Assessing Eligibility for Financial Aid

To assess a student's eligibility for financial aid and determine how much aid is reasonable, the institution must verify the accuracy of the information in the student's application. This chapter discusses how to:

See Also

Using INAS Simulation

Using INAS Batch Calculations

Click to jump to parent topicSetting Up Verification Options

Verification is the process of checking the accuracy of the information provided by students and their families when applying for financial aid. Institutions are required to perform federal verification on a portion of their aid applicants before awarding Title IV aid. The Campus Solutions application provides options for meeting federal and institutional verification requirements.

This section discusses how to set up tolerances.

See Also

U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Handbook

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used to Set Up Verification Options

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Verification Setup

VERIF_FLD_TOLS

Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, Application Processing, Verification Setup, Verification Tolerance

Activate fields for federal and institutional processing and filter for use by dependency status.

Inst Marital Status Mapping

SFA_VERIF_MAR_MAPP

Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, Application Processing, Verification Setup, Inst Marital Status Mapping

Map available parent marital statuses to institutional marital statuses

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicSetting Up Tolerances

Access the Verification Tolerance page (Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, Application Processing, Verification Setup, Verification Tolerance).

Three tabs are available: Use, Federal Verification, and Institutional Verification.

To set up the verification tolerances for your institution, copy and edit the delivered data to meet the needs of your institution.

The following fields are common to all three tabs: Use, Federal Verification, and Institutional Verification.

Effective Date

Displays the effective date for these verification tolerance rules. The effective date defines when the status that you select is valid.

Status

Displays the status for the data. Values are Active and Inactive.

Total Tolerance Federal

Enter the total level accepted for federal requirements. This tolerance is the maximum difference that can exist between a student's reported and verified information to still pass federal requirements. You can also assign a tolerance for each field based on the need of your institution.

Total Tolerance Institutional

Enter the total level accepted for institutional requirements. This tolerance is the maximum difference that can exist between a student's reported and verified information to still meet your institutional requirements. You can also assign a tolerance for each field based on the need of your institution.

Field Number

Enter the field number for each of the fields to verify.

Field Name

Displays the corresponding name for each field to verify.

Federal

Select to use this field in federal compare process for tolerance acceptance.

Institutional

Select to use this field in institutional compare process for tolerance acceptance.

Select the Federal Verification tab.

Dependent

Select to compare the field for dependent students.

Independent

Select to compare the field for independent students.

Tolerance Type

Select the tolerance type to use for federal verification. Values are Use Amount or Use Pct (use percentage).

Tolerance Amount

Enter the maximum amount by which the source and target can differ when federal fields are compared.

Percent Tolerance

Enter the maximum percentage by which the source and target can differ when federal fields are compared.

Select the Institutional Verification tab.

Dependent

Select to compare the field for dependent students.

Independent

Select to compare the field for independent students.

Tolerance Type

Select the tolerance type to use for institutional verification. Select either Use Amount or Use Pct (use percentage).

Tolerance Amount

Enter the maximum amount by which the source and target can differ when institutional fields are compared.

Percent Tolerance

Enter the maximum percentage by which the source and target can differ when institutional fields are compared.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicMapping Institutional Marital Statuses

Access the Inst Marital Status Mapping page Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, Application Processing, Verification Setup, Inst Marital Status Mapping

Use this page to map system marital status values to Institutional marital statuses.

Marital Status

Displays all possible ISIR and Institutional parent marital statuses

Inst Marital Status

Select the Institutional parent marital status you wish to map to each of the possible marital statuses.

Note. This setup resolves differences between ISIR (Federal) and PROFILE (Institutional) parent marital statuses when performing Verification without first retrieving application data via 'Get Federal Data' or 'Get Institutional Data'.

If you have retrieved application data, the system renders the parent marital statuses based on the application type, Federal or Institutional. However, if application data is not first retrieved, the system cannot determine if the data being verified is Federal or Institutional and renders all possible parent marital statuses. When you consolidate Verification data either online or batch, you are required to select the type of consolidation being performed, Federal or Institutional.

Parent marital statuses for consolidation can be mapped without interpretation for Federal Verification. However, Institutional parent marital statuses do not possess the same characteristics and this setup allows you to map the 9 possible parent marital statuses to the 6 actual Institutional parent marital statuses. When consolidation is performed, regardless of what marital status is selected in the Tax Form Data page, the mapped value is used and displayed for consolidation and compare. For example, if you enter a marital status of Married/Remarried and Institutional consolidation is performed, your mapping setup determines if Married or Remarried is used in consolidation.

