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WELCOME TO THE NEW & UPDATED My PAA APPLICATION

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What’s New in My PAA: Includes the list of enhancements implemented since go-live based on practitioner feedback

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Schema Validation for Software Prepared XML Files

Published 09/24/2020 10:58 AM | Updated 05/24/2021 10:38 AM

For further step-by-step instructions (via screenshots) please refer to PBGC's How to Upload & Certify Filings demo.

My PAA supports XML specifications that allow properly formatted filing data from an external source to be submitted and allows pension plan practitioners to submit premium filing information via data files that adhere to an XML specification published by PBGC. The purpose of this process is to ensure that the premium XML files produced by this software adhere to the PBGC defined standards. If the submitted XML files do not meet the standards, error messages will be received. This process replaces the Vendor Validator, software vendors will need to use this process to ensure XMLs meet the appropriate specifications.

To validate the XML take the following steps,

Log into My PAA
Select Upload Filings
Select Validate Schema
Add XML to validate
Select Start Upload
Schema validation results will be displayed.

If there are any errors, correct them and start the process again by uploading the new updated XML file.

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