Running the Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process

To archive the corrected data, run the Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process. You run this program after the transmission records are marked with an error status by the Benefits ACA Process Error Data XML concurrent program and all applicable errors have been corrected. Running the Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process is a mandatory step to transmit your corrected or replacement file (if your original or corrected transmission was rejected) to the IRS.

Run the Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process concurrent program for the following transmissions:

In such cases, complete these steps in the following order:

  1. Make the necessary corrections or apply a corrective patch (to correct invalid characters, for example).

  2. Run the Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process concurrent program. The concurrent program records the corrections for the manifest file and copies the data from the previous archive. For more information, see Running the Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process .

  3. Run the Benefits ACA Transmission XML Generation Process to generate new output files. The corrected or replacement manifest and the form files to be transmitted to the IRS will be generated. For more information, see Running the Benefits ACA Transmission XML Generation Process.

Run the Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process from the Submit Request window.

arrow icon   To run the Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process:

  1. Select Benefits ACA Correction Archive Process in the Name field.

  2. Click in the Parameters field and enter the following parameters:

  3. Click OK and then Submit.

What's Next

After the corrected data archive has been successfully generated, you can run the Benefits ACA Transmission XML Generation Process. For more information, see Running the Benefits ACA Transmission XML Generation Process.