About the Award

This award category is intended to recognize excellent source data and is separate from the “Receiver’s Choice Award.” Each submission will be one ACES^® xml file (and its matching PIES^TM xml file) that contains a single brand. The ACES^® xml file can contain any vehicle type supported by the ACES^® data standard. This award judges ACES^® and PIES^TM files on a variety of areas that ACPN deems as essential when creating best in class ACES^® and PIES^TM data. Please see the judging guidelines for this award for more details. All submissions should be made directly to the data assessment partner as indicated on the entry form. The data assessment partner will sign a non-disclosure agreement if the submitter deems it necessary.

Eligibility 

Submissions must meet these requirements 100% to be considered for judging:

• Company Type: Manufacturer/Remanufacturer
• Company Membership: Auto Care Association member in good standing
• Subscription Status: Must have active VCdb and PAdb subscriptions.
  • To check your subscription status, please contact membership@autocare.org. To purchase a subscription, please visit our subscriptions page.
• Each submission will be one ACES^® XML file (and its matching PIES^TM XML file) containing a single brand.
• Both ACES^® and PIES^TM XML files must be a file produced for a trading partner
• Both ACES^® and PIES^TM XML files must pass XSD validations
• The ACES^® XML file must be versions 4.0 or newer
• The ACES^®  XML file can contain any vehicle type supported by the ACES^® data stanard.
• The PIES^TM XML file must be versions 7.0 or newer
• Both ACES^® and PIES^TM XML files must utilize July 2022 or newer published database versions (VCdb, Qdb, PCdb, PAdb)
• The ACES^® XML file must use Qdb qualifiers partially or fully. (If the ACES^® file does not use both Qdb and Fitment Notes, the file passes)
• The PIES^TM XML file must use PAdb attributes partially or fully.
• *NEW* The ACES^® XML file must use valid Part Terminology / Position combinations according to the PCdb. (If the ACES^® file does not use positions, the file passes)
• *NEW* The PIES^TM XML file must use valid PartTerminologyID / PAID combinations according to the PAdb.

Award Format

Gold Only (3 Total) – Per ACES^® application-count bracket

Judging

Each year, the ACPN Committee will select a data assessment partner, who will process the submitted ACES^® and PIES^TM XML files and provide the ACPN Committee with the raw scoring information for each general area of the judging guidelines for the award. The ACPN Committee then takes the raw scoring information provided by the data assessment partner and applies weighted percentages to the general area scores to determine the winners of the award. The submission with the highest score is considered the winner. (In the case of a tie, the contenders will be re-examined to arrive at a subjective assessment of appropriate levels of over-mapping, effective use of the Qdb, appropriate use of the Note and MfrLabel tags, and effective use of the PAdb.)

2023 Data Assessment Partners

Submission Requirements

1. Each parent company may submit one entry per ACES^® application-count bracket.
2. At least one representative from the submitting company must be present at the Knowledge Exchange Conference to accept the award in the event that the company is selected as an award recipient. If there is no representative present, the company will be restricted from submitting for any awards the following year.
3. Entries must be received in full by the deadline (Entry Form, Participant Release Form, ACES^® and PIES^TM Files)