RFMS/PELLUPDATE

Gary Braithwaite, ACS

Jim McMahon, ED/SFA

Agenda

• Overview of Changes for 2002-2003– Processing Changes

– Layout Changes

– Edit Code Changes

• BETA Testing Update for 2001-2002• Questions

Processing Changes

• Dropping Batch Data Requests and Institution Data for 2002-2003– All requests and institution data updates

through the Web– Includes associated acknowledgements, error

messages, file layouts, and SAIG message classes

• Reminder -- Disbursements will be processed in Disbursement Ref Number order

File Layout Changes

• Originations/Acknowledgements– Award Amount will be accepted in $$ and cents– Modifying Verification Status Code– Adding Negative Pending Amount– Adding Current SSN, DOB and Student Name– Increase in record lengths

• Disbursement -- None• YTD/MRR/Reconciliation

Edit Code Changes

• New Warning Code for Originations– For new Current SSN, DOB and Student

Name Fields (#332)

• Changed Warning Code for Originations– Verification Status Code (#309)

BETA Testing Update -2001-2002

• 8 Participants to date– FAME

– SCT

– SCT - Banner

– Campus Management

– DataTel

– Campus Management - Midwest

– Oracle

– Grambling State University

• Open to September 2001

QUESTIONS

• Email -- Gary.Braithwaite@acs-gsg.com