Step 5: Board

The Boarding page allows you to add entities to Express. In order to board an entity, it must be in Ready to Board status. If an entity is not in Ready to Board status, you have the option of selecting the entity and validating the entity's record in an attempt to achieve Ready to Board status. The exception to this is entities that are in Error status. Errors must be addressed by navigating to the Error page, and subsequently navigating to the pages containing errors and entering valid data.

In addition to entities that are Ready to Board, you may encounter entities in another status (In Progress or Error, for example).

Note: Your ability to board an entity is determined by your security entitlements. If you are unable to perform the functions as described in this topic, contact your System Administrator to have your user permissions changed.

You can access the Boarding page by performing the following actions:

• Clicking Validate from a data entry page. Please note that data must be error-free for you to arrive at the Boarding page.
• Clicking the Boarding Quick Link from the Errors page.
• Clicking an entity's record with a status of Ready to Board from the Work in Progress page. Please note that the entity cannot have any additional status applied to it for you to arrive at the Boarding page.

To complete the terminal file build, select the check box corresponding to the entity that you want to board, and click Board. If boarding is successful, the Boarding page refreshes with the status of the entity showing as Boarded. If boarding is unsuccessful, the Errors page displays.