Part 2. Information Technology

Chapter 4. IDRS Terminal Input

Section 1. Section Titles and Command Codes for IDRS Terminal Input

2.4.1 Section Titles and Command Codes for IDRS Terminal Input

Manual Transmittal

June 12, 2024

Purpose

(1) This transmits revised IRM 2.4.1, IDRS Terminal Input, Section Titles and Command Codes for IDRS Terminal Input.

Material Changes

(1) IRM 2.4.1.1 Included mandatory internal control subsection.

(2) IRM 2.4.1.1 Updated stakeholder Wage & Investment (W&I) to reflect new name Taxpayer Services (TS).

(3) Editorial changes have been made throughout IRM section.

Effect on Other Documents

IRM 2.4.1, dated December 6, 2012, is superseded.

Audience

LMSB, SB/SE, TE/GE, TS.

Effective Date

(06-12-2024)


Rajiv Uppal
Chief Information Officer

2.4.1.1 (06-12-2024)

Program Scope and Objectives

  1. This IRM provides instructions for the use of the Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS) terminal displays.

  2. Purpose: These instructions provide a guide to research information on the use and contents of IDRS, abbreviations and definitions, as well as explicit instructions on the use of command codes in extracting data. Some command codes used for entering information also are included in this IRM. Additional command codes used for entering transactions (adjustments, remittances, entity changes, etc.) are discussed in IRM 2.4.2, IDRS Terminal Input.

  3. Audience: LMSB, SB/SE, TE/GE and TS

  4. Policy Owner: Project Director-Dean, Information Technology

  5. Primary Stakeholders: Instructions for administering the IDRS Security System are included in IRM 2.4.2, IDRS Terminal Responses, Command Codes SINON, SINOF, RMODE, LOKME, CMODE, and FIEMP.

  6. Program Owner: Taxpayer Services (TS) is responsible for the administration, procedures, and updates related to the program.

  7. Program Goals: This IRM is a general use IRM for IDRS terminal operations at all SCRS locations. Document 6209 - IRS Processing Codes and Information, Chapter 13, may be used in conjunction with this IRM. Instructions relating to the use of IDRS and what is to be accomplished by its use can be found in the appropriate procedural handbooks and Internal Revenue Manuals. This section contains information on:

    1. IDRS Databases;

    2. IDRS Research Techniques;

    3. IDRS Terminology;

    4. Miscellaneous Error Messages;

    5. Disclosure and Security awareness, and

    6. IDRS time savers.

  8. Contact Information: Applications Development, Internal Management, Im Sub Office, Account Services Branch

2.4.1.1.1 (06-12-2024)

Background

  1. This revision updates IRM 2.4.1 IDRS Terminal Input Section Titles or Command Codes with the required Internal Controls as outlined by IRM 1.11.2.2.5

  2. Editorial changes were made throughout the section.

2.4.1.1.2 (06-12-2024)

Authority

  1. All IRS systems and applications shall be compliant with Executive Orders (EOs), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Cyber-security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Department of the Treasury, and IRS guidelines as they apply.

2.4.1.1.3 (06-12-2024)

Roles and Responsibilities

  1. This IRM 2.4.1, IDRS Terminal Responses, Section Titles and Command Codes for IDRS Terminal Responses, lists the Command Codes in alphabetical & numerical order and the IDRS Terminal Responses in numerical order.

2.4.1.1.4 (06-12-2024)

Program Management and Review

  1. Provides such details as the name of the author, section description, and previous versions of the section.

  2. Provides contact information for the responsible branch

  3. Terminal Input are listed in Numerical order.

  4. Command Codes are listed in Alphabetical order.

  5. These Command Codes and Terminal Responses are used in Campuses and Area Offices to research or input data related to Delinquency Investigations during the Taxpayer Delinquent Return Notice phase of the investigation or after a TDI (Taxpayer Delinquency Investigation, Form TYD14) has been issued.

2.4.1.1.5 (06-12-2024)

Program Controls

  1. Section titles for IRM 2.3, IDRS Terminal Responses, are listed in numerical order in See Exhibit 2.4.1-1. Command codes are listed in alphabetical order in See Exhibit 2.4.1-2.

  2. Command code users may contact the Information Technology Asset Management System (ITAMS) Help Desk to report a problem or to locate the Owner of the command code.

  3. This is another avenue for IRS employees to find out more information about each section in the catalog or access through the IRS Multimedia Publishing Home Page.

  4. The name of the author, section description or previous versions can be researched through the IRS’s Multimedia Publishing Home Page.