Click to jump to parent topicVerifying Resource and Household Information

Use the pages in the Application Data Verification component to verify the number of persons in the household, the number enrolled in post-secondary education, the AGI, income tax paid for the base year, and certain untaxed income and benefits for the base year.

This section provides an overview of calculating Federal Variance and discusses how to:

Note. The navigation paths for the pages listed in the following table are for aid year 20nn-20nn. Oracle supports access for three active aid years.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding Federal Variance Calculation

Federal Variance (FED Variance) calculation compares the Source data (AGI + Untaxed Income – US Tax Paid) and the Target data (AGI + Untaxed Income – US Tax Paid) and displays the difference. All Federal or Institutional Untax Income is included as Untax Income when FED Variance is calculated.

The FED variance calculation is used in conjunction with the Total Tolerance Federal or Institutional field value in Verification Tolerance setup to determine if a student passes or fails.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used to Verify Resource and Household Information

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Household Info

VERIF02_FORM1

Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Household Info

Enter documented information about the student and members of the student's household.

TIV School Information

VERIF_SCHL_CD_SEC

Click the TIV Information link on the Household Info page. This link appears when you enter a valid school code.

View Title IV school information.

Get Institutional Data

VERIF_APP_SRC_CODE

Click the Get Inst Data button on the Household Info page.

Indicate which Application Source code to use to populate fields with institutional data.

Tax Form Data

VERIF04_FORM2

Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Tax Form Data

Enter information reported on the filer's tax form.

Student's Income from Wages

VERIF_WAGES_STDNT

Click the Student/Spouse Wages link on the Tax Form Data page.

View detail information about wages reported by the person whose data is being verified.

Parent Income from Wages

VERIF_WAGES_PARENT

Click the Parent's Wages link on the Tax Form Data page.

View detail information about wages reported by the person whose data is being verified.

Other Taxable Income

SFA_OTHER_INC1_05

SFA_OTHER_INC2_05

SFA_OTHER_INC3_10

Click the Other Taxable Income link on the Tax Form Data page.

Enter 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ taxable income line items other than wages.

Schedule 1

VERIF01_SCH1_SEC

Click the Sch 1 link on the Other Taxable Income page.

Enter or view detail information on 1040A interest and dividend income. Entries here write to Interest Income and Dividend Income.

Schedule B

SCHB99_SEC

Click the Sch Blink on the Other Taxable Income page.

Enter or view detail information about 1040 interest and dividend income. Entries here write to Interest Income and Dividend Income. Foreign Accounts/Trusts detail is also recorded here.

Schedule C

SCH_C_SEC

Click the Sch C link on the Other Taxable Income page.

Enter or view data about profit or loss from a business. Entries made here write to the Other Taxable Income - Business Income/Loss field.

Schedule D

SFA_SCH_D1_SEC05

Click the Sch D link on the Other Taxable Income page.

Enter or view information about short-term capital gains and losses, long-term capital gains and losses, and summary and tax computation. Entries made here write to the Other Taxable Income - Capital Gains/Loss field.

Schedule E

SCH_E_SEC

Click the Sch E link on the Other Taxable Income page.

Enter or view supplemental income and loss. Entries made here write to the Other Taxable Income - Rental Income, Trusts page.

Schedule F

SCH_F_P1_SEC

Click the Sch F link on the Other Taxable Income page.

Enter or view farm income cash or accrual method or expense information. Selecting cash or accrual affects additional fields that the system activates. Accrual activates accrual and expense fields. Cash activates accrual fields only. Entries made here write to the Other Taxable Income - Farm Income/Losses page.

Income Adjustments

SFA_INCOME_ADJ_09

Click the Income Adjustments link on the Tax Form Data page.

Record 1040 or 1040A adjustments to income. The tax form recorded as filed determines which fields activate. Values entered here write to Tax Form Data/Income Adjustments and may affect Federal and Institutional specific verification pages.

Tax, Credits and Payments

SFA_TAXCREDIT_10

SFA_TAXCREDIT_A10

SFA_TAXCREDIT_EZ08

Click the Tax, Credits, and Payments link on the Tax Form Data page.

Enter or view tax and credit data. The filed tax form determines which fields are active. With the exception of Earned Income Credit and Additional Child Tax Credit, credits entered are subtracted from the tax amount. The net calculated amount writes to Tax Form Data - US Income Tax Paid field.

