ExamHand Interface User Document

This interface is designed to export data in a format compatible with ExamHand auditing software that is used by several states’ warehouse examiners. As of early 2013, the following states’ auditors are using this software: CO, IL, IN, OH, MI, KS, KY, MN, MO, ND, SD, TX, ID and WY. The resulting file can be provided to examiners to streamline their examination tasks and shorten the examination process. The export function can be found at Grain / Transfers / Export / EDI-Examhand.

Setup

Follow the one-time setup procedures below to establish the necessary cross-referencing.

Establish a Commodity Cross Reference at Grain / Setup / Preferences. Identify one of the Commodity Cross References as ExamHand, or EDI-ExHnd, or something similar.   Save.

Go to Grain / Setup / Commodities and edit each commodity to establish a Commodity ID Cross Reference with ExamHand. Identify the Code that corresponds to each commodity using the ExamHand Commodity Code Chart below.  For example, the code for STS Soybeans is SSTS. Save each commodity after entering the code. 

ExamHand Commodity Code Chart

Commodity Description

Code

Amaranth

AMR

Barley (all types)

BARLY

Barley (Blue Malting)

BLMB

Barley (Blue)

BLY

Barley (Malting)

MB

Barley (Six Row)

SRB

Bean (Caster)

CSTB

Buckwheat

BWHT

Canola

CNOLA

Corn (Blue Food Grade)

CBFG

Corn (Food Grade - all types)

CFGC

Corn (Mixed)

MC

Corn (Popcorn)

POPCN

Corn (Screenings - all types)

CSCRN

Corn (Waxy Yellow)

WAXYC

Corn (White Food Grade)

CWFG

Corn (White Waxy)

CWWX

Corn (White)

WCORN

Corn (Yellow Food Grade)

CYFG

Corn (Yellow High Lysine)

CYHL

Corn (Yellow High Oil)

CYHO

Corn (Yellow)

CORN

Edible Bean (Abzuka)

BAB

Edible Bean (Adzuki)

BAD

Edible Bean (Anasazi)

BAN

Edible Bean (Black Turtle)

BTURT

Edible Bean (Brown)

SWBRN

Edible Bean (BTS)

BBT

Edible Bean (Cranberry)

CRANB

Edible Bean (Dark Red Kidney)

DRKID

Edible Bean (Garbonzos)

BGA

Edible Bean (Great Northern)

BGN

Edible Bean (Large Lima)

BLL

Edible Bean (Large Red Kidney)

LRKID

Edible Bean (Light Red Kidney)

LRK

Edible Bean (Navy)

NAVYB

Edible Bean (Pinto)

PINTB

Edible Bean (Red Turtle)

RTURT

Edible Bean (Small Red)

BSR

Edible Bean (Small White)

BSW

Edible Bean (Vinton)

BVN

Edible Bean (White Kidney)

BWK

Edible Bean (White Turtle)

WTURT

Edible Bean (Yellow Eye)

BYE

Edible Beans (Pink)

BPK

Flaxseed (all types)

FLAXS

Flint

FLIN

Grain (Mixed)

MIXGR

Grain (Non-Standard)

NSTDG

Millet (all types)

MILLT

Millet (White)

MWH

Millet (Yellow)

MYE

Mustard Seed

MUS

Mustartd Seed (Brown)

MBR

Oats

OATS

Peas - Chick Gargonzo

PCG

Peas - Dry Whole

PDW

Peas - Green

PGN

Peas - Lentil Chilean

PLC

Peas - Lentil Persian

PLP

Peas - Split

PSP

Peas - Yellow

PYL

Proso (Golden German)

PGG

Proso (Hungarian)

PHN

Proso (Org. White)

POW

Proso (Red)

PRD

Proso (White)

PWT

Rapeseed

RPE

Rice (Long Grain)

RLG

Rice (Med. Grain)

RMG

Rye

RYE

Safflower Seed

SAFF

Sorghum/Milo (Mixed)

XS

Sorghum/Milo (Yellow)

SORGH

Soybean (Edible - all types)

SED

Soybean (Mixed)

XSB

Soybean (STS)

SSTS

Soybean (White HighLum)

SHL

Soybean (Yellow Chemical Free)

SCF

Soybean (Yellow Organically Grown)

SOG

Soybean (Yellow)

SOYBN

Soybeans (Black)

SBB

Spelt

SPLTZ

Sunflower (Bird Seed)

SBS

Sunflower (Black Oil)

SFLRO

Sunflower (Confection)

SFLRC

Triticale

TRIT

Wheat (Amber Durum)

ADU

Wheat (Dark Northern Spring)

DNS

Wheat (Hard Amber Durum)

HADU

Wheat (Hard Red Spring)

HRS

Wheat (Hard Red Winter)

HRW

Wheat (Hard White)

HDWH

Wheat (Mixed)

XWHT

Wheat (Northern Spring)

NS

Wheat (Other White)

OWH

Wheat (Red Spring)

RS

Wheat (Soft Red Mixed)

SRWHT

Wheat (Soft Red Spring)

WSRS

Wheat (Soft Red Winter)

WSRW

Wheat (Soft White)

WSW

Wheat (White)

WWHT

Creating an Export

The following procedures can be followed when the state or federal examiner arrives for the examination/audit.

Upon arrival, the state or federal warehouse examiner/auditor will establish an examination cut-off date and time.

  1. Bring all records up to date in Agvance, by entering and posting all transactions that have occurred up to the examination cut-off date and time.  If you have Grain Bank, make sure you reconcile all grain bank shipments so they will not come into ExamHand program as a grain bank overdraft.

  2. Make a Database Image just prior to exporting information so that examination cutoff data can be referenced in the future, if necessary. (Check the “Zip Image Files” box to minimize the size of the file.)  

  3. You are now ready to export information for the examiner/auditor.  Go to Grain / Transfers / Export / EDI-ExamHand. You will see the following screen.

Commodity Cross Ref. - select the cross ref previously established in step 1) of the setup section above.

Export Path – type in the path or use Browse button to determine where the exported file will be saved.  Note: for large amounts of data and for convenience for the auditor, you may want to export to a USB Flash Drive.

Export File Name – this defaults in and must be EDI.Dat

Select Export Options – select the locations, commodities and all the contract types and storage obligations that you want to export to the examiner/auditor.

You have the option to save these selections for future exports by using the Save Set button.

To create the export file, click on the Export button.

Note for the Examiner: For best results, examiners should select the load option in ExamHand called “Direct Load: fully compliant edi file”.