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PCIT Release Notes

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 13.1: Release Date: April 2023

PCIT Release 13.1 consisted of the following:

  • Maintenance updates.
  • Correction to update the last access date for organizations.
  • Change to prevent deletion of attachments on issued phytos.
  • Change to prevent the deletion of a commodity part during processing.
  • Change to prevent duplicate certificate numbers when charging for certificates issued outside of PCIT.
  • Change to remove the ACO accreditation search option for ACOs.
  • Change to the display logic for the ePhyto Sent column on the Manage Applications screen.
  • Change to the split process to use ACO printed name.
  • Correction to the confirmation message when adding a new commodity.
  • Change to the instructions on the PCIT Administration Message screen.
  • Update to the cross commodity functionality to allow four commodities to be selected.
  • Update to the login screen to remove VEHCS references and messages.
  • Changes to canned reports.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 13.0: Release Date: December 2023

PCIT Release 13.0 consisted of the following:

  • Added the Georgia State Certificate.
  • Added the Oklahoma State Certificate.
  • Removed the 'Other' category for Harmful Organisms throughout PCIT and PExD.
  • Increased the size of the Import Permit Number field on the General Screen.
  • Updates to the Applicant Certificate Summary report.
  • Correction to resolve an error during Reuse when duty station needs to be selected.
  • Change to retain attachment links for the original phyto when completing a replacement.
  • Changes to prevent concurrent modification when processing a phyto.
  • Added validation to ensure that Inspection Date is not greater than Issue Date.
  • Corrected an issue that prevented selection of Authorized Officer when processing an Issued-Pending phyto submitted by an AE.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.9: Release Date: September 2023

PCIT Release 12.9 consisted of the following:

  • Migration from Oracle Reports to iText for the creation of the 577.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.8: Release Date: September 2023

PCIT Release 12.8 consisted of the following:

  • Removed the ability to log into the VEHCS system through PCIT.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.7.1: Release Date: July 2023

PCIT Release 12.7.1 consisted of the following:

  • Update to default Value to Commercial when splitting a certificate assigned to a State or County duty station.
  • Corrected an issue where treatment information was not associated with the correct commodity on the 577.
  • Corrected an issue where treatment information was not correctly displayed on the details page of the external certificate viewer.
  • Corrected an issue where the incorrect charge items are displayed when the Duty Station is changed during Reuse by an AE.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.7: Release Date: April 2023

PCIT Release 12.7 consisted of the following:

  • Enabled ECS users to add ACO Reaccreditation Training test results.
  • Added a new inspector name and updated one of the inspection findings.
  • Resolved slowness issues on the Manage Applications screen for applicants.
  • Corrected the update date for several Quick Reference Guides.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.6: Release Date: March 2023

PCIT Release 12.6 consisted of the following:

  • Combined the View Applications and Manage Processed Applications screens.
  • Combined the My Workload and My Duty Station Workload screens.
  • Added a new admin function to manage Part Groups and updated Manage Part Types.
  • Corrected an issue causing a system error when trying to update Email Address on Manage Country Details.
  • Corrected an issue causing a system error when trying to promote and ACO Admin Support user with multiple roles.
  • Added San Benito County California contact information to the State/County Fee Participation Contact Information screen.
  • Corrected an issue where some special characters printed incorrectly on the 577.
  • Added an indicator for Signature Image On File on the User Details screen.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.5: Release Date: November 2022

PCIT Release 12.5 consisted of the following:

  • Update to display charge details on the Manage Processed Application screen.
  • Update to add the ability to search by partial certificate number on the View Incoming Certificates screen.
  • Corrected an issue where when processing a Split, the user could not enter rates.
  • Corrected an issue where updates to Shipment Value are not saved.
  • Corrected an issue where Country is not populated when creating a new Phytosanitary Incident if the Country Name has been updated and no longer matches the Consignee Country Name on the certificate.
  • Corrected an issue which sometimes resulted in multiple eCert records.
  • Maintenance updates.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.4: Release Date: September 2022

PCIT Release 12.4 consisted of the following:

  • Corrected an issue to ensure SENT VIA EPHYTO text is displayed on the PDF of all electronically exchanged phytosanitary certificates.
  • Update to prevent a double click on the Create Inspection buttons.
  • Update to prevent modification or submission of an application if the status indicates that it was already submitted in a different browser or by another user.
  • Updated the Call or e-mail your Export Certification Specialist link.
  • Updated State/County Fee Participation Contact Information page for Michigan.
  • Corrected an issue where Multiple is still displayed for Unit after updating the commodity to a single unit during replace processing.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.3.3: Release Date: July 2022

PCIT Release 12.3.3 consisted of the following:

  • Removed the commodity Weight field.
  • Corrected an issue where commodity variety could be overwritten.
  • Corrected an issue where changes to additional declarations were not saved when navigating to the Issue/Print page via the left menu.
  • Update to prevent a double click on the User Details page.
  • Update to prevent a double click on Next button on the Additional Declarations page.
  • Maintenance updates.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.3.2: Release Date: July 2022

PCIT Release 12.3.2 consisted of the following:

  • Updates to Additional Declarations to accommodate longer text up to 8000 characters.
  • Updates to expand the 579's Foreign Certificate Number(s) field to 4000 characters.
  • Removal of the Place of Origin logic for Nursery certificates.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.3.1.1: Release Date: May 2022

PCIT Release 12.3.1.1 consisted of the following:

  • Maintenance updates.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.3.1: Release Date: May 2022

PCIT Release 12.3.1 consisted of the following:

  • Updates to disable eLearning messages.
  • Updates to the 577 and 579 PDFs to indicate when a certificate was electronically exchanged.
  • Corrected an issue where the Federal replace charge ID was applied to certificates for Combine, even when the duty station is a state duty station.
  • Corrected an issue on View Processed Application Details, where after viewing attachments, sometimes the user is returned to Application Details.
  • Updates to add validation on attachment file names to prevent commas.
  • Correction to prevent the cancelled application user message from being created for historical records with deleted data.
  • Correction to not copy ACO notes or ACO comments when an applicant duplicates a returned application.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.3: Release Date: February 2022

PCIT Release 12.3 consisted of the following:

