Understanding and Using the CSENet 2000 Application Suite

The CSENet 2000 Application Suite enables the user community to transfer child support information electronically between 54 diverse state CSE systems via the OCSE Network. Data exchange is accomplished through use of standardized transactions that provide a common basis for processing interstate case activities.

The CSENet 2000 Application Suite is comprised of custom developed software and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products. The suite was specifically tailored to provide the CSENet user community with services and support for:

• Accessing and delivering transactions,
• Verifying data integrity,
• Data analysis,
• State readiness testing,
• Exchange Agreements verification,
• Interstate Roster and Referral Guide (IRG) data, and
• Management Information (M/I) Reports.

The suite's greatest assets lie in its inherent improvement of interstate case processing, in that it:

• standardizes transactions;
• increases automation;
• reduces interstate case processing time;
• improves the quality of case information sent to another state by providing data integrity checks to ensure that the information transmitted is complete;
• allows states to obtain Case, Participant, and Order information based on matches received from the Federal Case Registry (FCR); and,
• increases interstate collections.

The application significantly simplifies and standardizes interstate child support enforcement processing and is a component of a network capable of supporting states' current and future telecommunications needs.

For in-depth information about the CSENet 2000 Application Suite, refer to Section 3 of the CSENet 2000 Interface Guidance Document (IGD).

Additional links for resource material regarding software processing, programming tools and testing are described below.

Transaction Exchange Agreement Process
Describes the data transfer process for state systems to exchange child support enforcement information via the OCSE Network.

Exchange Agreement Process
Describes the agreement between states to enable communications and provides the ability to designate a state with which they desire to communicate or exchange specific Function codes.

State Testing Tools
Provides states with the ability to test and evaluate their CSE system programming.

Interface Data Set Specifications Chart
A quick reference chart describing the minimum and maximum record lengths for each data set.

CSENet 2000 Documents
A collection of documents and reports pertaining to the CSENet 2000 Application Suite.