The following action must be taken by the filing team member that has the Upload Preparer role for this plan
| Upload Stepper Scenario | Filing Status | On-Screen Message | On-Screen Buttons |
| No Errors / No Warnings | Upload Pending Cert | No My PAA filing errors or warnings have been detected in this XML file. To view the filing data that you uploaded, select the 'Filing Summary' button. To move forward to the certification step, select 'Proceed to Certify'. If you wish to complete this step at a later time, select 'Save and Exit'. If you do not intend to certify and submit this filing to the PBGC, select 'Cancel Upload' to permanently cancel it. | Proceed to Certify - Launches Cert Pop-Up |
| Cancel Upload | |||
| Save and Exit - Route to Home Page (no status change) | |||
| Filing Summary | |||
| Errors / Errors and Warnings | Upload Error | My PAA has detected validation errors in this XML filing. You will not be able to submit this uploaded filing to the PBGC until all errors have been corrected. Select the (+) to view these errors and warnings (if warnings appear). Please make the appropriate corrections to XML file and attempt your upload again. If you wish to view the filing data for this XML, select the Filing Summary button. | Proceed to Certify - DISABLED |
| Cancel Upload - DISABLED | |||
| Exit - Route to Home Page | |||
| Filing Summary | |||
| Warnings Only | Upload Warning | My PAA has detected validation warnings in this XML file. Select the (+) to view these warnings. If desired, you may move forward to the certification step without making additional changes by selecting 'Proceed to Certify' but please be aware that PBGC may contact you regarding certain filing warnings if not addressed prior to submission. If you prefer to update your data before submission, select 'Cancel Upload' and then attempt your upload again after the appropriate corrections have been made to the XML. If you wish to view the filing data for this XML, select the Filing Summary button. | Proceed to Certify - Launches Cert Pop-Up |
| Cancel Upload - Display Upload Cancelled Message | |||
| Save and Exit - Route to Home Page (no status change) | |||
| Filing Summary | |||
| No Errors / No Warnings - Chose to Proceed to Certify | Upload Pending Cert | Upload Certification Pop-Up | Certify Upload |
| Cancel - Pop-Up removed; Prior page is displayed with same message and same buttons where pop-up can be launched again or not | |||
| Warnings Only - Chose to Proceed to Certify | Upload Warning | Upload Certification Pop-Up | Certify Upload |
| Cancel - Pop-Up removed; Prior page is displayed with same message and same buttons where pop-up can be launched again or not | |||
| No Errors / No Warnings - Chose to Cancel Upload | Upload Cancelled | Upload Confirmation Pop-Up: "Are you sure you'd like to cancel this upload? This is a permanent action. To proceed, click the 'Confirm Upload Cancellation' button below" | N/A - User routed to home page if confirming cancellation |
| Warnings Only - Chose to Cancel Upload | Upload Cancelled | Upload Confirmation Pop-Up: "Are you sure you'd like to cancel this upload? This is a permanent action. To proceed, click the 'Confirm Upload Cancellation' button below" | N/A - User routed to home page if confirming cancellation |
| Certify Pop-Up - Upload Certified; Amount Due > $0 | Upload Pending Payment | Your upload certification has been completed. A payment option must be selected before this filing can be submitted to the PBGC for processing. | Proceed to Payment - Launch OPA Payment Interview |
| Cancel Upload | |||
| Save and Exit - Route to Home Page | |||
| Certify Pop-Up - Upload Certified; Amount Due = $0 | Submitted | Your upload certification has been completed. As there is no Amount Due for this filing, your filing has now been submitted to the PBGC for processing. | Proceed to Payment - DISABLED |
| Cancel Upload - DISABLED | |||
| Exit - Route to Home Page | |||
| Payment Interview Complete - Pay Outside My PAA | Submitted | (payment interview final page) | Return to Plan Details (button appears on last page of the payment interview for uploads only - routes directly to Plan Details page for plan) |
| Your payment request has been received and your upload has now been submitted to the PBGC for processing. | |||
| Payment Interview Complete - Pay Within My PAA | Submitted | (payment interview final page) | Return to Plan Details (button appears on last page of the payment interview for uploads only - routes directly to Plan Details page for plan) |
| Your payment request has been received and your upload has now been submitted to the PBGC for processing. | |||
| Pending Payment - Chose to Cancel Upload | Upload Cancelled | Upload Confirmation Pop-Up: "Are you sure you'd like to cancel this upload? This is a permanent action. To proceed, click the 'Confirm Upload Cancellation' button below" | N/A - User routed to home page if confirming cancellation |
* Note: You will now be able to view uploaded filings in SUBMITTED status from the Plan Details Page, in addition to the Upload History Page..