  • Update to use Pay.gov TCS Single Query web service for querying single transactions because the OCI query servlet was decommissioned.
  • Corrected code on the Print Wizard to ensure only qualified certificates are returned when searching for originals to print.
  • Update to the Replacement AD and Split AD text.
  • Update to the final validation on submission of a 579 application to require an attachment with the name Foreign Phytos.
  • Increased the total file size attachment limit to 100 MB and reduced the file size limit for 'Foreign Phytos' attachments to 3 MB.
  • Updates to Support pages and added new QRGs.
  • Maintenance updates.
  • Updated the AD Import tool to handle square brackets in Additional Declaration text.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.2: Release Date: February 2022

PCIT Release 12.2 consisted of the following:

  • Updates required by Pay.gov for retrieving ACH Activity files.
  • Corrected an issue where multiple eCert updates were made when Voiding a certificate.
  • Correction to require ACO selection when an ACO Admin is processing a phytosanitary certificate.
  • Added the State prefixes on the Manage AE Authorization - Authorized Duty Stations list.
  • Corrected buttons display after clicking the Printed button during processing of a phytosanitary certificate.
  • Corrected the title for the Plain Paper Printing Agreement screen.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.1: Release Date: January 2022

PCIT Release 12.1 consisted of the following:

  • Removed the ability to create 578 applications and templates.
  • Updates to facilitate printing all federal phytosanitary certificates on plain paper.
  • Replaced the two Additional Declaration selections for Replacements with a single Additional Declaration selection.
  • Updated the PCIT Certificate Viewer to display the contents of the Exporter and Consignee blocks.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.0.3: Release Date: December 2021

PCIT Release 12.0.3 consisted of the following:

  • Year end maintenance.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.0.2: Release Date: December 2021

PCIT Release 12.0.2 consisted of the following:

  • Updates for the conversion of Incoming Certificate Inspection Date from a date to a string.
  • Updates for the conversion of Incoming Certificate Package Count to allow for four decimals.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.0.1: Release Date: November 2021

PCIT Release 12.0.1 consisted of the following:

  • Added an ACO apply to all feature on the Issued-Pending Processing Wizard Selection Page for previously printed certificate with no ACO.
  • Updated the workflow for Issued-Pending Processing. Now when a certificate is approved and not previously printed, the Print Page will automatically be displayed; the user no longer needs to select Print.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 12.0: Release Date: November 2021

PCIT Release 12.0 consisted of the following:

  • Optimized the searches on the View Incoming Certificates search page.
  • Added code to remove all members of a duty station when the duty station is deleted.
  • Added validation to the Commodity Origin Locality field to disallow numeric characters.
  • Correction to not copy ACO notes and comments during the Reuse process.
  • Correction to not copy archived attachments during the Reuse process.
  • Correction to prevent issues after changing the state/country fee while processing a state certificate.
  • Added sorting to the List of Assigned Certificates on the ECS Certificate Review Search page.
  • Correction to prevent an attachment record from being deleted from an application that was duplicated when the attachment has a valid link to a different application.
  • Correction to prevent a double click on the IP Processing - Insufficient Funds page.
  • Updated the Issued-Pending processing wizard to require ACO selection.
  • Updated certificate issuance to require ACO selection.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 11.1: Release Date: October 2021

PCIT Release 11.1 consisted of the following:

  • Inspection date updates.
  • Correction to remove data specific to 579 when changing certificate type from 579 to 577 or a state certificate.
  • Updated contact information for the eAuthentication Help Desk.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 11.0: Release Date: August 2021

PCIT Release 11.0 consisted of the following:

  • Updates for the display of phytosanitary certificate information where historical data has deleted.
  • Removed the eLearning link from the left navigation menu.
  • Correction for issue where attachments were deleted from the original certificate when a replacement of that certificate was cancelled.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 10.1.3: Release Date: July 2021

PCIT Release 10.1.3 consisted of the following:

  • Correction for error when clicking the Printed button for a 579 certificate.
  • Added the progress status indicator to the Submit button for the Issued-Pending and Replacement wizards to prevent double clicking.
  • Correction for issue where reassigning an application to a different duty station does not reset the charge ID resulting in the incorrect charges displaying for selection during processing..
  • Correction for issue where Replace-Pending applications are expired too soon.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 10.1.2: Release Date: July 2021

PCIT Release 10.1.2 consisted of the following:

  • Correction for issue where deleted inspections were still displaying.
  • Correction for issue where changing fees while processing an ACO initiated replace resulted in the finance management record not being updated.
  • Updated Processed Application Details screen to display the status of electronically exchanged certificates.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 10.1.1: Release Date: June 2021

PCIT Release 10.1.1 consisted of the following:

  • Correction to Print Wizard search query.
  • Correction to Pay.gov ACH transaction job run query.
  • Correction to code for creating eCert record when performing Issued-Pending batch processing.
  • Correction for Received column on Manage Processed Application not reflecting eCert updates.
  • Correction to query logic that sets the balance when reducing funds from an applicant account.
  • Correction for issue where multi-units were not displaying correctly for applications created with the Duplicate Application function.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 10.1: Release Date: June 2021

PCIT Release 10.1 consisted of the following:

  • Updated the Eclipselink logging level to INFO.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 10.0: Release Date: June 2021

PCIT Release 10.0 consisted of the following:

  • Upgrade of Java persistence API.
  • Corrected a defect which prevented the replacement of a 578 phytosanitary certificate.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.8: Release Date: March 2021

PCIT Release 9.8 consisted of the following:

  • Corrected a defect where the finance management record was not being updated with the transaction amount when processing an AE replacement for an eCert enabled country.
  • Added the ability to suppress the Inspection Date on phytosanitary certificates based on country when batch printing certificates.
  • Updated the External Viewer GUI to not show the inspection date when a country is configured to not print the inspection date on phytosanitary certificates.
  • Corrected a defect where the OCPA role could not be granted to a user with a null active account indicator.
  • Update to not display an error message when Unit Other is selected for a 578.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.7: Release Date: March 2021

PCIT Release 9.7 consisted of the following:

  • Removed Other as an option for Part for federal certificates.
  • Added the ability to suppress the Inspection Date on phytosanitary certificates based on country.
  • Removed the Inspection Date on phytosanitary certificates destined to Turkey.
  • Update to include only countries sending certificates to the US in the Issuing Country drop down box on the View Incoming Certificates screen.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.6: Release Date: February 2021

PCIT Release 9.6 consisted of the following:

  • Fix to prevent a QR code from being linked to more than one certificate.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.5: Release Date: January 2021

PCIT Release 9.5 consisted of the following:

  • Increased the timeout for Cognos report generation from 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Fix to ensure that when an applicant initiates a replace, an eCert record is created with a void status for the original certificate once the replacement is processed.
  • Fix to ensure that when an applicant who is an authorized entity initiates a replace, an eCert record is created for the replacement certificate once the replacement is processed.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.4: Release Date: October 2020

PCIT Release 9.4 consisted of the following:

  • Added the ability to view inspection regulatory action data from ARM.
  • Fix to not display the Add w/Varieties button when adding an ingredient to a mixed commodity.
  • Updated email addresses associated with application automated alerts.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.3.2: Release Date: September 2020

PCIT Release 9.3.2 consisted of the following:

  • Fixed an issue where Genus commodities (i.e., spp.) could be selected while creating an application.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.3.1: Release Date: September 2020

PCIT Release 9.3.1 consisted of the following:

  • Added the ability for a PCIT Data admin user to select commodity transaction data for update.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.3.0.1: Release Date: September 2020

PCIT Release 9.3.0.1 consisted of the following:

  • Fix for an issue introduced in 9.3 which prevented users from processing or reusing certain certificates.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.3: Release Date: August 2020

PCIT Release 9.3 consisted of the following:

  • Enhanced Commodity Administration to enable adding varieties.
  • Enhanced Commodity Administration to be able to designate when a commodity can only be used for state phytosanitary certificates.
  • Added an external viewer for Agricultural Risk Management Plant Inspection Station users to view incoming certificate information via a link.
  • Added a column to View Incoming Certificates to display the status of the transmission to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) via the Agricultural Risk Management interface to CBP.
  • Added Transit Countries to the View Incoming Certificates/Certificate Information screen.
  • Fix to ensure that a country's ECert settings are not overwritten.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.2: Release Date: May 2020

PCIT Release 9.2 consisted of the following:

  • Removed Other as an option for Unit of Measure.
  • Removed Other as an option for Common Name.
  • Added an admin function to manage package type reference data.
  • Fix to ensure that the list of multiple units for a commodity are ordered correctly.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.1: Release Date: May 2020

PCIT Release 9.1 consisted of the following:

  • Added code to email certificate PDFs to designated countries.
  • Added an admin function to allow for designating countries to receive certificate PDFs via Email.
  • Updated State/County Fee Participation Contact Information page for Utah.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 9.0: Release Date: April 2020

PCIT Release 9.0 consisted of the following:

  • Added the State Certificate for Louisiana.
  • Added the State Certificate for Maryland.
  • Updated the Harmful Organism Selection Tool to freeze the column headers when scrolling through data rows.
  • Increased the size of the Consignee State/Territory/Province field.
  • Added Missouri contact information to the State/County Fee Participation Contact Information screen.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.9.2: Release Date: April 2020

PCIT Release 8.9.2 consisted of the following:

  • Roll back of PCIT 8.9 fix for sorting multiple units for a commodity.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.9.1: Release Date: March 2020

PCIT Release 8.9.1 consisted of the following:

  • Fix for an issue which prevented the reload of user information, in certain circumstances, when returning to the application from Pay.gov.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.9: Release Date: March 2020

PCIT Release 8.9 consisted of the following:

  • Upgrade to Pay.gov Hosted Collection Pages.
  • Fix to not display "electronically exchanged" message for state certificates.
  • Fix to ensure that the list of multiple units for a commodity are ordered correctly.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.8.2: Release Date: February 2020

PCIT Release 8.8.2 consisted of the following:

  • COGNOS 11 Upgrade.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.8.1: Release Date: February 2020

PCIT Release 8.8.1 consisted of the following:

  • Fix to not create electronic exchange records for certificates in Issued-Pending status.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.8: Release Date: December 2019

PCIT Release 8.8 consisted of the following:

  • Added an OCPA column to Manage Processed Applications and Print Wizard search screens.
  • Updated the Commodity Details screen to include the plant part Oil if the duty station is MD-Riverdale PPQ.
  • Added code to allow only alpha characters in the unit of measure other field for federal certificates.
  • Updated the NNC Assign Incident screen to display existing assignments and to not allow duplicate assignments.
  • Enabled NNC Admin to pull ECS Certificate Review for Admin Report.
  • Added an NNC Released Incident Report.
  • Updated the NNC Incident Report by adding the incident number to the Phytosanitary Incident detail section.
  • Corrected commodity searches to include commodities with a null value in the mix indicator column.
  • Added new State Certificate for New York.
  • Updated various information on the Support pages and online help.
  • Updated State/County Fee Participation Contact Information page for Kern County California.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.7.4: Release Date: November 2019

PCIT Release 8.7.4 consisted of the following:

  • Added code to ensure the consignee country is correct for ecertification records.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.7.3: Release Date: October 2019

PCIT Release 8.7.3 consisted of the following:

  • Added code to ensure that the list of multiple units for a commodity are ordered correctly.
  • Increased the size of the NNC Shipment Value field to 8 digits before the decimal point.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.7.2: Release Date: August 2019

PCIT Release 8.7.2 consisted of the following:

  • Maintenance release to update the AD Import Tool for improved exception handling.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.7.1: Release Date: June 2019

PCIT Release 8.7.1 consisted of the following:

  • Corrected issue where eCert certificates were being pushed multiple times.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.7: Release Date: May 2019

PCIT Release 8.7 consisted of the following:

  • Updated business rules on the Additional Commodity Origins screen.
  • Moved top buttons to the left on the Certificate Creation and Process Step by Step screens.
  • Combined tracking number/certificate number search blocks throughout the application.
  • Enhanced the Manage Processed Applications screen.
  • Added logic to prevent splitting a certificate when Other has been used for Unit of Measure.
  • Added logic to prevent inactive commodities being displayed as ingredients.
  • Updated the nursery process to use Issued and Printed statuses.
  • Updated state/county fee participation contact information for North Carolina, New York, Nevada, and San Francisco.
  • Fix to ensure that an NNC Incident is closed when all active assignments are closed.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.6.4: Release Date: March 2019

PCIT Release 8.6.4 consisted of the following:

