel to share with terminals or customers; keep PII minimal.

Reconciling Rejections & Exceptions

  1. Open ABI Responses, locate the reject, and read the code + text.
  2. Click Open Record to fix only the cited field(s) (port/FIRMS/SCAC/quantity/UQ/etc.).
  3. Save and retransmit; verify acceptance in ABI Check Transmissions.
  4. Re‑run the In‑Bond Report or Disposition Report to confirm the status moved forward.

If the record is already Arrived or Exported/Closed, Deleting an In-Bond is not allowed.

Tips & Best Practices

Operations

  • Pin a “Morning Sweep” view: last 12–24 hours, show Rejected and Pending.
  • Watch the aging badges to prevent over‑the‑limit movements.
  • Use remarks ([] keywords) to document fixes and handoffs.

Compliance

  • Run a weekly Disposition Report by port and carrier to verify custody trail.
  • Export quarterly snapshots for audit with minimal PII and retain per policy.

IT / ABI

  • When ABI latency is suspected, compare timestamps between Check Transmissions and Responses.
  • Use raw ABI view for message‑level diagnostics (segment presence, code sets, formatting).