1. FTP Reports

2. What is an FTP? File Transfer Protocol
It is a method of transferring files between two computers
Publicans FTP
External FTP

3. Portable Document Format
What does PDF mean?
Portable Document Format
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format used to present and exchange documents reliably, independent of software, hardware, or operating system. 

4. PDFs

5. Create PDF, Present Report, Save As…

6. Create PDF, Present Report, Save As…

7. Create PDF, Present Report, Save As…

8. PDFs
Why print these if you’re only doing it to a document?

9. Steps Make sure FTP Report Information screen is set up correctly
Run BMI 4, 5, 73
- To create the TC168 report
Run BMI 44
- To split the report into jurisdictions
Run BMI 1603
- To send the reports to the FTP site

10. Step 1 FTP Report Information Screen
Click on Administration, then FTP Report Information

11. Step 1 (cont.) FTP Report Information Screen
Report Type will be MONTHLY for end of month
Sub Report is 168
Report Name is TC168*
Directory will be /TAXUNIT/MonthlyReports/MONTH

12. Step 2 Run BMI 5
Set the Begin and End Deposit Dates to include the month you want reported.

13. Insert the request sequence number from BMI 5 in Req. Seq. No.
Step 3 Run BMI 44
Insert the request sequence number from BMI 5 in Req. Seq. No.

14. Step 4 Run BMI 1603
Insert the request sequence number from BMI 44 in Source Req. Seq. No.
Report Type and Sub Report Type will be EOM and 168, respectively
Month will be whatever month you are requesting
Send Notifications
Y to send an when the reports have been sent to the FTP site
N to not send these s

15. File Directory Structure
Using Filezilla, we can see that the reports have been successfully placed in the correct location for jurisdiction 2.

16. Information

17. Information

18. Rendition Penalty Commission Detail

19. Rendition Penalty Commission Detail

20. Rendition Penalty Commission Detail

21. Rendition Penalty Commission Detail

22. File Directory Structure
It is highly recommended that you create the initial directory structure and re-use the same directories that have been created. Otherwise you will have to create a new folder every month, for every report type, for every jurisdiction…if you are a county tax office, that number could be exponential.

23. Thank You!