  • XML wrapping style is being applied while opening the XML in a browser window from the incoming certificate search list table.
  • Added a feature to allow XML to be downloaded for the incoming phytos on "View Incoming Certificate" search results page.
  • This release also includes some additional changes needed for ECERT 3.1 release.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.6.3: Release Date: March 2019

PCIT Release 8.6.3 consisted of the following:

  • Fixed the AD Import Tool to retrieve the correct Additional Declarations for European Union and Eurasian Customs Union countries.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.6.2: Release Date: February 2019

PCIT Release 8.6.2 consisted of the following:

  • Added "All" to NNC Incident Search Country dropdown list.
  • Removed Standard PCIT Options from the NNC Incident Means of Conveyance dropdown list.
  • Removed required field validation on Save of an NNC Incident.
  • Display warning message if an incident already exists for a tracking ID even if the incident is closed.
  • Added default of NNC incident commodity value when only one commodity exists for a Phytosanitary Incident.
  • Added "Apply to All Commodities" option when setting values for an NNC incident commodity.
  • Resolution of error when viewing a certificate for an NNC incident.
  • Added validation and save of all data when closing an NNC incident.
  • Added Open Incidents home page message for ES users.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.6.1: Release Date: December 2018

PCIT Release 8.6.1 consisted of the following:

  • Resolution of issue when clicking the Applicant to Print Certificate button during the split certificate process.
  • Resolution of issue when viewing the certificate on a closed NNC incident.
  • Resolution of issue when downloading attachments for a closed NNC incident.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.6: Release Date: December 2018

PCIT Release 8.6 consisted of the following:

  • NNC/Held Shipment functionality updated.
  • Updated Original Print Authorization to not change the certificate number to end in '-B'.
  • Updated ECS certificate assignment to only assign Issued and Printed federal certificates for review.
  • Updated the script that progresses Issued certificates to Printed status after 10 days to include Issued-A certificates.
  • Updated the Export Services contact number in the PCIT support page.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.5.2: Release Date: September 2018

PCIT Release 8.5.2 consisted of the following:

  • Updated Issued-Pending wizard for 579 and 577 applications to fix Ecert exchange missing records.
  • Updated 579 certificate external viewer screen to display "Not Available" for inspection date and removed the inspection date block from the PDF template.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.5.1: Release Date: August 2018

PCIT Release 8.5.1 consisted of the following:

  • Updated Treatment Report to pull data based on certificate issued date.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.5: Release Date: August 2018

PCIT Release 8.5 consisted of the following:

  • Fixed timeout issues on the ECS Review and NNC Shipment pages in the IE Browser.
  • Added a detail section to Shipment Value Report.
  • Updated Commodity Details screen by replacing the Edit/View Multiple Units button with optional 2nd and 3rd Quantity and Unit fields.
  • Updated State/County Fee Participation Contact Information page for Maine.
  • Updated AOPI selection feature.
  • Migrated PCIT Reports to the Reporting Database.
  • Replaced Oregon Department of Agriculture seal with the Oregon State Seal.
  • Consolidated all the state certificate templates to one template.
  • Updates corresponding to Ecert 1.9 release updates.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.4: Release Date: March 2018

PCIT Release 8.4 consisted of the following:

  • Updated NNC/Held Shipment comments to accept up to 500 characters.
  • Updated Manage Processed Application functionality to handle Washington and Nevada State Certificate replacement.
  • Updated AE Replacement request processing wizard to maintain the original certificate issue date.
  • Updated Certificate Adjustment screen to display the country(ies) of transit added.
  • Updated the Split confirmation screen to display the correct certificate details.
  • Removed 'Administrator Access' section from the eLearning page.
  • Updated reference data cache setting and created a new feature to enable PCIT Admin to reset reference data cache.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.3: Release Date: December 2017

PCIT Release 8.3 consisted of the following:

  • PCIT Data and Attachments archived.
  • Added "Certification based on FV 294" to the Inspection Finding Dropdown.
  • Added comments column to ECS Report.
  • Updated NNC/Held Shipment to be able to indicate which commodity is the issue.
  • Updated NNC/Held Shipment to be able indicate plant part for mixed commodity ingredients.
  • Removed 'other' from the plant part list on the NNC/Held Shipment details page.
  • Updated NNC/Held Shipment Process which includes allowing ECS to create incidents and NNC Admin to assign incidents.
  • Updated the eLearing page, Resource Center text for step 1.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.2: Release Date: November 2017

PCIT Release 8.2 consisted of the following:

  • Upgraded PCIT system to JAVA library version 7.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.1.1: Release Date: September 2017

PCIT Release 8.1.1 consisted of the following:

  • Fixed the QR Code generated for 577 certificates printed by applicants with Original Certificate Print Authorization.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.1: Release Date: August 2017

PCIT Release 8.1 consisted of the following:

  • Added QR code to 578 and 579 certificates.
  • Added new State Certificate for Nevada.
  • Fixed the issue of cursor pop-up to the top when scrolling long list within PCIT.
  • Removed/Updated some PCIT Standard Part names and Units.
  • Fixed the issue of updating the Issue date and Certificate date of certificates being approved through replacement wizard.
  • Updated state contact information for North Dakota.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.0.1: Release Date: June 2017

PCIT Release 8.0.1 consisted of the following:

  • Added an active/inactive filter on the Manage Users Page.
  • Added a 'timer' with Please wait message to the Manage Account screen while it loads the data.
  • Updated Means of Conveyance to allow dropdown selection and text entry and added the UNCFact codes for Means of Conveyance.
  • Added Certification text for 579 and 577 certificates viewed from the PCIT Certificate Viewer.
  • Increased the size of the fee description field to 50.
  • Removed Phone, FAX and E-Mail fields from the Consignee and Exporter Details screens.
  • Updated For Official Use Only text to all COGNOS ad-hoc reports and to canned reports intended for internal users only.
  • Updated state contact information for Iowa.
  • Fixed the 578 commodity search issue when searching for commodities with an apostrophe.
  • Fixed clear CID from Admin Tool.
  • Fixed display issues in the Google Chrome browser when ZOOM was over 100%.
  • Fixed generation of QR code for 577 certificates created through AE replacement requests.
  • Updated the Certificate name field to "Export Certificate" for 578 certificates in PCIT Certificate Viewer?s Certificate Details page.
  • Updated the 578 format displayed in the PCIT Certificate Veiwer by moving the logo to the upper right corner and changing the watermark to "Certified Copy".

