Profile Basics

Accessing the Profiles Module

 

 

Profiles Module Menu Options

You’ll want to begin by getting familiar with the menu options on the transaction screen of the Profiles module.  Once you’ve created your profile, you can return to this transaction screen to print documents, as well as perform the transmissions/queries associated with the profile.  

 

 

Menu Option

Description

File - New

Create a new client profile.  

File - Open

Open a saved profile.  You can open the profile by customer number, or you can search the grid for the desired profile.  

File - Save

Save the current profile.

File - Close

Close the current profile.  This will not close the profile module.

File - Exit

Close the current profile, and exit the profile module

 

 

 

 

Menu Option

Description

Tools - Fee Schedules

Open the fee schedules screen, where you can add/edit fee schedules associated with this profile.  You can also click the Fee Schedules button to access this screen.

Tools - Profile Products

Open the product list screen, where you can add/edit product lists for this profile.  You can also click the Product List button to access this screen.

Tools - Transaction Parties

Open the transaction parties screen, where you can add/edit transaction parties associated with this profile.  You can also click the Transaction Parties button to access this screen.

Tools - Linked Profiles

Open the linked profiles screen, where you can add/edit fee linked profiles associated with this profile.  You can also click the Linked Profiles button to access this screen.

Tools - Certs

Open the profile certs screen, where you can add/edit profile certifications associated with this profile.  Examples of these certs include NAFTA, TSCA, etc.

Tools - NAFTA Renewals

Open the NAFTA renewals screen, where you can add/edit NAFTA renewals for this profile.

Tools - Aliases

Open the profile aliases screen, where you can add/edit profile aliases for this profile.

Tools - Power of Attorney

Open the power of attorney screen, where you can add/edit power of attorney information for this profile.

 

 

 

Menu Option

Description

ABI Tools - ABI Messages

Open the ABI message browser.  Use this option to check the ABI status of your profile transmission/query.

ABI Tools - Send Mfg Name & Address

Send the manufacturer name and address information to customs.

ABI Tools - Send CF-5106

Send the CF-5106 transmission to customs.  If this 5106 is not send, this will be an “add” transmission.  If it has previously been sent, the system will send an “update” transmission.  

ABI Tools - Query Consignee

Send a consignee query for the profile client.  This will open the Query Consignee screen, where you can manually enter information if it differs from the information found in the client profile.

ABI Tools - Query Importer/Bond

Send an importer/bond query on for the client profile.  This will bring the bond information into the profile, and this process can be performed by clicking the Query Bond Info button on the Bond/MID/Line release tab.