Electronic Lien Test Plans

  • Production Mailbox Test Plan For Service Providers Adding Clients
  • Emergency Mailbox Test Plan Production Mailbox Test Plan

Production Mailbox Test Plan 

DMV Addresses

 Test MailboxProduction Mailbox
AAMVAnet origin/destVAVA
Advantis Mailbox-idVAMVTST  VAMVELT

DMV General

If you are a System Integrator for Multiple Clients, you will need to perform the steps concurrently using a minimum of two (2) different clients. For subsequent clients, use the Production Mailbox Test Plan for Service Providers Adding Clients, after Step 6. 

  1. Lienholder will provide DMV with (1) the name and telephone number of the person responsible for testing (This person should be directly involved in the testing and knowledgeable of the system and message types), (2) their ADVANTIS user-id for both test & production mailboxes, (3) their ADVANTIS account code, (4) their AAMVAnet origin/destination code.
  2. Lienholder submits on paper to DMV 25 title records to be established as test records. The following vehicle information must be provided: 
    • VIN
    •  Lien date 
    • Make 
    • Customer Name and Address 
    • Model 
    • Customer SSN 
    • Vehicle Year or 

DMV can establish 25 test title records using its own vehicle information. 

  1. DMV will establish the records (Step 2) with electronic liens. DMV will send 25 "LC" messages. A minimum of three (3) "LC" messages will be in error. The error will be the "LC" was meant for another participant and will not be recognized by the receiving lienholder as their lien. 
  2. Lienholder will send DMV: 
    • an "RC" for messages received, 
    • an "LE" for any "LC"s received in error, 
    • a minimum of 5 "LO"s (request to release lien), with and without the 34/1 Owner name block and 34/2 Owner mailing address block, 
    • a minimum of 5 "LG"s (request to print title), with and without the 34/1 Owner name block and 34/2 Owner mailing address block. 
  3. DMV will send: 
    • "CA" if any "LE" is received, 
    • "RO" if the "LO" was processed correctly, 
    • "CA" if the "LG" was processed correctly. 

Steps 3 through 5 will be repeated until both DMV and the Lienholder are in agreement that all message types are processing correctly. This will complete the testing for the PRODUCTION MAILBOX ONLY.

Production Mailbox Test Plan For Service Providers Adding Clients 

DMV Addresses

 Test MailboxProduction Mailbox
AAMVAnet origin/destVAVA
Advantis Mailbox-idVAMVTST  VAMVELT

DMV General

If you are a System Integrator for Multiple Clients, you will need to perform the steps concurrently using a minimum of two (2) different clients. 

  1. Lienholder will provide DMV with (1) the name and telephone number of the person responsible for testing (This person should be directly involved in the testing and knowledgeable of the system and message types), (2) their ADVANTIS user-id for both test & production mailboxes, (3) their ADVANTIS account code, (4) their AAMVAnet origin/destination code.
  2. Lienholder submits on paper to DMV 5 title records to be established as test records. The following vehicle information must be provided: 
    • VIN
    •  Lien date 
    • Make 
    • Customer Name and Address 
    • Model 
    • Customer SSN 
    • Vehicle Year or 

DMV can establish 25 test title records using its own vehicle information. 

  1.  DMV will establish the records (Step 2) with electronic liens. DMV will send 5 "LC" messages. Two (2) of the "LC" messages will be in error. The error will be the "LC" was meant for another participant and will not be recognized by the receiving lienholder as their lien. 
  2. Lienholder will send DMV: 
    • an "RC" for messages received, 
    • an "LE" for any "LC"s received in error, 
    • An "LO" (request to release lien), with and without the 34/1 Owner name block and 34/2 Owner mailing address block, An "LG" (request to print title), with and without the 34/1 Owner name block and 34/2 Owner mailing address block
  3. DMV will send: 
    • "CA" if any "LE" is received
    • "RO" if the "LO" was processed correctly
    • "CA" if the "LG" was processed correctly. 

Steps 3 through 5 will be repeated until both DMV and the Lienholder are in agreement that all message types are processing correctly. This will complete the testing for the PRODUCTION MAILBOX, only when a service provider is adding additional clients and has completed the production mailbox testing with their two initial clients.

Emergency Mailbox Test Plan 

DMV Addresses

 Test MailboxProduction Mailbox
AAMVAnet origin/destVAVA
Advantis Mailbox-idVAMVTST  2VAMVELE
  1. Lienholder and DMV will be in agreement prior to testing the Emergency Mailbox. Do not begin testing until the DMV contact has been notified. 
  2. Lienholder will send DMV a minimum of five (5) "LG" and "LO" messages both with the 34/1 Owner name block and 34/2 Owner mailing address block. Only "LG"s and "LO"s are allowed in this mailbox. 
  3. DMV will send: 
    • "RO"s if the "LO" was processed correctly, 
    • "CA"s if the "LG" was processed correctly. 
  4. DMV will sight verify data directed to a printer at DMV for validity and correctness in processing. DMV will notify lienholder of test results. Steps 2 through 4 will be repeated until both DMV and the Lienholder are in agreement that the message types are processing correctly.