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 8.0: Release Date: April 2017

PCIT Release 8.0 consisted of the following:

  • Added QR code to 577 certificate.
  • Enhancement to CAPTCHA tool per ISSPM recommendation.
  • Updated state contact information for Maryland.
  • Updated state contact information for Nevada.
  • Updated state contact information for Sonoma County.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 7.2: Release Date: February 2017

PCIT Release 7.2 consisted of the following:

  • Replaced the CAPTCHA tool used in the external certificate viewer.
  • Updates to the Print Wizard screen to show the destination country.
  • Added new State Certificate for Washington.
  • Updated state contact information for Louisiana.
  • Multiple updates to Duty Station Certificate Data report.
  • Added For Official Use Only text to all COGNOS ad-hoc reports and to canned reports intended for internal users only.
  • Fix to wrap Foreign Phytosanitary Certificate (FPC) Number data that overflows onto the attachment page for PPQ Form 579.
  • Fix to the functionality of the Show All/Collapse buttons on the My Duty Station Workload page.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 7.1.3: Release Date: November 2016

PCIT Release 7.1.3 consisted of the following:

  • Updates to enhance PCIT runtime performance.
  • Updates to 578 certificate to move the seal from bottom left to top right corner.
  • Application fix related to saving Information Security Awareness Training results.
  • Application fix related to retrieving Country data for NNC/Held Shipment records.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 7.1.2: Release Date: September 15, 2016

PCIT Release 7.1.2 consisted of the following:

  • Fix to display VOID watermark for voided certificates from PCIT External certificate viewer.
  • Fix to make sure the NNC incident record for a PCIT certificate does not include deleted commodities.
  • Fix to avoid the text null being appended to the commodity name in a non-PCIT certificate NNC incident record.
  • Fix to retrieve the correct destination country of a PCIT certificate for its corresponding NNC incident record.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 7.1.1: Release Date: August 2016

PCIT Release 7.1.1 consisted of the following:

  • Added an "Annual Security Training Course" option to the ACO Training Data dropdown.
  • Updated the external certificate viewer to show Voided Certificates.
  • Enabled FRO users to be able to view the Issued Pending Report.
  • Added a tracking number search option for internal user view application search criteria.
  • Updated the Nebraska state certificate title block and footer.
  • Updated the PCIT/PExD interface when there are no ADs found.
  • Added an "Accredited Entity" option to the Inspector name drop-down list in inspection detail screen.
  • Updated the Manage Org functionality to default the Include Subordinates checkbox to "on" on the Manage Your Organization screen.
  • Updated the Original Certificate Print Authorization agreement text to include 578 certificates.
  • Added a state selection dropdown to the ECS certificate review optional search criteria and its corresponding report criteria screen.
  • Added 2 new dropdown values for NNC attachment screen and increased the file upload size limit from 5MB to 10MB.
  • Updated the Export Certification Specialist link in PCIT Support page.
  • Removed the extra parenthesis in Applicant Name under PCIT Administration Application Details screen.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 7.1: Release Date: July 2016

PCIT Release 7.1 consisted of the following:

  • Added a new functionality to enable ECS to review certificates assigned randomly every month by PCIT job and provided 2 reports for the same.
  • Added a new functionality for Headquarters users to save details about Non-Compliance and Held Shipment incidents reported from destination country and provided 2 reports for the same.
  • Added Admin Tool functionality to mange reference data for ECS review and Held Shipment functional dropdowns.
  • Updated block 11 (package description) to display for each commodity (and to group for similar predefined package description) in all PCIT certificates (577, 579 and state).
  • Updated Arizona State Certificate contact Information in Support Page.
  • Updated PCIT code as per App Scan vulnerability issues raised.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 7.0.2: Release Date: May 2016

PCIT Release 7.0.2 consisted of the following:

  • Updated PCIT/PExD interface and AD Import Tool to support the EU Consolidation effort in PExD Release 2.1.
  • Updated state certificate contact information for Alaska.
  • Removed use of frames for Pay.gov's patch for cross frame script blocking.
  • Added new State Certificate for Arizona.
  • Added Admin Tool to change certificate status from Printed to Issued and clear the Original Print Flag.
  • Updated the link in the ACO accreditation expiration message to point to the user's AgLearn homepage.
  • New script to automatically update OCPA certificates from Issued to Printed after being in Issued status for nine days.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 7.0.1: Release Date: March 2016

PCIT Release 7.0.1 consisted of the following:

  • Fix to resolve PCIT-ECERT communication and mapping.
  • Updated error messages on web pages.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 7.0: Release Date: February 2016

PCIT Release 7.0 consisted of the following:

  • Updated Commodity Reference data.
  • Implemented new table structure for botanical commodities and plant products.
  • Updated PCIT commodity administration function to manage commodities and plant products for the new table structure.
  • Updated PCIT reports to handle botanical commodities and plant products.
  • Updated PPQ Form 578 application creation and templates to handle plant products new table structure.
  • Added state certificate contact information for San Bernardino County.
  • Updated the Debit Transaction Report to add the Pay.gov Tracking ID for Pay.gov deposits.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 6.6: Release Date: December 2015

PCIT Release 6.6 consisted of the following:

  • Updated the state image and address on the Colorado State Certificate (released on 12/30/2015).
  • Updated PPQ forms 577, 578 and 579 to include OMB text at the top of each form, to use the square USDA image for copies and to display 'Certified Copy' as the watermark for copies.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 6.5: Release Date: May 2015

PCIT Release 6.5 consisted of the following:

  • Updated look to PCIT.
  • Updated Treatment entry interface.
  • Slight modification to Inspection interface to show enhanced commodity details.
  • Additional flexibility when attaching documents to split certificates.
  • Ability to target What's New messages to specific user groups.
  • Miscellaneous report updates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 6.4.7: Release Date: March 15, 2014

PCIT Release 6.4.7 consisted of the following:

  • Implementation of PCIT Initial Training via AgLearn.
  • Migration of the 577 certificate to Oracle 11g.
  • Miscellaneous report updates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 6.4: Release Date: September 7, 2013

PCIT Release 6.4 consisted of the following:

  • Ability for applicants to duplicate applications.
  • New Commodity Summary Report for applicants.
  • Updates to the Applicant Certificate Summary Report and State/County Reimbursable Report.
  • Updated messages panel on the PCIT Home page.
  • Ability for applicants to add attachments to Replacement Requests.
  • Miscellaneous report updates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 6.3: Release Date: June 29, 2013

PCIT Release 6.3 consisted of the following:

  • Added the ability to directly import AD's into PCIT from PExD.
  • First release of electronic certificate exchange (eCert), which facilitates an electronic transmittal of a certificate instead of paper.
  • Provide an interface for Customs and Border Protection to view incoming certificates.
  • Small changes to the registration interface to allow users to register for the VEHCS (animal exports) system.
  • Migration of all remaining certificates to the Cognos Reporting Engine.
  • ACO updates to an applicants exporters/consignees on an application now only updates that application.
  • Enable attachments to be added to Combined and Split certificates.
  • Export Services role is now called Headquarters in PCIT.
  • Miscellaneous report updates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 6.2: Release Date: April 13, 2013

PCIT Release 6.2 consisted of the following:

  • Allows 3 decimal places for rates (mostly due to mileage rates).
  • Updated Print and Split wizard to be able to use ACO signature images.
  • Added destination country to workload listings.
  • Both Rates and Fees can now be applied to Federal certificates.
  • PPQ can now charge insufficient fund fees in PCIT.
  • Added State certificate for the State of Kansas.
  • Plant Parts can no longer contain numbers or special characters since those are not considered legitimate parts.
  • System timeout changed to 60 minutes.
  • Miscellaneous report updates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 6.1: Release Date: January 12, 2013

PCIT Release 6.1 consisted of the following:

  • Modification of how inspections are entered into the system.
  • Migration to the updated reporting tool and server (COGNOS v 10).
  • Added support for future electronic exchange of certificate data.
  • Increased size of return request text to 4000 characters.
  • Miscellaneous report updates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 6.0: Release Date: August 25, 2012

PCIT Release 6.0 consisted of the following:

  • Complete rewrite of the front end using the latest development toolset. More Info »
  • Changes to CA Administrative Fee to allow it to be optional.
  • Three new state certificates for NH, TN,and NJ.
  • External Certificate Viewer can now view Replaced certificates.
  • Removed XML output for all report output (replaced by Excel).
  • Enabled the built-in mileage rates to accept 3 decimal places.
  • Replaced hyperlink help with mouseover tooltips.
  • For Applicants, moved their account balance to the header so it is always viewable.
  • Complete rewrite of reporting interface.
  • Miscellaneous report updates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 5.4: Release Date: May 19, 2012

PCIT Release 5.4 consisted of the following:

  • Addition of the California Administrative Fee.
  • Updated the payment screens to display fee dropdowns and rate buttons when applicable.
  • Ability for ACOs to add and view fee comments.
  • New California Administrative Fee Report.
  • Miscellaneous report updates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 5.3: Release Date: March 3, 2012

PCIT Release 5.3 consisted of the following:

  • Ability for all applicants to request a certificate replacement via PCIT.
  • Migration of the Florida State Certificate to the Cognos reporting tool.
  • Increased field length of both Common and Botanical Name in PCIT.
  • New and Updated Reports.
  • Notification on Report page of XML option to be discontinued.
  • Under Manage Processed Applications, reduced date search to 90 days.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 5.2: Release Date: January 6, 2012

PCIT Release 5.2 consisted of the following:

  • Technology upgrade to JSF 2.0 and a new GUI toolkit (Richfaces).
  • Date input changed to popup calendar accepted input only - temporary.
  • Harmful Organisms tool changed from horizontal tabbing to vertical tabs/scrolling.
  • Removal of the older XML report output option which was replaced with Microsoft Excel.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 5.1: Release Date: October 1, 2011

PCIT Release 5.1 consisted of the following:

  • New State Certificate for Ohio.
  • Automate account deactivation after 15 months of inactivity.
  • ACOs can now provide comments when certificates are voided.
  • Can now view 578 certificates with the external certificate viewer.
  • Enable ACO signatures to be used on state certificates.
  • AE users can update the declared means of conveyance on a Replace request.
  • No longer remove primary or authorized duty station information on a reuse/replace.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 5.0: Release Date: May 21, 2011

PCIT Release 5.0 consisted of the following:

  • Addition of 578 - Export Certificate for Processed Plant Products. More Info »
  • Ability for ACOs to add attachments to processed applications
  • Increased the attachment size limit for all users.
  • Implemented the archiving of attachments older than 3 months. More Info »
  • The View Reports page is now categorized by report type.
  • Added a new report called Duty Station Certificates by Applicant.
  • Excel has been added as an output option for reports.
  • Completed the integration of all the reports to the new reporting tool.
  • Expanded the PCIT screen resolution to a 1024px width.
  • Enhanced scrolling & sortable data tables.
  • Integration of the Phytosanitary Export Database (PExD) for all users.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.7: Release Date: December 11, 2010

PCIT Release 4.7 consisted of the following:

  • Four new state certificates (Idaho, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Dakota).
  • Integration of new reporting tool. More Info »
  • New Print Wizard.
  • Enhanced AD section to document field inspections, lab tests, and harmful organisms.
  • Increased size of certificate number on all certificates (for readability after faxing).
  • Added bulk delete capabilities to application, exporter, and consignee templates.
  • External Phytosanitary Certificate viewing website, available from the PCIT footer.
  • Enhanced scrolling & sortable data tables.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.6: Release Date: September 24, 2010

PCIT Release 4.6 consisted of the following:

  • Ability to process multiple State and 579 certificates via the Issue-Pending wizard.
  • Added new authorization for some applicants (mainly cotton industry) to print original certificates.
  • Storing of ACO signature images for use in printing pre-signed certificates.
  • Ability for an ACO to save a replacement in progress.
  • Viewing of fee information for all participating states & counties by administrative staff.
  • Ability of USDA financial staff to remove money from pre-purchase accounts.
  • Allow adding of commodity families into PCIT.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.5.1: Release Date: July 21, 2010

PCIT Release 4.5.1 consisted of the following:

  • Restore 579 Issued-Pending functionality.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.5: Release Date: July 1, 2010

PCIT Release 4.5 consisted of the following:

  • Simplified fee selection for States and Counties.
  • Added categories for Pest Types for use in PExD.
  • Ability to quickly lock out organizational accounts.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.4: Release Date: May 1, 2010