Schedule A Itemize Deductions

SCHA_1_14_SEC_09

Click the Sch A link on the Tax and Credits page from the Tax Form Data page.

Enter or view allowable itemized deductions. Values entered here affect the total written to the taxable income on the Tax and Credits page.

W-2 Form

VERIF03_FORM3

Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, W-2 Form

Enter or view information reported on a person's W-2 form.

Verification W2 - Box 12

VERIF03_W2_BOX12

Click the Box 12 link on the W-2 Form page.

Enter or view information from Box 12 on the W-2 form.

Fed Untax Income

SFA_FED_UNTAX_INC

Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Fed Untax Income

Enter or view federal untaxed income data. Displays only field values that originate from Total Other Income or Income Adjustment pages. The family member row determines which fields are active.

Fed Add Fin Info

SFA_FED_ADD_FIN_IN

Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Fed Add Fin Info

Enter or view federal additional financial information. Display only field values originate from U.S. Income Tax Paid page.

Inst Untax Income

SFA_INST_UNTAX_INC

Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Inst Untax Income

Enter or view Institutional untaxed income data. Display only field values originate from Untaxed Income or Income Adjustment pages. The family member row determines which fields are active.

Inst Other Taxable

SFA_INST_OTHER_TAX

Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Inst Other Taxable

Enter or view institutional other taxable income. Display only field values originate from Total Other Income page. The family member row determines which fields are active.

Tax Data Consolidation

VERIF_TAX_CONSL_03

Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Tax Data Consolidation

Combine the income and resources of all family members of the individual being verified.

Consolidated Tax Data

VERIF04_CONSL_SEC

Click the Consolidated Tax Data link on the Tax Data Consolidation page.

View or edit consolidated tax and resource information.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicVerifying Household Information

Access the Household Info page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Household Info).

Note. This page is the first of eight pages in this component (use the arrow on the right to scroll to the hidden pages). After you click on either the Get Fed Data button or the Get Inst Data button, only the relevant pages display.

The system displays the student information, including National ID. For students in the United States, the National ID is the Social Security number (SSN).

The page maintains a separate row for each household member. Ensure that you are accessing the correct row for the person you are verifying.

Get Fed Data (get federal data)

Click this button to populate fields with the most recent Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) record data. When federal data is retrieved, the Inst Untax Income page and Inst Other Taxable page are hidden.

Get Inst Data (get institutional data)

Click this button to populate fields with institutional record data. The system prompts you to enter an application source code. When institutional data is retrieved, the Fed Untax Income page and Fed Add Fin Info page are hidden.

Note. You should use the Get Fed Data/Get Inst Data functionality. Not doing so might cause unintended results.

Application Data Verification

Sequence

Sequence number for the row of information to be verified. A separate row of verification data is maintained for each person verified.

Number in Family

Enter the number in the student's family.

Override Family Members

Select to override the number of family members used to calculate the expected family contribution (EFC).

Number in College

Enter the number of the student's family members in college.

Override Number in College

Select to override the number of family members in college used to calculate the EFC.

Household Information

Member Nbr (member number)

Displays the household member counter. The system increases this field by one for each row inserted at the household member level.

Relationship

Select the relationship to the student of the person selected in Sequence. For example, the sequence for an independent student might be, self, spouse, son. Data verification for the parent of a dependent student might be self (father), spouse, son (student applicant), daughter. You would not complete the family grid or enter number in family or college values for a dependent student row.

All dependent students must be listed as a relation with only one father, mother, or other/step category to be counted in the parent household. Recording the student in more than one of these categories results in overcounting.

Members listed for student and spouse household categories are compared to household size and the value for number in college for the student. Members listed for father, mother, and other/step are compared to household size and the value for the number in college for parent (dependent students are always included in the parent household in an aid application).

School Code

Enter a valid school code, if applicable. Entering a valid school code enables the system to calculate a value for the Number In College field. If the school code remains blank, the system does not calculate the number in college. A TIV Information link becomes available when you enter a valid college code. It displays demographic information for the school.

TIV Information

This link only appears when a valid School Code is selected. Click the link to open the TIV School Information page.

Viewing TIV School Information

Access the TIV School Information page (click the TIV Information link on the Household Info page).

Getting Institutional Data

Access the Get Institutional Data using page (click the Get Inst Data button on the Household Info page).

Application Source Code

Select from these values:

FT Canada Student Loan (full-time Canadian student loan)

Institutional Application

Profile

PT Canada Student Loan (part-time Canadian student loan)

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicVerifying Tax Data

Access the Tax Form Data page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Tax Form Data).