2.4.1.1.6 (06-12-2024)

Terms/Definitions/Acronyms

  1. Acronyms Definition
    LB&I Large Business and International
    SB/SE Small Business Self Employed
    TE/GE Tax Exempt and Government Entities
    TS Taxpayer Services
    EOs Enterprise Operations Services
    OMB Office of Management and Budget
    FISMA Federal Information Security Modernization Act
    NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
    CISA Cyber security and Infrastructure Security Agency
    NARA National Archives and Records Administration
    CC Command Codes
    IRS Internal Revenue Service
    IDRS Integrated Data Retrieval System
    ITAMS Information Technology Asset Management System
    IRM Internal Revenue Manual
    IMF Individual Master File
    BMF Business Master File
    TIF Taxpayer Information File(s)
    LMSB Large and Midsize Business Issue Management System

2.4.1.1.7 (06-12-2024)

Related Resources

  1. Servicewide Electronic Research Program (SERP) - IDRS Command Code Job Aid

  2. Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS)

  3. Integrated Automation Technologies (IAT)

2.4.1.2 (01-01-2005)

Searching for an IDRS Terminal Input Section Title or Command Code

  1. Section titles for IRM 2.4, IDRS Terminal Input, are listed in numerical order in See Exhibit 2.4.1-1. Command codes are listed in alphabetical order in See Exhibit 2.4.1-2,

  2. Command Code users may contact the Information Technology Asset Management System (ITAMS) Help Desk in order to report a problem or to locate the "owner" of the command code.

  3. Another avenue available to IRS employees for finding out more about each section is the catalog accessed through the IRS Multimedia Publishing Home Page. The information provided by this online catalog includes such details as the name of the author, section description, and previous versions of the section. See Exhibit 2.4.1-3 for a description of how to access this catalog.

Exhibit 2.4.1-1

Numerical List of Section Titles for IRM 2.4, IDRS Terminal Input

IRM 2.4, IDRS Terminal Input
Section Title
1 Section Titles and Command Codes for IDRS Terminal Input
2 Introduction, Security, and Command Codes SINON, SINOF, and RMODE for IDRS Terminal Input
3 Reserved
4 Command Code MESSG
5 Command Codes QRADD, QRADDO, QRNCH, QRNCHG, RVIEW, QRACN, and QRIND for the Quality Review System
6 Command Codes LETER, LPAGE, LPAGD, LETUP, LETED, and LREVW
7 Command Codes KAFRM, KAFAD, UPTCF, UPRCF, UPNCF, FRM3P, and ADD3P for CAF update
8 Command Codes ESIGN and BSIGN
9 Command Codes ENREQ, INCHG, IRCHG, BNCHG, and BRCHG
10 Command Codes EOREQ and EOCHG
11 Command Code NMFTM
12 Command Codes DELET and CCPYT
13 Command Code TERUP
14 Command Code NMFST
15 Command Codes ETXCL, SEQNC, STBLK, PAYMT, PYBAL, VARIA, CRBLK, and TXCTL for Area Office Payment Processing
16 Command Codes REQ54 and ADJ54
17 Command Codes ADD24/48, ADC24/48, ADD34, ADC34, FRM34, and DRT24/48
18 Command Codes REQ77, FRM77, and FRM7A
19 Command Codes RFUND and REFAP
20 Command Codes CHK64 and CHK64R
21 Command Code CRMNL
22 Command Codes CHKCLR and CHKCL
23 Command Codes FMADD, URADD, ESAPL, FMREF, URREF, FMAPL, URAPL, UROUT, and URENT
24 Command Codes BDADDR, BDADD, BDAPLR, BDAPL, BDOUTR, BDOUT, BDENT, and BDINQ
25 Command Codes FRM14, FRM49, and TDIRQ
26 Command Codes ASGNI and ASGNB
27 Command Codes STAUP, STATI, and STATB
28 Command Codes TELEA, TELEC, TELED and TELER for Telephone Processing
29 Command Codes IAGRE, IAORG, IAPND, IAREV, IADFL, and IADIS
30 Command Code LEVYS, LEVYD, LEVYE, LEVYM, and LEVYR
31 Command Code PDTUP
32 Command Codes EFTNT, EFTAD, and EFTOF for Electronic Funds Transfer
33 Command Code DOALL
34 Command Code STN90
35 Reserved
36 Command Code NOREF
37 Command Code CSEDR
38 Command Codes ASEDD and ASEDR
39 Command Codes RAFAD, RAFRM, RAFUP, and RAFSR
40 Command Code UNLCE
41 Command Code CCASG for Case Control Activity System
42 Command Code PINEX
43 Command Codes XSADD, XSREF, XSAPL, XSOUT, and XSENT
44 Command Code NRP97
45 Command Code EPLAN
46 Command Code VPMSG
47 Command Code VPPIN
48 Command Codes AGENT, ISIGN, ITUPT, and ITMRG
49 Command Code ASIGN
50 Command Code PSIGN
51 Command Codes TPCIN and TPCOL
52 Command Code DUPED
53 Command Codes CSPOD, CSPSP, CSSAD, and CSZIP
54 Command Codes CSPIA and CSORD
55 Command Code ISTSR
56 Command Code CDPTR
57 Command Code DDBCK
Exhibit 2.4.1-2