PCIT Release 4.4 consisted of the following:

  • New State Certificate for California and Utah.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.3: Release Date: April 3, 2010

PCIT Release 4.3 consisted of the following:

  • New State Certificate for Montana.
  • ACO's can adjust fees for certificates issued outside of PCIT.
  • ECS's can pull PIN numbers for users in their organization.
  • Allow Microsoft Explorer users to use mouse right click copy & paste.
  • Fixed issue where a duty station couldn't apply charges to a replaced certificate.
  • Miscellaneous report updates and fixes.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.2.1: Release Date: January 24, 2010

PCIT Release 4.2.1 consisted of the following:

  • Miscellaneous report updates and fixes.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.2: Release Date: January 9, 2010

PCIT Release 4.2 consisted of the following:

  • Conversion of entire PCIT system to new development and application server platform.
  • New State Certificates for Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Oregon.
  • Removal of PCIT ID/PW for joining PCIT organizations - replaced with single use PIN.
  • Now able to enter multiple externally issued certificates for an applicant.
  • New administration layout and tools for PCIT administrators.
  • Commodity origins no longer require a state name as part of its location.
  • New State/County fund report.
  • Updated online help and support pages. Includes removal of old users guides.
  • Miscellaneous report updates and fixes.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.1.2: Release Date: November 24, 2009

PCIT Release 4.1.2 consisted of the following:

  • New State/County Fee Collection Report.
  • Fixed Issued-Pending Report when pulled by Duty Station.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.1.1: Release Date: October 15, 2009

PCIT Release 4.1.1 consisted of the following:

  • Miscellaneous report updates and fixes.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.1: Release Date: September 19, 2009

PCIT Release 4.1 consisted of the following:

  • New State Certificates for Indiana, Minnesota and Connecticut.
  • Federal Fee updates for FY2010.
  • Ability for ACO to assign application from the application summary screen.
  • Ability to use Print Wizard for Nursery certificates.
  • New integrated Help System for PCIT.
  • Ability for an Authorized Entity (AE) to replace a certificate.
  • Ability for an ACO to enter credit card information for applicants via Pay.gov.
  • New Nursery and ACO Accreditation Expiration reports.
  • Allow applicants to print draft certificates for applications in Submitted status.
  • Miscellaneous report updates and fixes.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.0.1: Release Date: June 26, 2009

PCIT Release 4.0.1 consisted of the following:

  • Fix to verify missing duty station at time of submission.
  • Fix to XML report.
  • Fix to handle distinguishing marks with carriage returns at time of Issue.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 4.0: Release Date: June 20, 2009

PCIT Release 4.0 consisted of the following:

  • Implementation of State and County Fee collection. More Info »
  • New State Certificates for Michigan.
  • Enable applicants to print a draft certificate.
  • Ability to enter multiple Quantity and Unit pairings.
  • Ability to enter multiple Number of Packages and Package pairings.
  • Display the submission time for each application on the My Duty Station Workload and My Workload pages.
  • Ability to create Treatment templates to apply common treatments quickly.
  • Ability to specify "Charge" or "No Charge" for Interagency Agreement certificates.
  • Standardized the left navigation for all users.
  • Miscellaneous report updates and fixes.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.5.1: Release Date: March 19, 2009

PCIT Release 3.5.1 consisted of the following:

  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.5: Release Date: March 7, 2009

PCIT Release 3.5 consisted of the following:

  • New State Certificates for Illinois and Iowa.
  • Ability to refresh home page messages with the click of a button.
  • Ability to quickly delete a large amount of commodities from a template or application.
  • APHIS 94 report updates.
  • Added built-in package descriptions.
  • Added more helpful hints and quick reference guides.
  • Added new inspection for Cotton industry.
  • Removed FRO/SRO roles from ACO nomination process.
  • Miscellaneous report updates and fixes.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.4.1: Release Date: January 2, 2009

PCIT Release 3.4.1 consisted of the following:

  • Minor fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.4: Release Date: December 13, 2008

PCIT Release 3.4 consisted of the following:

  • Added new state certificate support for Kentucky, Missouri, and North Carolina.
  • Added certificate status and barcode information to the XML report.
  • Increased the amount of data that can be typed in for commodity Part and Unit other data types.
  • Improved Support site.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.3.2: Release Date: November 1, 2008

PCIT Release 3.3.2 consisted of the following:

  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.3.1: Release Date: September 27, 2008

PCIT Release 3.3.1 consisted of the following:

  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.
  • Database optimization for faster performance.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.3: Release Date: August 16, 2008

PCIT Release 3.3 consisted of the following:

  • Added Certificate Split/Combine functionality.
  • For industry users, replaced View Certificate feature with Manage Processed Applications feature.
  • For non-industry users, combined View Certificate and View Processed Applications feature into Manage Processed Applications.
  • Enable ACO's to easily work with Applicant exporter and consignee information.
  • For non-industry users, added a certificate type and applicant name filter under the Workload screens.
  • Provided several new reports and report enhancements.
  • On search screens, removed the necessity to clear the search form when searching for specific applications or certificates.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.2.1:

PCIT Release 3.2.1 consisted of the following:

  • Modified Duty Station Certificate Summary report to distinguish between 577 and 579 certificates.
  • Added Air Mail as a means of conveyance.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.2: Release Date: April 19, 2008

PCIT Release 3.2 consisted of the following:

  • All Federal certificate fees are now collected when the certificate is issued. More Info »
  • Updates to the application creation process. More Info »
  • Implemented a Registration Wizard to assist new users with PCIT registration.
  • Added additional filtering for printing an Application 572 via the Print Wizard.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.1.1: Release Date: March 3, 2008

PCIT Release 3.1.1 consisted of the following:

  • Updated the 579 Original Certificate to print correctly on security paper.
  • Fix a defect where commodities may not save correctly on the Application 572.
  • Fix a defect when navigating between Application 572 pages.
  • Posted links on Contact Us to the latest Webinar session recordings.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 3.1: Release Date: February 23, 2008

PCIT Release 3.1 consisted of the following:

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.5.3:

PCIT Release 2.5.3 consisted of the following:

  • Fix regarding the handling of failed pay.gov transactions.
  • Fix to the APHIS 94 report.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.5.2:

PCIT Release 2.5.2 consisted of the following:

