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Student Aid Internet Gateway
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References and Documentation
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For archived technical references and guides, click here. |
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Sources of Assistance for Schools
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Description: The Sources of Assistance
for Schools contains all communication references previously found
in the technical references and desk references published by the
U.S. Department of Education (ED). These references include helpful
contact information for all Student Financial Assistance programs
including frequently called help lines, phone numbers, e-mail
addresses, Web site addresses, etc., and often have brief explanations
of the entry's purpose.
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COD Technical Reference
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
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Description: The Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference provides technical specifications
and record layouts for transmitting Pell Grant and Direct Loan
data to the COD System. This document is an accurate reflection
of the COD System at the time of the document's publication. The
2003-2004 COD Technical Reference applies to both Full Participants
using the XML Common Record and Phase-In participants using fixed-length,
flat files. There is no longer a separate Federal Pell Grant Technical
Reference or a separate Direct Loan Technical Reference for the
2003-2004 award year. The 2002-2003 COD Technical Reference applies
to Full Participants only. Phase-in Participants for the 2002-2003
award year should refer to the 2002-2003 Federal Pell Grant Technical
Reference or 2002-2003 Direct Loan Technical Reference.
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CPS Test System
2005-2006
2004-2005
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Description: The CPS Test System is designed
to allow schools to test electronic application and/or correction
data from their system with the CPS. This testing is done outside
the normal CPS production environment. The CPS will provide test
files of application records and matching ISIRs to be used for
the tests. As an alternative, schools can submit application and
renewal records they have created to match the school's expected
results. To submit test correction records that have been created
by the CPS, the school will need to call CPS/SAIG Technical Support
for record IDs that will process successfully in the CPS Test
System. The CPS Test System also has demos for FAFSA on the Web,
Spanish FAFSA on the Web, Corrections on the Web, and Renewal
on the Web. A demo version of FAA Access to CPS Online is new
for 2004-2005. For questions regarding the CPS Test System, please
contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 800/330-5947, or via email
at CPSSAIG@pearson.com.
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Electronic Data Exchange Technical Reference
2005-2006 (DRAFT)
2004-2005
2003-2004
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Description: The Electronic Data Exchange
(EDE) Technical Reference provides programmer specifications and
record layouts for schools or other organizations that need to
design software systems to interface with ED's software in order
to process application data. Record layouts are included for the
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record, ISIR Record Description/Data
Dictionary, Type 2 Individual PIN Request Export and PIN Error
Import Record, RAPP PIN/Print Notification, FAFSA Application
Export Record, Correction Export Record, Signature Record Export
Record, and School Web Student Signature Hold Information Record.
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Guaranty Agency TEF File
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Description: The
Guaranty Agency (GA) Threshold, Error Code, and Field Code (TEF)
file, contains the software parameters for Load Error processing,
error field names, and messages for processing of the Load Error
file. The file was previously emailed to GAs on a quarterly basis
and would contain any updates for the quarter. GAs must ensure that
they "refresh" the TEF file on a quarterly basis. |
ISIR Guide
2004-2005
2003-2004 |
Description: The
ISIR Guide assists financial aid administrators (FAAs) in interpreting
student information from an Institutional Student Information Record
(ISIR), which is an electronic record that is sent to the institution.
The term ISIR refers to all processed student information records
that are sent electronically directly to institutions by the Central
Processing System (CPS). |
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Packaging Technical Reference
2004-2005
2003-2004
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Description: The
Packaging Technical Reference provides instructions and record layouts
for schools or other organizations that need to interface their
own software with EDExpress for packaging. Included are record layouts
for all record exports to external systems. EDExpress Packaging
setup instructions are also provided along with packaging worksheets. |
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Perkins TEF File
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Description: The
Perkins Threshold, Error Code, and Field Code (TEF) file, contains
the software parameters for Load Error processing, error field names,
and messages for processing of the Load Error file for schools or
servicers that submit Perkins Loan data. This file was previously
transmitted quarterly to a school's SAIG mailbox and contained any
updates since the last file was sent. Schools and/or servicers must
ensure that they "refresh" the TEF file on a quarterly
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| SAIG
Host Communication Guide and Initialization Files |
Description:
The Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) Host Communication
Guide for Mainframe and Midrange Users, Version 2.1, serves as a
reference for programmers and data processing staff who utilize
SAIG’s TDClient product. TDClient is the mainframe/midrange
software used to send and receive FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Title
IV data transmissions securely over the Internet using SSL 3.0 and
the Diffie-Hellman Dynamic Key Exchange algorithm. Compression software
is contained within TDClient. The Initialization file that works
in conjunction with TDClient is also provided with the documentation. |
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Renewal Application Data Process Guide
2005-2006
2004-2005
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Description: The Renewal Application Data (RAD) Process Guide is designed to meet the reference needs of financial aid administrators, programmers, and data processing staff.
This guide provides information for the Renewal Application Process for the 2005-2006 and 2004-2005 award years along with a summary of the major changes. Information includes changes to the Renewal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (Renewal FAFSA), a schedule of important dates, and procedures for requesting paper Renewal FAFSAs using the FAA Access to CPS Online Web site. |
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SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text
2004-2005
2003-2004
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Description: The
SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text document serves as a stand-alone
guide, as well as a companion to the EDE Technical Reference. Refer
to this document for information on comment codes and text, including
SAR Comment Text, SAR Acknowledgment Comment Text, and ISIR Comment
Text. |
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School Electronic Process Guide
2004-2005
2003-2004
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Description: The School Electronic Process
Guide describes the updates and enhancements to the following
products for the 2004-2005 processing cycle: FAA Access to CPS
Online, Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) Datamart,
EDExpress for Windows – Global, Application Processing, Packaging,
Pell and Direct Loan, Direct Loan (DL) Tools, SSCR, Return of
Title IV Funds (R2T4) on the Web, and ISIR Analysis (IA) Tool.
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Student Web Application
Products Process Guide
2004-2005
2003-2004
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Description: The
Student Web Application Products Process Guide provides a summary
of the enhancements made to the Federal Student Aid’s (FSA)
Web application products, including FAFSA on the Web (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
and the PIN Web site (www.pin.ed.gov). |
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Summary of Changes to the Application Processing System
2004-2005
2003-2004
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Description: The
Summary of Changes provides information about the changes and enhancements
FSA is making to the Application Processing System, including changes
to the Paper Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Renewal
FAFSA, Central Processing System (CPS), including edits, database
matches, and need analysis, Student Aid Report (SAR), Institutional
Student Information Record (ISIR), Federal School Code List, and
CPS Test System. |
XML ISIR
2004-2005 |
Description: The
XML schema describes in detail the structure of the ISIR document.
It is intended for the application developers who are familiar with
the tools and technologies around XML. The ISIR record layout/data
description lists all the XML tags available for the ISIR record,
provides a brief description of the field and lists valid field
content for each tag. The 2004-2005 ISIR field number is also provided
as a reference. A sample ISIR in XML format is included in this
posting. For informational purposes, the sample ISIR contains values
for all possible ISIR fields. |
