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January 19, 2017 To: Textron Aviation (Beechcraft) Suppliers Subject: Beechcraft Legacy Document Distribution System (DDS) In December 2016, external access to the legacy Beechcraft data exchange system was turned off and the following web sites are no longer being supported for accessing DDS:

Juniper. URL: https://hbnet.beechcraft.com

Citrix. URL: https://remote.beechcraft.com Active suppliers and partners should only be receiving and sending data via CEDARS on the Cessna supplier website, https://supplier.cessna.com. If you do not already have a Cessna supplier login for this website, please contact your respective buyer to request access. Sincerely, Supply Chain Management & IT

Accessing CEDARS data from supplier.cessna.com The Cessna supplier website can be found at:

https://supplier.cessna.com

The first panel will prompt you for your Textron UserID (your email address in lowercase letters), password and Cessna supplier code if you have one, your Beechcraft supplier code if not. If you have both, they have been cross-referenced against each other, but use the Cessna supplier code. When these three fields are completed, select the “Login” button. The password is case-sensitive and expires every 60 days. The next time you need to change your password, please use the Textron self-help password reset site:

https://pwreset.textron.com/pwreset/.

If you have not set the security questions for your account, please do so at your earliest opportunity. If you need assistance with your password, please contact Cessna/Textron help desk. Tell the analyst that you need to reset your Textron network password.

Textron Help Desk: U.S. Toll Free Number : 1-800-624-7916 International Users : +1 316-831-4062

Cessna General Password Rules

Passwords must be eight characters long, with at least one numeric character.

Passwords cannot be repeated or reused for 18 iterations.

Please create passwords that are not easily guessed.

Do not share your password with anyone.

Do not use password scripting.

supplier.cessna.com Login Panel

Accessing CEDARS Main Menu To reach the CEDARS (Cessna Electronic Data Acquisition and Release System) packages, click on the “Process Improvements/Collaboration link in the left menu panel, then the CEDARS link or on the link under Supplier Information.

REGISTERING YOUR COMPANY WITH CEDARS When the CEDARS menu panel appears, it displays the options that are available to you. If you do not see links to download packages, click on the “Update Technical Contact” link to add/update contact information and/or CAD data format(s). Until this panel is completed, your company will not be registered with CEDARS, packages to you cannot be created and you cannot upload files.

supplier.cessna.com CEDARS Menu Panel

WARNING: DO NOT USE YOUR BROWSER’S “BACK” BUTTON AT ANY TIME ON THIS WEB SITE. THERE ARE LINKS AND BUTTONS TO BE USED FOR SITE NAVIGATION.

Logged in as 000000 YourCompanyName

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UPDATING CEDARS TECHNICAL CONTACT

supplier.cessna.com CEDARS Technical Contact Panel This panel displays the technical contact and CAD data format(s) used by CEDARS to create packages. The first Data Transfer Contact Name and email and the default CAD format are required fields. The second Data Transfer Contact Name and email and alternate CAD format are optional fields. If you require alternate CAD formats, they may be selected for later use by the Cessna person who creates your packages. More than one alternate CAD format may be selected by holding the CTRL key down when selecting the additional formats. Click on the "Explain CAD Formats" button (see next page for illustration) if you need further explanation of the CAD formats. Click on the "Submit" button to save and implement your changes and also register your company with CEDARS. When you return to the CEDARS main menu, three additional links will appear, one for downloading packages generated by Cessna to you, one for uploading documents to Cessna and one for initiating Supplier Self-Service Document Requests. If you require more than two persons to be notified of a new package, please create a group email account at your company, grant access to those who need it and register the group email account as one of the two allotted to your company on this page.

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CAD FORMAT SELECTION

supplier.cessna.com CEDARS CAD Formats Window

Once you have registered your company information and CEDARS technical information, the CEDARS menu will appear as shown below. You will now be able to download packages from Textron Aviation or upload files to Textron Aviation by clicking on the links indicated. You will also be able to request Material Specifications by selecting “Technical Documents”, then “Cessna Materials & Process Specifications Index” from the grey menu on the left side of the page.

supplier.cessna.com Registered CEDARS Menu Panel Note the difference between “new” packages and “available” packages to download. A “new” package has not been downloaded yet. An “available” package has been downloaded at least once, but has not expired.

To upload documents for Cessna, Beechcraft (or both) product lines, select “Upload your models to Textron Aviation”.

UPLOADING DOCUMENTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE ENGINEERING APPROVAL

Set whether Engineering Approval is required for the uploaded document(s) (default is No), then select the product line(s) to process the document(s).

Documents that do not need Engineering Approval will only need to provide each document’s Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) instead of the full Engineering Data Submittal Form. https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/licensing/commerce-control-list-classification/export-control-classification-number-eccn Please review this link to determine what ECCN should be applied to your document so that it can be properly protected.

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The ECCN field next to each file must be completed. Unless the ECCN field value is “ITAR”, the value

must be at least five characters long.

Unless the ECCN field value is “ITAR” or “EAR99”, the value follow the ECCN format “digit alpha digit

digit digit (ex: 1E001, 9E991) format.

All fields filled correctly, click Upload to continue.

* All red asterisks are mandatory fields, upon completion of population of all mandatory fields please

click the Upload button. As listed below, an email notification will be distributed both internally &

externally to confirm validation of document upload.

Confirmation page shows upload results. Popup window shows upload progress

Email notification sent to supplier_data, the supplier and any requested user. Note “Engineering Approval Required” is NOT in the subject line.

EXAMPLE: ENGINEERING APPROVAL REQUIRED – BEECHCRAFT PRODUCT LINE

To ensure the document will be routed for Engineering Approval, click the “Yes” button, check the button for

the product line(s) affected, then click the Continue button.

No file has been selected to upload, prompting the user to select one.

Company fields are automatically

populated (if values exist) from the

association to the user. They cannot be

changed by the user.

The E-Mail contact and Contact Person

fields are populated as the user. They can

be edited, but they must be filled in.

YourCompanyName

jdoe@yourcompanyname.com

Doe, Jon

Documents requiring Textron Aviation Engineering Approval must be PDFs. If the File Format field is not filled, an error is generated.

Documents requiring Textron Aviation Engineering Approval need the supplier’s CAGE code, otherwise an error is generated.

The document’s ITAR/EAR classification is required,

otherwise an error is generated. Unless the ECCN field value is “ITAR”, the value must

be at least five characters long.

* All red asterisks are mandatory fields, upon completion of population of all mandatory fields please

click the Upload button. As listed below, an email notification will be distributed both internally &

externally to confirm validation of document upload.

Doe, Jon

Unless the ECCN field value is “ITAR” or “EAR99”, the value follow the ECCN format “digit alpha digit

digit digit (ex: 1E001, 9E991) format.

The document’s revision is required, otherwise an error is generated.

The document’s abstract (describing changes from the last revision) is

required, otherwise an error is generated.

All fields filled correctly, click Upload to continue.

Confirmation page shows upload results. Popup window shows upload progress

Email notification sent to supplier_data, the supplier and any requested user. Note “Engineering Approval Required” is in

the subject line.

The uploaded document and its accompanying XML file which captures the content of the Data Submittal Form are contained in the zip file shown in the email. The zip file name contains the supplier code, CAGE code and the name of the uploaded document.

END UPLOADING DOCUMENTS