  • The concept of the manual payment has changed. More Info »
  • Applications processed by a Federal duty station require external applicants (Industry Organizations) to be listed as the applicant. More Info »
  • ACOs can change certificate fees after a certificate is in Printed status.More Info »
  • Applicant Org IDs now display on application and financial screens, in addition to the top right corner of every page.
  • Check or Money Order numbers are now required when adding funds to an applicant's pre-purchase account.
  • Easier access to PCIT after new users obtain eAuthentication accounts.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.5.1:

PCIT Release 2.5.1 was a minor update that consisted of the following:

  • Organization name scans during registration to avoid duplications.
  • Increased pre-purchase account balance limit to $50,000.
  • Enhancements to the reports.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.5:

PCIT Release 2.5 was a major update that consisted of the following changes:

  • Integration of USDA eAuthentication to provide system access. More Info »
  • Integration with Pay.gov for certificate payment processing. More Info »
  • Enhanced Report generation with additional reports. More Info »
  • Introduction of the print wizard for easier certificate printing. More Info »
  • Incorporation of the ACO accreditation process for the creation and maintenance of ACO training credentials. More Info »
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.4:

PCIT Release 2.4 consist of the following changes:

  • Support for US Nursery Certification Program (US-NCP).
  • Cross (hybrid) commodities supported.
  • Updated Exporter Certificate and Duty Station reports.
  • Subordinate user searching for Internal organizations under Manage Account.
  • Allowing for a blank or unknown ACO name on PPQ form 577.
  • Tracking Inspections by ACO in the Inspection Details screen.
  • Ability for Applicants to recall submitted applications.
  • Enhanced message support for Internal organizational administrators.
  • Pop-up helper calendars for date entry.
  • Removal of the batch printing facility (to be replaced by the Print Wizard in release 2.5).
  • Discontinued use of the following statuses: Denied, Inspected, Ineligible, Eligible, Pending.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.3.5:

PCIT Release 2.3.5 was a major update that consisted of the following:

  • Complete migration of PCIT into latest Web technology platform.
  • Introduce Supersede/Reissue/Replace (SRR) process.
  • Tracking of commodity inspectors.
  • ACO Admin Support users can now add inspection results.
  • Increase size of General Comments and Additional Declarations.
  • Modification of built-in Additional Declarations.
  • Removal of infrequently used application statuses.
  • Provide warnings when processing CITES commodities.
  • Miscellaneous application updates and fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.3.2:

PCIT Release 2.3.2 was a minor update that consisted of the following:

  • Increased Quantity size for commodities.
  • Miscellaneous application fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.3.1:

PCIT Release 2.3.1 was a minor update that consisted of the following:

  • Updates to PPQ Form 572.
  • Updates to the Webinar Q&A FAQ page.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.3:

PCIT Release 2.3 was a major update that consisted of the following:

  • Support for Cotton and other Industry Concerns.
  • Allow for commodities with varieties.
  • Enhanced processing of Issued-Pending certificates.
  • Additional rights for ACO Admins.
  • Allow "In bulk" as a standard package.
  • Allowing for long consignee names.
  • Allow multiple foreign countries for commodity origin.
  • Allow ACO to specify signature name.
  • Miscellaneous application fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.2.2:

PCIT Release 2.2.2 was a minor update that consisted of the following:

  • Only allow duty stations to reuse their own issued certificates.
  • Expand the size of commodity distinguishing marks to 2000 characters.
  • Add a new generic mixed commodity called "Mixed Product".
  • Miscellaneous application fixes.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.2.1:

PCIT Release 2.2.1 was a minor update that consisted of the following:

  • Fixes to commodity names, data deletion, and list sorting.
  • Updates to the supersede and reuse processes.
  • Updates to PPQ Form 577 for treatment data.
  • Updates to the Users Guide to the current release of the application.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.2:

Updates to PPQ Form 577:

  • Common commodity information is consolidated on first page, unique items show on subsequent pages.
  • Attachment pages now show more commodity information per page.
  • Print mixed ingredients with their mixed commodity header information.
  • Compress spacing in the PDF to better accomodate consignee and distinguishing mark information.

Application updates:

  • Allow for easier common ingredients to be selected for the mixed commodity "Salad".
  • Enable Authorized Entities to reuse certificates at any time.
  • Provide a quick way to add Package Description and Distinguishing Marks information to an application.
  • On the Application General screen, remove "Special Import Authorization" and provide a new section for comments.
  • Enhance the Duty Station report to allow selection of multiple duty stations.
  • Provide a new Certificate Manifest report.
  • Updated the functional rules of a certificate reuse to prevent the transfer of outdated inspection/treatment/issue information.

Miscellaneous updates:

  • Added the users name to the password reset email for better identification.
  • Enable higher USDA roles to view inspection information when viewing processed applications.
  • Addressed and repaired various system defects.

The following release notes are for PCIT Version 2.1:

Updates to PPQ Form 577:

  • Full State name prints in block 7.
  • Consignee country prints in block 8.
  • Allow more content in the treatment blocks.
  • Commodities are numbered using parentheses.

Application screens updates:

  • Increased the size of Import Permit Number field and added functionality to incorporate its contents into an AD
  • Made Port of Export optional.
  • Display the destination country on the Inspection & Export Details screen.
  • Allow two decimal places in commodity quantity.
  • Added functionality to apply certified origin information to 'All' application commodities.
  • The number of Submitted applications displays in the Message box on the Welcome screen.
  • The applicant name displays on the My Workload and My Duty Station Workload screens.
  • You can use future date when searching.

Enhanced the Manage Account/Organization interface for Internal USDA Organizations:

  • Easier management of the organization due to simplified process.
  • All data from searches shown on single screen versus many.
  • Removed limitation of only seeing people that had the same preferred duty station as the current user.
  • ES, ETS, ECS and SPHD users with Admin privilege can update their own location information.

Additional reference data:

  • Added 'Unrooted plant cutting', 'Rooted plant cutting' and 'Plug plant' to the Part list.
  • Added 'M' to the Unit list.

Updated business process workflow as follows:

  • An ACO can print Original Certificates before inspection results are entered.
  • An ACO can reuse a certificate at any time.
  • ACO Admin Support users can seamlessly transition from entering application data to entering certificate data.
  • Added functionality for State Plant Health Directors (SPHD) and State Plant Regulatory Officials (SPRO).