Release Notes

Federal Procurement Data System Version: 1.1

Software Enhancements in Service Pack 9.0

Installation Date: February 2, 2004, 10:00 p.m. EST

Prepared by:

Global Computer Enterprises, Inc.

10780 Parkridge Boulevard, Suite 300

Reston, VA 20191

February 2, 2004

FPDS-NG 1.1 SP 9.0 Release Notes

Table of Contents

Section Page

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Overview 1

1.2 Documentation 1

1.3 Impact to Users 1

1.4 Impact to Integrators 1

1.5 FPDS-NG Updates and Notices 1

1.6 Help Desk 1

1.7 Reports 1

2 Change Descriptions 2

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FPDS-NG 1.1 SP 9.0 Release Notes

1  Introduction

1.1  Overview

This document describes the enhancements and changes made to the FPDS-NG system. These changes are included in the software release described below. The Software Problem Report (SPR) tracking number is included for each change.

1.2  Documentation

Changes to documentation required by this service pack:

·  XML Specifications – no changes

·  Web Services – no changes

·  Data Dictionary – no changes

·  Use Case Summary – no changes

·  Validation Rules – added STTR Phases I, II and III business rules, same as SBIR business rules

·  Batch Format – changed to include more values for existing fields

·  Online Help – no changes

·  Computer-Based Training – no changes

·  Report Manual – no changes

1.3  Impact to Users

The impact to the user is addressed for each change made to the system.

1.4  Impact to Integrators

The impact to the integrators is addressed for each change made to the system.

1.5  FPDS-NG Updates and Notices

All updates and notices are posted to the FPDS-NG Web site at http://www.fpdsng.com/downloads.html. The most recent updates and anticipated changes are posted at http://www.fpds-ng.com/status.html.

1.6  Help Desk

If you have questions about the FPDS-NG system, please call the FPDS-NG Help Desk at (703) 390-5360 or (866) 490-3737. You may fax us at (703) 390-5365 or visit the FPDS-NG Web site at https://www.fpds.gov.

1.7  Reports

There are no changes for the reports.

2  Change Descriptions

Software Problem Report ID / Description / Impact on Users / Impact on Integrators /
643 / Added "STTR Phases I, II and III" as choices for "Full and Open Competition" for all IDVs and Standalone Contracts. Validation rules are identical to the SBIR rules. / The STTR Phase I, II and III choices are available in the Competitive Procedures dropdown menu. / No impact.
803 / Enhanced Modification documents to contain three columns for amounts. The first column shows the original contract value to date. The second column is where the user enters the change in the amounts. The third column is the sum of the first and second columns, showing the total contract values after this action. / The user can now see the current status of the document and the effects of the changes to the amounts in the overall totals for the document in the dollars obligated, base and exercised options, and base and all options fields. / No impact.
827 / PSC Maintenance screens now display and allow users to specify whether the PSC refers to a Product or Service. / The user can easily determine/select a PSC by category. / No impact.
898 / The enhanced Advanced Search will include the Funding Agency and Funding Office criteria. / Users have more flexibility to choose documents by Funding Agency or Office. / No impact.
1054 / Added radio buttons to PSC search screens to allow users to limit searches to either Products or Services. / The user can limit the PSC search to a category. / No impact.
1059 / Added Contractor Name and Document Type (GWAC, FSS, etc) columns to the Referenced IDV results screen. / The Advanced Search Results screen has more information for the user. / No impact.
1350 / Changed the Competitive Procedures choice “SDB, 8(a) with HUBZone" to "8(a) Set Aside" (CCB Action). / Clarifies the Competitive Procedure choices for the user. / No impact.
1718 / Fixed User Start Date/End Date bug that was preventing some End Dates from saving correctly. / System Administrators will be able to disable user privileges more easily. / No impact.
1906 / Corrected Vendor database transactions to improve performance and to allow for longer “Doing Business As” names. / The user has access to better vendor data more quickly. / No impact.
2141 / Added Obligated Amount tags to IDV XML for API calls and responses. / The users can add an obligated amount for an IDV. / The Obligated Amount is optional.
2284 / Addressed the issue that prevented the CCR Exception name and Country from appearing when vendor data was pulled from a Referenced IDV until a Save was performed. / The users can see all of the vendor data for a CCR exception when the document is displayed. / No impact.
2400 / Increased the UserID field on the Advanced Search screen to accommodate the new maximum of 50 characters instead of only 20. / The users can enter the entire user ID on the Advanced Search Screen. / No impact.
2411 / Enhanced Batch response files to return in OriginalFilename + "_response.txt" format. This allows the integrators to map the returned confirmation file with the associated batch file. / No impact. / Batch integrators will receive confirmation files in the new format.
2413 / Fixed the issue causing Vendor information to disappear when selecting a Referenced IDV in Error Award and IDV update screens.
2420 / Implemented PIID Prefix validations for awards and IDVs based on the agency ID of the document. / The users will have to use the prefix registered for the agency they are creating the document for. / Integrators sending documents must use the agency prefix registered in FPDS-NG.
2422 / Corrected a batch-related issue that prevented some documents from approving when sending both a Referenced IDV and a CCR Exception. / No impact. / Batch integrators will be able to send documents that failed previously.
2426 / Addressed the display of an incorrect total when searching for users of an agency that has sub-agencies. / System Administrators will see correct totals on the search screens. / No impact.
2432 / Fixed the bug that allowed agency-level users to see any other users, regardless of agency. / The system administrators will only have access to the level of users and the agency they are assigned to. / No impact.
2437 / Streamlined batch code to increase database performance. / No impact. / Batches will process faster.
2458 / Some of the records submitted through batch fail when empty XML tags are sent.
Batch process will process only the tags that have a value. / No impact. / Batch integrators who send empty XML tags will no longer receive error messages.
2464 / Updated the CBTs to reflect changes that have been made to the application over the last few months. / The user experience will more closely emulate the FPDS-NG system. / No impact.
2466 / Changed Mod without Base functionality to create the base document with $0 amounts to prevent the contract values from being inadvertently doubled. / The amounts entered by the users are saved only to the modification, not the base. / No impact.
2495 / Enhanced the IDV Exists method to check the Error IDV table instead of just the IDV table. / No impact. / The IDV Exists API finds an IDV anywhere in the system.
2506 / Improved Batch XML construction rules to better handle values for “Type of Contract.” “Type of Contract” can have any one of these values "A/B/J/K/L/M/R/S/T/U/V/Y/Z/1/ 2/3." / No impact. / Batch integrators can send any of the correct Type of Contract values.
2507 / Addressed Referenced IDV selection issue that caused the wrong IDV to be chosen when multiple IDVs of the same PIID exist. / The IDV selected by the user is entered in the Referenced PIID field on the screen correctly. / No impact.

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