June 27, 2006
Summary: HERA Operational
Implementation Guidance (CPS, COD System, EDExpress Suite) -- Availability
of June 2006 Update to 2006-2007 EDE Technical Reference
Federal Student Aid
is pleased to announce the availability of the June 2006 version of the
2006-2007 Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) Technical Reference. This version
includes changes as a result of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act
of 2005 (the HERA), Pub. L. 109-171. More information on the HERA is described
in Dear Colleague
Letter GEN-06-05 (http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/GEN0605.html).
Additional changes to the guide have also been made that further clarify
data or update inaccuracies.
The EDE Technical
Reference provides sufficient programmer specifications and information
to design or build your own software to complement or take the place of
the EDExpress software provided by Federal Student Aid for sending and
receiving Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data. The EDE
Technical Reference includes information about record layouts, required
edits, print assistance, and reject messages that are applicable for electronic
FAFSAs, Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs), electronic
corrections, and signature records.
The complete 2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference, as well as each individual updated section and
a tracking log of changes, is available in PDF format on the Information
for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, located at http://ifap.ed.gov.
For readers who are viewing this message electronically on IFAP, the documents
are provided as attachments to this message. Otherwise, to view, print,
or download the document from IFAP, go to http://ifap.ed.gov
and click on "Application Processing Materials" or "Higher
Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA) Information" from the
right side of the home page.
The guide will also
be available in the next several days from the Federal Student Aid Download
(FSAdownload) Web site, located at http://fsadownload.ed.gov,
under "Technical References and Guides."
If you have any questions
regarding the information contained in this document, contact CPS/SAIG
Technical Support at 800/330-5947 (TDD/TTY 800/511-5806), or by e-mail
at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.
Attachments/Enclosures:
2006-2007
Technical Reference for Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) June 2006 Update
in PDF Format, 1.35MB, 219 pages
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Change Tracking Log in PDF Format, 26KB, 1 page
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Cover in PDF Format, 85KB, 1 page
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Table of Contents in PDF Format, 45KB, 4 pages
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Section 1 - Overview in PDF Format, 124KB, 16
pages
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Section 2 - EDE Processing in PDF Format, 166KB,
23 pages
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Section 3 - Record Layouts in PDF Format, 267KB,
88 pages
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Section 4 - Processing Codes in PDF Format, 289KB,
71 pages
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Section 5 - Printing in PDF Format, 48KB, 13 pages
2006-2007
EDE Technical Reference Appendix in PDF Format, 38KB, 3 pages
Posted June 28, 2006 on www.NASFAA.org, the Web Site of the
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).
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