Note. This page is for a federal dependent student. Therefore the Inst Untax Income and Inst Other Taxable pages are not available.

Sequence

Displays the sequence number for the row of information to be verified. A separate row of verification data is maintained for each person verified. The selected button indicates the person whose information is being verified.

Note. If a spouse row is created, the values from the student are always used in consolidation for Tax Return Filed, Tax Form, Eligible For 1040A or 1040EZ, and Marital Status. However if the student value is blank, Filing Status is not separate, and spouse value is non-blank then the spouse value is used.

If more than one parent row is created the marital status of the mother overrides the father in consolidation. Tax Return Filed, Tax Form, and Eligible For 1040A or 1040EZ is consolidated according to the sequence number. If a value is blank for one parent and non blank for the other then the non blank value is used. For example, if the father sequence number is 2 with a Tax Return Filed of blank and mother is sequence number 3 and Tax Return Filed is Will File, then the mothers value for Tax Return Filed is used in consolidation. If both parents have a Tax Return Filed value and they happen to differ then the parent with the lower sequence number value is used.

Filing Information

Tax Return Filed

Select from these values:

Filed/Comp: A completed return is filed.

Not Filed: A return is not filed.

Will File: A return is not yet filed but will be filed.

None: No information is available about the return.

Tax Form

Select the type of tax form filed by the person whose information is being verified. The value that you select determines which fields are activated on the Tax Form Data, Other Taxable Income, Income Adjustments and Tax, Credits and Payments pages. Select from: 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, Canadian, Foreign, Puerto Rico, and Territory.

Eligible For 1040A or 1040EZ (eligible to file 1040A or 1040EZ)

Select whether the filer is eligible to file the tax form 1040A or 1040EZ.

Marital Status

Select the marital status of the person whose documents are being verified.

See Mapping Institutional Marital Statuses.

Filing Status

Select the tax filing status of the person whose information is being verified. The value that you select determines which fields the system activates in the Wages page. Select from the following values: Head HH (head of household), Joint, Separate, Single, and Widower.

Dependents

Select Yes if the person whose information is being verified has dependents and select No if not.

Number of exemptions

Enter the number of exemptions for the person whose information is being verified.

Wages

Enter the amount of wages for the person whose information is being verified.

Total Other Income

Enter any taxable income besides wages reported by the person whose information is being verified.

Income Adjustments

Enter any allowable adjustments to income as reported by the person whose information is being verified.

Adjusted Gross Income

Enter the total of wages and other income less income adjustments for the person whose information is being verified.

U.S. Income Tax Paid

Enter the total of U.S. income tax paid by the person whose information is being verified.

Special Circumstances

Select this check box to update the Special Circumstance check box on the Miscellaneous Data page in the Maintain Institutional Application component. Use this check box when an institutional applicant has attached a note or letter to the documentation submitted describing special circumstances to be considered.

Note. You can enter data in the Total Other Income, Income Adjustments, and U.S. Income Tax Paid fields to override information on the associated detail pages. However, overriding information is not recommended.

Entering Student Income from Wages

Access the Student's Income from Wages page (click the Wages link on the Tax Form Data page).

The wage information displayed on this page depends on which Sequence row is active and the selections made for Filing Status.

Wage Income Student

Displays the student's wage income or the father's wage income.

Wage Income Spouse

Displays the spouse's wage income or the mother's wage income.

Wages

Displays the total wages from the wage income entries. The system uses this amount to populate the Wages field on the Tax Form Data page.

Entering Other Taxable Income

The elements that appear on the Other Taxable Income page are determined by the tax form indicated on the Tax Form Data page. For the 1040 tax form, Schedules B, C, D, E, F are available. For the 1040A form, Schedule 1 is available.

Access the Other Taxable Income page – 1040 Tax Form (click the Other Taxable Income link on the Tax Form Data page).

The Add to Total Wages check box for Business Income Loss and the Add to Total Wages check box for Farm Income/Losses are selected by default. If selected, income or loss to wages is calculated to the total wages.

Access the Other Taxable Income page, 1040A form.

Access the Other Taxable Income page, 1040EZ form.

Entering Schedule 1 Information

Access the Schedule 1 page (click the Sch 1 link on the Other Taxable Income page).

Entering Schedule B Information

Access the Schedule B page (click the Sch B link on the Other Taxable Income page).

Entering Schedule C Information

Access the Schedule C page (click the Sch C link on the Other Taxable Income page).