Alphabetical List of Command Codes for IRM 2.4, IDRS Terminal Input

IRM 2.4, IDRS Terminal Input
Command Code Section
ADC24 17
ADC34 17
ADC48 17
ADD24 17
ADD34 17
ADD3P 7
ADD48 17
ADJ54 16
AGENT 49
ASEDD 39
ASEDR 39
ASGNB 27
ASGNI 27
ASIGN 50
BDADD 25
BDADDR 25
BDAPL 25
BDAPLR 25
BDENT 25
BDINQ 25
BDOUT 25
BDOUTR 25
BNCHG 9
BRCHG 9
BSIGN 8
CCASG 42
CCPYT 12
CDPTR 57
CHK64 21
CHK64R 21
CHKCL 23
CHKCLR 23
CRBLK 15
CRMNL 22
CSEDR 38
CSORD 55
CSPIA 55
CSPOD 54
CSPSP 54
CSSAD 54
CSZIP 54
DDBCK 58
DELET 12
DOALL 34
DRT24 17
DRT48 17
DUPED 53
EFTAD 33
EFTNT 33
EFTOF 33
ENREQ 9
EOCHG 10
EOREQ 10
EPLAN 46
ESAPL 24
ESIGN 8
ETXCL 15
FMADD 24
FMAPL 24
FMREF 24
FRM3P 7
FRM7A 19
FRM14 26
FRM34 17
FRM49 26
FRM77 19
IADFL 30
IADFR 30
IADIS 30
IAGRE 30
IAORG 30
IAPND 30
IAREV 30
INCHG 9
IRCHG 9
ISIGN 49
ISTSR 56
ITMRG 49
ITUPT 49
KAFAD 7
KAFRM 7
LETED 6
LETER 6
LETUP 6
LEVYD 31
LEVYE 31
LEVYM 31
LEVYR 31
LEVYS 31
LPAGD 6
LPAGE 6
LREVW 6
MESSG 4
NMFST 14
NMFTM 11
NOREF 37
NRP97 45
PAYMT 15
PDTUP 32
PINEX 43
PSIGN 51
PYBAL 15
QRACN 5
QRADD 5
QRADDG 5
QRIND 5
QRNCH 5
QRNCHG 5
RAFAD 40
RAFRM 40
RAFSR 40
RAFUP 40
REFAP 20
REQ54 16
REQ77 19
RFUND 20
RMODE 2
RVIEW 5
SEQNC 15
SINOF 2
SINON 2
STATB 28
STATI 28
STAUP 28
STBLK 15
STN90 35
TDIRQ 26
TELEA 29
TELEC 29
TELED 29
TELER 29
TERUP 13
TPCIN 52
TPCOL 52
TXCTL 15
UNLCE 41
UPNCF 7
UPRCF 7
UPTCF 7
URADD 24
URAPL 24
URENT 24
UROUT 24
URREF 24
VARIA 15
VPMSG 47
VPPIN 48
XSADD 44
XSAPL 44
XSENT 44
XSOUT 44
XSREF 44
Exhibit 2.4.1-3

Accessing the IRM Catalog

The URL of the Multimedia Publishing home page is: http://publish.no.irs.gov.

Select Catalog.

Access information about the section by entering data in one of the three regions of the page:

  1. VIEW BY CATALOG NUMBER;

  2. VIEW BY PRODUCT NUMBER, or

  3. VIEW BY PRODUCT TITLE SEARCH.

The sequence of steps described below for each option will retrieve a "detailed" page of information (including author and content description) for each section . In addition to this background information, the IRS employee can choose to view any one of the published/online versions of the section.

For VIEW BY CATALOG NUMBER:

  1. Enter the catalog number of the section in the box next to Enter catalog number.

  2. Click on SUBMIT or press ENTER.

    Note:

    The catalog number is printed on the right side of the footer of the manual transmittal page published with each section.

For VIEW BY PRODUCT NUMBER:

  1. Select IRManual from the dropdown menu next to Select Product Type.

  2. Skip the Enter Product Number box.

  3. In the Enter Product Suffix box, enter the number of the IRM to search for. In this case the IRM number is 2.4.

  4. Click on SUBMIT or press ENTER.

  5. Click the appropriate section entry to access the information page about the section.

For VIEW BY PRODUCT TITLE SEARCH:

  1. Select IRManual from the dropdown menu next to Select Product Type.

  2. In the Enter Search Word(s) box, enter a command code (the entire word) or a phrase such as "command code" ) to search for.

  3. Click SEARCH or press ENTER.

  4. Click the appropriate document entry to access the information page about the section.

To access the section itself, click on one of the dates listed in the ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY section of the page.