Glossary

This glossary contains acronyms and definitions of items used throughout the Superannuation applications.

Term	*Definition*
ABN	Australian Business Number
ACK	Acknowledgement
Active Certificate	For the ECI Client to communicate with the ECI Server, it needs to be logged-on. As part of the log-on process an AUSkey has to be "activated" to provide for security and non-repudiation of transactions. Once a connection has been established the AUSkey being used is said to be an "Active Certificate"
ATO	Australian Taxation Office
AVA	Assessment Variation Advice
CPF-MES	Constitutionally Protected Funds - Member Exit Statement
Current Status	See Status
Date	The date in the Date column on the Check Status/Receive window indicates the date that the current Status code was generated for each transaction.
ECI	Electronic Commerce Interface
EMS	Electronic Media Specification
Filename	This is the name of the file originally sent by the user to the ATO. It appears on status messages relating to the file.
LMR	Lost Members Register
MAF	Request for Superannuation Matching File sent to the ATO
MAFR	Superannuation Matching Report received from the ATO
PVA	Payment Variation Advice
Reference Number	A number generated by the ECI to uniquely identify transactions to the ATO. This number is displayed on the Check Status/Receive window This number is also forwarded on to the ATO Any transfers back to the ECI use the ATO generated correspondence number as the reference number field, this value is shown on the Check Status/Receive window
Reference Type	The type of message that is being sent or received
SPAD	Superannuation Provider Assessment Details
SSK	An electronic ATO version of the Request to transfer whole balance of superannuation benefits form (Portability form) created using SuperSeeker and received from the ATO. You will receive an email from us telling you when this file is available for pick up from ECI. Where a file contains more than one form, a black line will show where one form ends and another begins.
Status	Status of a File or message sent to or from the ATO. Received. The file (AVA, MSG, LMR, MES or MAF file) or message has been received by the ATO Forwarded. The file (AVA, MSG, LMR, MES or MAF file) or message has been received by the ATO mainframe. Available. The file (SPAD, ACK, MAFR, MSG, or SSK file) is available from the ATO for download or message is available for viewing Downloaded. The user has downloaded the file from the ATO. (SSK, SPAD, MAFR and ACK files) Archived. The item has been removed from the ECI as it has been downloaded, viewed or received and the retention period elapsed Read. A user has viewed MSG or file Refer to Information Retention Periods for information on how long a file is retained
Status Type	The type of status message displayed on the Check Status/Receive window. Types can be: AVA Assessment Variation Advice CPF-MES Constitutionally Protected Funds - Member Exit Statement LMR Lost Member Register SPAD Superannuation Provider Assessment Details ACK Acknowledgement MAF Bulk Matching Search Request MAFR Bulk Matching Search Results SSK SuperSeeker Portability form
Subject / Reference	A field used when sending/receiving messages. It is used to identify the contents of the message. This may be the reference number displayed on the Check Status/Receive window.
Transaction Reference Number	See Reference Number
XML	eXtensible Markup Language Taxation XML (TaxXML) format is a version of Canonical XML (CXML) designed by the ATO for interactions with external clients. XML files contain the actual data being sent to you.
XSD	XML Schema Document Used by software developers to ensure the XML file received via ECI is not corrupted. Download from the ATO's web site.
XSLT	eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation This is the template file which will allow you to read, on a web browser (readable HTML), XML files saved to the same directory/folder as the XSLT file. Download from the ATO's web site. You only need to save the XSLT file once.