- To : ACE Portal Accounts, ACE Reports
Subject: ACE Portal Reports Dictionary – A great tool now even better!
ACE Portal Reports Dictionary – A great tool now even better!
The second version of the ACE
Portal Reports Dictionary has been completed and will be available for download to users’ desktops. The dictionary will also available by the end of August under the “Help Folder” when running ACE Reports. Formatted as a PDF file, the Reports Dictionary will be available on CBP.gov (http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace_welcome/ace_reports/) within the “ACE: Modernization Information Systems” link, in the “ACE Training and Reference Guides” section.
The ACE Portal Reports Dictionary is a reference guide of the most frequently accessed Account Profile, Account Management and Transactions reports designed to enhance the understanding of reports for ACE users, to assist in identifying the report that best fulfills a particular business need, and to encourage the overall use of the reporting tool. The dictionary defines each report and its corresponding data objects, making it easier for ACE users to identify specific reports to meet their data requirements. The dictionary also provides the exact location of each report in the ACE reporting tool, the categorical classification of each report, the standard report filters/prompts and a description of each data object contained in the report. Users will find that the dictionary can be used in two different ways based on the information contained in each section. The first section defines reports and applicable data objects listed for each report – this section is ideal for first-time or novice users who need guidance in determining which report to use. The second section is new with this update and is similar to a dictionary in that it provides a list of the data objects by location and their associated definitions. This second section is for more experienced users who are familiar with the reports and the data objects they need but need guidance as to where the data objects are located in the reporting tool. Please note, this iteration of the dictionary does not include A2.2 Reports. Please email any comments or suggestions on the ACE Portal Reports Dictionary to [email protected].