THE SURPLUS LINE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO SURPLUS LINE
INFORMATION PORTAL 2.0 (SLIP)
CALIFORNIA’S ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM
SLIP Batches Tables:
Not Submitted to SLA
Pending SLA Review
Invalid Upload
Batches with Returned Items
Batches Returned/Deleted by SLA
Table of Contents
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SLIP Batches Table…………………..………...........
In Progress: Not Submitted to the SLA…………….
Pending SLA Review…………………………………
Invalid Upload…………………..…………………….
Batches with Returned Items….……………………
Returned Item by SLA………………………….……
Reason Item was Returned…………………………
Create Copy of Returned Item……………………..
Policy Correction for Returned Item…………........
Add/Upload for a Returned Item……………………
View Policies with Corrected Upload…….………..
Batches Returned/Deleted by the SLA……………
Creating a New Batch for Resubmission…………
Viewing a Deleted Batch……………………………
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SLIP Batches
The SLIP Batches
table is divided into two
sections:
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◦ Under the In Progress
section, it shows the
number of batches not
yet submitted to the SLA
and pending SLA review.
◦ Under the Batch
Exceptions, it shows the
number of invalid
uploads, the number of
batches with returned
items, and the number of
returned/deleted batches
by the SLA.
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In Progress: Not Submitted to the SLA
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You can obtain a list
of all batches not
submitted to the SLA
by clicking on the
number hyperlink
across from “Not
Submitted to the
SLA” on the SLIP
homepage.
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Clicking on the SLIP
Batch ID link will take
you to the batch
details.
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In Progress: Pending SLA Review
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You can obtain a list
of batches that have
been sent to the SLA
and are pending SLA
review by clicking the
number hyperlink
across from Pending
SLA Review on the
SLIP homepage.
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Batch Exceptions: Invalid Upload
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You can obtain a list
of uploaded batches
that did not
successfully transfer
to the SLA by
clicking the number
hyperlink Invalid
Upload on the SLIP
homepage.
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Batch Exceptions: Batches with Returned Items
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You can obtain a list
of batches with
returned items by
clicking the number
hyperlink across
from Batches with
Returned Items on
the SLIP homepage.
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Click the SLIP Batch
ID or SLA Batch ID
hyperlinks to view
which transaction(s)
was returned.
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Batch Exceptions: Returned Item by the SLA
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Click the Policy
Number hyperlink to
see the reason the
item was returned.
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Reason Item was Returned
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The reason the item
was returned is
stated under section
Add More Details.
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To resubmit, you can
create a copy of the
transaction, make
corrections, and
resubmit in a new
batch.
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Create Copy of Returned Item: Message #1
There are two copy options:
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1. The Standard copy will copy the original data in the policy entry screen for
the corrected resubmission. (The SL forms will not be copied over.)
2. The Full copy option will copy all original data in the policy entry screen
and the associated documents.
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Click Create Copy.
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Create Copy of Returned Item: Message #2
If you are making a full copy of a transaction that has associated
documents, this message allows you to select the forms you wish to
include or exclude with the resubmission.
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Policy Corrections for Returned Item
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Messages alert you to
problems associated
with this transaction.
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Click Edit for the field
that needs correction.
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To add documents,
click Edit under the
Add Documents
screen.
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After making the
correction, select
Create Copy.
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Add/Upload Documents to a Returned Policy
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Select the X to remove
the Associated
Documents originally
submitted with the
transaction if being
replaced.
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Upload the correct
documents and click the
document type
uploaded.
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Click Review for Alerts.
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Click Save to save the
transaction to your
account.
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View Policies with Corrected Uploaded
Documents
You can see the
transaction summary
with the corrected
documents associated
with this item.
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Click the SLA Submit
button to navigate to the
Create New Batch
Wizard.
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Batch Exceptions: Batches Returned/
Deleted by the SLA
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To view a list of
batches returned or
deleted by the SLA,
click the number
hyperlink across
from Batches
Returned/Deleted by
SLA on the
homepage.
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Click SLIP Batch ID
or SLA Batch ID for
the transactions
associated with the
batch.
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Batches Returned/Deleted by the SLA (cont.)
The View Batch
screen has three
sections: Batch Details,
Batch Items, and All
Associated Documents.
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Under the Batch
Details you will see the
Reason for Return listed
in the last field of the
section.
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Click the Policy
Number in the Batch
Items section to view
policy details.
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Batches Returned/Deleted by the SLA (cont.)
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The View Policy screen
shows the policy details.
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To resubmit the
transaction to the SLA
you can create a copy of
the original policy entry
and make the required
corrections.
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You would need to
repeat the same steps
for a returned item for all
the items in the returned
batch if you want to
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Create a New Batch for Resubmission
Once the corrected
item(s) has been saved,
you are now ready to
create a batch to submit
to the SLA.
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Complete the Batch
Details portion at the
top of the screen and
click Save.
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Resubmitting a Returned Batch
You can view the
batch prior to
submission to the SLA.
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Click the SLA Submit
button to send to the
SLA for processing.
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For alerts you can
◦ Correct the problems, or
◦ Check the Ignore alerts
during submission box.
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Successful Resubmission
The green banner
message at the top of
the screen confirms that
the batch was
successfully submitted
to the SLA.
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Viewing a Deleted Batch
If a batch has been
deleted by the SLA, the
batch status will show
Deleted.
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A batch might be
deleted by broker
request or because of a
duplicate batch
submission, for
example.
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