MSR Transmitter Record Maintenance

Use MSR Transmitter Record Maintenance to maintain basic information about the export file for MSR Magnetic Filing, including whether the transmission is for the testing phase, operational phase, or for re-transmission.  This information is used to create the "H" Header record in the transmission export file.

Tips:  

• For information on the timing and sequence of MSR Magnetic Filing tasks, see MSR Magnetic Filing Procedure.

• For more information about working with data in fields, see the Data Entry Guidelines.

Directions:

To see directions for...

• Opening MSR Transmitter Record Maintenance, click More.

   

  1. Click Payroll from the Menu Bar.

  2. Click Government Reports.

  3. Click MSR Magnetic Filing.

  4. Click Transmitter Record.
     
     Tip:  Or, use the keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [e] [g] [m] [t].

   

  MSR Transmitter Record Maintenance Window Example:

  

   

• Creating a new MSR Transmitter Record, click More.

   

  Note:  Because there is only one transmitter record, you can not create a new record.  For information about the fields, see Editing the Transmitter Record later in this topic.

   

• Editing the MSR Transmitter Record, click More.

   

  CAUTION:  To avoid losing data, you must save the changed record.

  1. To display the record to be changed, simply open MSR Transmitter File Maintenance.

  2. To position the pointer to the information that you want to change, press [TAB] or click the field using the mouse.

  3. Enter the data changes.

  4. To complete the edit process, click Save , or press [ENTER].
     Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]

   

  MSR Transmitter Record Maintenance Prompts Tip:  To see more information about a field, click the hyperlink for the field name.
  Transmitter Code	Enter the Transmitter Code assigned to your facility by the MSRS agency.  (up to 5 characters)
  	To update the changed information, click Save or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]
  	CAUTION To avoid losing data, you must save  the changed record.
  Company Name	Enter your facility's name.  (up to 50 characters)
  Street Address	Enter your facility's street address.  (up to 40 characters)
  City	Enter your facility's city or town.  (up to 25 characters)
  State	Enter the two-character abbreviation for your facility's state.  (predefined)
  Zip Code	Enter your facility's postal code.  (up to 10 characters)
  Individual Contact Name	Enter the name of the person in your facility who is the contact for the MSR transmission.  (up to 30 characters)
  Contact Telephone #	Enter the telephone number for the Individual Contact person.
  Filing Type	Specify one of the following filing type options in the drop-down list: O - Original Filing:  For normal transmissions of live data (after the testing period), specify this option. T - Test Filing:  When you are first setting up transmissions to the MSRS, you must use this option and continue to submit the hard copy Monthly Retirement Report.  The MSRS agency must accept the test results before you can change the option to O - Original Filing. R - Replacement Filing:  If there was a problem with a transmission, the MSRS may require that you re-transmit a file.  In that case, you must use this option. Tip:  Remember to set the option back to O - Original Filing after the re-transmission is accepted.
  File Version	Always enter FILE VERSION in upper case. Tip:  This field indicates the start of the file identification section of the transmission file.

   

• Deleting the MSR Transmitter Record, click More.

   

  Note:  You can not delete the MSR Transmitter Record.