ORDER PROCESSING ACTIVITY - Pub 836, 829 & 514 (California & Nevada) Only

·         Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - The last day AT&T will read their mailbox before the conversion.

·         Tuesday, April 24, 2007  - The last day CMRs will receive California/Nevada advices / queries from existing legacy system.

·         Thursday, April 26, 2007 to Saturday, May 5, 2007 - Pub 836, 829 & 514 will not be reading or sending anything from their mailbox on order activity.  Orders received during this time will be held and will be processed into AT&T's new CSS system beginning Monday, May 7, 2007.

·         Monday, May 7, 2007 - The first day Pub 836, 829, 514 will begin reading their mailbox on order activity from CMRs.

In the event the conversion is delayed, AT&T will communicate the new conversion dates in a forthcoming ELINC.  Once the conversion is complete, Pub 836, 829 & 514 directories that publish out of the new system, will undergo changes that will impact the CMRs order.  The changes that will occur have been documented below.  It is important to note, CMRs must refrain from modifying their order with any changes shown below until after May 7, 2007.  In most cases, AT&T will advise CMRs to update their order after May 7, 2007, to comply with the new system applications. 

HEADING CHANGES - PUB 836, 829 & 514

In aligning headings for ALL AT&T Publishing Companies, many headings used for Pub 836, 829 & 514 may reflect a heading change.  The heading change may occur as a result from one of the following situations:

1)     Headings Where a Comma, Apostrophe or Period was Added or Removed

2)     Headings Where a Word was Added or Removed

3)     Headings Where the Order of Words Changed

4)     Headings Where an "S" was Added or Removed

5)     Heading Abbreviation Changes

6)  AND.....OVER 2,000 NEW HEADINGS NOW AVAILABLE TO PUB 836, 829 & 514 DIRECTORIES!!!!

To assist CMRs in translating all of the new heading changes for Pub 836, 829 & 514, a matrix of the changes is available on AT&T's National CMR website at www.nationalyp.com.  Please refer to the April 2007 newsflash titled "AT&T System Conversion for Pub 836, 829 & 514 (California & Nevada)".  CMRs will find a matrix that will include a complete list of all headings available for Pub 836, 829 & 514 to use moving forward.  The matrix also includes a list of the NEW HEADINGS that are now available in California & Nevada directories (please refer to the separate tabs included on the matrix). 

The Heading Search tool, which is located on AT&T's National CMR Website Home Page, can also be used to locate headings that are available for Pub 836, 829 & 514 directories.  CMRs will use the same search function that is used to locate headings for Pub 962, 927, 760, 717, 997, 815, & 724 directories. 

As a result of the system conversion, the heading changes will impact the following June 2007 directories and moving forward.   AT&T will update their system with the new heading text and will advise CMRs of the heading changes. 

Pub 836, 829 & 514 (California & Nevada) - June 2007 Directories Publishing Out of the NEW CSS System

June 2007 Issue

Long Beach, CA (100285)

Long Beach Bilingual, CA (104144)

Lake Tahoe, CA (006075)

Kings & Tulare, CA (005995)

Placerville, CA (005055)

Auburn, CA (005082)

Gr San Gabriel Valley, CA (102529)

Gr San Gabriel Valley Bilingual, CA (104145)

Include SPECIALTY ITEMS on the National Order

Currently, Specialty Items for Covers, Spines, Tip-Ons, SNIPEs, Front Cover Photos (FCP) and Tabs were handled manually via a contract and CMRs did not transmit an order through Elite.  CMRs will begin to include Specialty Items on their National Order beginning with August 2007 publications and moving forward.  AT&T will contact those CMRs who have sold Specialty items and will assist in getting the specialty item placed on your national order.  CMRs will need to include a name, address and telephone line as well and an Artwork ID on the line following the name.   To view an example of the order format, please go to the April 2007 newsflashes on AT&T's National CMR website at www.nationalyp.com.