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Agenda
2004-2005 Message Class Update 2004-2005 SAIG Transmission Header
Changes School Testing Software Developer Feedback
2004-2005 Message Class Options
Full Participants will be able to choose the message class in which they send and receive documents to and from the COD System.
Message class options will include the following: Non-program specific and non-award year specific Non-program specific and award year specific Program specific and non-award year specific Program specific and award year specific
Each system generated Doc Type will have its own message class.
Message class options apply to the 2004-2005 award year only.
2004-2005 Message Class Options
Some of the message class names presented at the last conference have been modified to include a more user-friendly naming convention.
OLD NAME NEW NAME
CRAA05IN No change
CRAR05OP CRAA05OP
CRPA05IN CRPG05IN
CRPA05OP CRPG05OP
CRDA05IN CRDL05IN
CRDA05OP CRDL05OP
CRCB05IN No change
CRCA05OP CRCB05OP
OLD NAME NEW NAME
COMRECIN No change
COMRECOP No change
CRPAMYIN CRPGMYIN
CRPRMYOP CRPGMYOP
CRDAMYIN CRDLMYIN
CRDRMYOP CRDLMYOP
CRCAMYIN CRCBMYIN
CRCRMYOP CRCBMYOP
YEAR SPECIFIC NON-YEAR SPECIFIC
See the 2004-2005 COD Technical Reference November release for more information.
SAIG Transmission Header
SAIG has increased the variable BAT= field on the SAIG Transmission Header (N*05/N*95) from 26 to 50 characters.
Beginning in March 2004, COD will reserve the first 20 characters of this field for school use and populate the last 30 characters with the Batch/Document ID on response/acknowledgements for all award years.
If a school uses the last 30 characters for other data on the incoming record, COD will overwrite this data with the Document ID or the Batch ID.
EDConnect users must upgrade to EDConnect version 5.3 or higher in order for their records not to reject.
Agenda
COD School Testing
School Testing Documentation
School Testing Timeline
School Testing Process
Lessons Learned
2004-2005 COD School Testing
Purpose: Provide schools, third-party servicers, and software vendors an
opportunity to test business processes and system software in a low-volume, controlled test environment enabling simpler, faster, and less costly issue identification and resolution
Ease the transmission of production data Reduce the risk of production problems
School Testing Documentation: School Testing Guide Test Cases for both Full and Phase-In Participants COD 2004-2005 Technical Reference available on IFAP and FSA
Download
2004-2005 COD School Testing Timeline
Phase Dates
Sign-up Dec. 1, 2003 – May 1, 2004
Phase I-Manual Verification Testing
Jan. 1, 2004 – May 31,2004
Phase II-Structured Application Testing
Mid-March 2004 - June 30, 2004
School Testing Process
1. Sign-up Sign-up document is included in
2004-2005 Technical Reference Section VII and posted on COD web site
Submit sign-up document to COD School Relations Center via email or fax
School Testing Process
2. Receive confirmation email from COD School Relations Testing Team that contains:
Testing coordinator contact information,
Scheduled start date to submit files, What you should expect during
your testing experience.
School Testing Process
3. Submit test files Phase I Manual Verification
• The COD team manually reviews Common Record document emailed to the COD School Relations Center: 1. Verifies schema version,
2. Identifies any potential updates to the Common Record.
School Testing Process
3. Submit test files Phase II Structured Application
Testing by sending files via SAIG.
• Ensures schools can send, receive, and process batches of records using detailed input instructions.
• Assists in the identification of potential updates to your system before beginning actual processing
School Testing Process
3. Submit test files Assistance provided by COD School Testing
Team.• Clarification of 2004-2005 COD Technical
Reference,• Scheduling of test dates,• Assist with issue identification and
resolution,• Process submitted data,• Provide testing technical guidance.
School Testing Process
4. Receive assistance monitoring 1st
“live” batch The School Testing team will
watch for submission of the first batch into the COD Production environment.
After a batch has successfully processed, the School Testing team will turn you back to your primary representative.
School Testing Process
5. Solicit Feedback
During testing, school questions and recommendations are recorded.
After completion, an email is sent to participants asking for feedback on School Testing process and experience.
COD School Relations School Testing team also provides feedback.
2003-2004 Lessons Learned
Recommendation ImplementedMore communication to the community about School Testing and the signup process
COD will communicate using IFAP, COD Processing Updates, Web Messages, and Conference Presentations
Detailed explanation of the Routing ID for Full Participants
Added to 2004-2005 School Testing Guide
Clarification of fields located on the Sign-up Document
Added to 2004-2005 School Testing Guide
2003-2004 Lessons Learned
Recommendation Implemented
Discontinue Bulletin Board due to lack of interest from School Testing community
Bulletin Board was discontinued
Enhanced explanation of ISIR files Added to 2004-2005 School Testing Guide
Speed up set-up process for testing after Sign-up Document is received
COD School Relations is reviewing the set-up process for areas of improvement
2003-2004 Lessons Learned
Recommendation ImplementedAllow for additional testing after COD Testing Cycle is completed
Being investigated to see if possible for 2004-2005 School Testing
Provide sample Pell and Direct Loan origination files and the corresponding Pell acknowledgement files
Being investigated to see if possible for 2004-2005 School Testing
Provide testing environment that mimics the COD System and is available year round for testing with testing scenarios
Being investigated to see if possible for 2004-2005 School Testing
Contact Us!!
Presenters: Rosemary Beavers Cheryl MarkiewiczJim McMahon Lori ClemmensenMike Murray
Email: [email protected]
Call the COD School Relations Center 1-800-4-PGRANT for Pell Grants 1-800-848-0978 for Direct Loans
COD Web Site (www.cod.ed.gov)
