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LSA Export Update We are currently waiting on an update to the LSA export code from Abt. Abt brought up the new sample code this morning during a meeting with them discussing potential vendor flags. Once we have the new code and tested it along with other changes we will then update the LSA export later today. We will send out an announcement later today with the time when we applied the changes to the LSA export. In a previous announcement, we mentioned how overlapping transactions will cause a multiple of Flag Ids in the Flag Files that are also marked as vendor flags. Abt has notified vendors that vendors do not need to make code changes and that customers place a note for the below Flag Ids that they acknowledge the overlapping transactions and that Abt will work with customers to review them before next years submission. Abt also noted that if the overlaps are accurate then you simply need to...

LSA Export Update Tomorrow; June 20th, 2019; we will release a final update to the LSA export code ahead of the June 24th Final Submission deadline. This update will resolve a number of Error flags and Warnings including the following: Issues related to Having 0 People In a Household Issues related to Chronic Homeless counts for PH Issues related to format of dates/times Other items are in coding and we will provide more details as they are available. Please note that we have identified a common data quality error that has appeared for multiple customers that is related to overlapping project stays.  The LSA handles data for these differently than the SPMs.  To resolve overlap errors, run the 0700 or 0700.1b reports and set the input controls to "Overlap".  This will allow end users to make data quality corrections to overlaps that are not accurate.  Ou...

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