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Electronic Reporting

System Requirements

  1. Microsoft Windows©2000, XP or Vista
  2. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Fire Fox 1.5.0.7 or above (128-bit encryption)
  3. Minimum 256Kb installed RAM.
  4. Minimum 30Mb free hard disk space.

Instructions

  • Click on Download Software(GIDS Surveyor 1.5.30) to install the surveyor software necessary to report.
  • Choose Run and follow the Surveyor Setup Wizard directions on your screen.
  • Once the installation is complete, click on the Surveyor 2007 shortcut on your desktop or go to your Start Menu and choose Start | (All) Programs | U.S. Census Bureau | Surveyor 2007 to execute the software.
  • Upon opening Surveyor, read all instructions, including how to click anywhere to start downloading your company's information.
  • In the Retrieve New Survey Data window, choose 2008 Report of Organization and|or Annual Survey of Manufactures from the dropdown menu and use the User ID and Password provided by the Census Bureau (see below) to login.
  • To complete your forms, click on the Inbox tab near the top left side of your screen (next to the Welcome tab). Once in the Inbox, double click on a Form ID to open each form.

    • Note: Have your User ID (UID) and Password (PW) handy. The password is case sensitive.
    These can be found in the label of your report form. They are also shown in the mailing label of letters sent to multi-establishment companies.

    graphic of mailing label

    To submit your report forms online:

    1. Click on the "Review All Forms" button.
    2. Be sure to review any errors and warnings, noted in the Errors/Warnings tab or the "Errors/Warnings" column in the inbox tab or Workbook tab.
    3. Click on the "Submit Responses" button and follow the on-screen instructions.

    To submit your report forms via disk, mail by express courier service to:

          U.S. Census Bureau
          ATTN: DSB Building 61A
          1201 East 10th Street
          Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001 Last revised: December 30 2008 13:58:20

    		 
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