AQS AutoloaderPresented by the EPA AQS Team

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AgendaIntroductionsHousekeeping/Overview of GoToWebinarPresentationQ& A session – use Question box to submit

your questions

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AQS Autoloader – What does it mean to you?If you submit ambient air quality data to AQS

You will be affected by this new software.You will be able to automate the file submission

process.If you only retrieve data from AQS

You will not be affected by these changes.You do not need to attend this webinar.

AQS Autoloader - presentersRobert Coats, AQS Team lead

US EPA, National Air Data Group

Angie Shatas US EPABill Frietsche

US EPAWay Poteat

US EPAChris Chapman

US EPA

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Housekeeping – Using GotoWebinar and audio lineGotoWebinar

Use the Question area to submit questions.Do not raise your hand; just submit a question.

Audio lineUse Call in # 866-299-3188

conference code: 9195412802We will mute all attendee lines to minimize noise.

Q& A session at end

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Attendee Control Panel

• Questions during the Webinar? Type in your question here and Send

• Expand & collapse your Panel

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What will we cover today?Background/Why are we doing this?CDX ChangesAQS ChangesTimeline/Where do we go from here?

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Background – Why?ECOS (Environmental Council of States) and

EPA – make the Exchange Network the preferred means of sharing environmental data

AQS Team - use the EN project to automate the submittal process to AQS

AQS Autoloader reduces the number of manual steps, something that has been requested by many users.

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Submitting files

AQS User AQSCDX replacement

1st Q 2012AQS AutoloaderUser Decides Where to Stop

EN Node

CDX WebOld process

New processStage Load Post

UploadVia CDX

Load StatCR Post

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What is changing?Submit a file without logging into AQSNew CDX website (ENSC) & new CDX user IDFiles submitted to ENSC will be automatically

processed by AQSStat/CR is now part of LoadNew AQS batch formProcessing done by file, not by screening groupReports are auto-generatedReports are consolidated

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ENSC websiteExchange Network Services Center (ENSC)The CDX replacementEN Username = your email address

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CDX upload

required

required

required

optional

optional

required for XMLStageLoadPostYes

No

File to Upload

Email address

AQS User ID

Screening Group

Stop on Error:

required

optional

Final Processing Step:

XML Schema Version

File TypeXMLFlatCard

One file only; Must be zipped

Default Final Processing Step is Load.

Default Stop on Error is Yes.

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AQS Batch form

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AQS Batch form goalUpdate the layout to make the process more

intuitiveRetain parts of the old form for user familiarityStatus grid - all processing results for one file are

on a single linePare down processing steps

LoadPost

Combine ReportsLoad ReportStat/CR Report

See History tab for display of individual processes

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Other changes

Security Profile in AQS has a new field for EN User ID

Exchange Network nodes are allowed to “download” the submission log and reports

New AQS URLOld AQS URL kept during migration, then

retired

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What is not changing?

AQS will continue to accept all current data formats:Delimited transactionsXML filesCard-image transactions

AQS will continue to have the same functionality and same purpose

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AQS setup needed to use EN

New Exchange Network user IDAQS Team will register youYour EN user ID will be the email address on file in AQSCheck your AQS Security profile – will show

Email address in AQS Exchange Network user ID (**NEW**)

What EN user ID should be in your AQS Security Profile?If you submit files using ESNC, then default is ok.

EN user ID = your EN user ID (ie, your email address.)If you submit files using an EN Node, then change it.

Make EN user ID = your Agency Node Administrator’s EN user ID.

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Where do we go from here?

January 2012 – AQS Team to migrate EPA Regional Office users to new interface

January 2012 – EN Node users can get EN Flow documentation from the EN website (www.exchangenetwork.net)

February to May 2012 – AQS Team to migrate groups of users (by agency) to new interface

July 2012* – Migration completeAugust 2012* – Sunset date for old AQS

interface and old servers * Estimated dates

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Question/Answer SessionNow taking questions – use the Question area on

the Control Panel.Remember, all attendees are muted. Use the

Question area!Answers will be given over the phone.Today’s materials, a recording of the webinar, and a

transcript of the Q & A’s will be on the AQS website.You will see an exit survey as you leave this

webinar. We’d appreciate your feedback!

Thank you for joining today!