Entering Schedule D Information

Access the Schedule D page (click the Sch D link on the Other Taxable Income page).

Entering Schedule E Information

Access the Schedule E page (click the Sch E link on the Other Taxable Income page).

Entering Schedule F Information

Access the Schedule F page (click the Sch F link on the Other Taxable Income page).

Entering Income Adjustments

Access the Income Adjustments page (click the Income Adjustments link on the Tax Form Data page).

The fields on this page match the order of the fields on the 1040 form.

Note. For a 1040A filer, the available fields are Educator expenses, Filer's IRA deduction, Student loan interest, and Tuition and fees deduction.

An Income Adjustments page is not available for a 1040EZ filer. Enter the total income adjustment value in the Income Adjustments field on the Tax Form Data page.

Entering Tax, Credits, and Payments

Access the Tax, Credits and Payments page (click the Tax, Credits, and Payments link on the Tax Form Data page).

Earned Income Credit

Enter the amount deducted from tax due for qualified persons whose information is being verified.

Additional Child Tax Credit

Enter an amount deducted from tax for households with three or more qualifying children.

Note. For 1040A filer, the Tax, Credits, and Payments page includes Credit for elderly or disabled. The page does not include these fields: Foreign tax credit, Residential Energy Credit, and Other Credits

For a 1040EZ filer, the Tax, Credits, and Payments page only includes these fields:Taxable Income, Tax, Earned Income Credit, and U. S. Tax Paid.

Viewing Schedule A Itemize Deductions

Access the Schedule A Itemize Deductions page (click the Sch A link on the Tax and Credits page from the Tax Form Data page).

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicVerifying W-2 Information

Access the W-2 Form page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, W-2 Form).

Application Data Verification

Sequence

Displays the sequence number for the row of information to be verified. A separate row of verification data is maintained for each person verified. Ensure that you entering and viewing data for the correct row.

Wage and Tax Statement

Box 12

Click this link to enter or view information from Box 12 on the W-2 form.

Viewing W-2 Box 12 Information

Access the Verification W2 - Box 12 page (click the Box 12 link on the W-2 Form page).

Code

Refer to the W-2 instructions for details on valid values for the code.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicVerifying Federal Untaxed Income

Access the Fed Untax Income page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Fed Untax Income).

Federal Untaxed Income

You can view and enter data in some fields on this page. Other fields are display only.

The Other Unreported Income field is not included for parent rows.

The following fields are display only fields. For all other fields on the page, you can view and enter data.

IRA/SEP/KEOGH Deduction (Individual Retirement Account/Self Employment Plan/Keogh Deduction)

Displays the combined amounts for IRA, SEP and KEOGH deductions. This amount writes from the Income Adjustments page.

Tax Exempt Interest Income

Displays interest income that is tax exempt. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Untaxed IRA (Untaxed Individual Retirement Account)

Displays the amount of funds disbursed from an IRA that is nontaxable. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Total IRA payments and Taxable IRA payments.

Untaxed Pension

Displays the amount of pension earnings that are untaxed. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Total Pension and Taxed Pension.

Total Other Untaxed Income

Displays the total of the amounts in the untaxed income fields on this page.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicVerifying Federal Additional Financial Information

Access the Fed Add Fin Info page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Fed Add Fin Info).

Federal Additional Financial Information

You can view and enter data in some fields on this page. Other fields are display only.

Federal Benefits Received

Select each Federal benefit that the student received. If you fetch Federal data, these fields populate as recorded on the student's ISIR.

Education credit

Displays the Education Credit. This amount writes from the Tax, Credits, and Payments page.

Add. Financial Total (Additional Financial Total)

Displays the total for all additional financial information fields on this page.

You can enter and view data in the other fields.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicVerifying Institutional Untaxed Income

Access the Inst Untax Income page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Inst Untax Income).

Institutional Untaxed Income — Student

You can view and enter data in some fields on this page. Other fields are display only.

IRA/SEP/KEOGH Deduction (Individual Retirement Account/Self Employment Plan/Keogh Deduction)

Displays the combined amounts for IRA, SEP and KEOGH deductions. This amount writes from the Income Adjustments page.

Tax Exempt Interest Income

Displays interest income that is tax exempt. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Additional Child Tax Credit

Displays additional child tax credit. This amount writes from Tax, Credits and Payments page.

Untaxed SS Benefits (Untaxed Social Security Benefits)

Displays untaxed social security benefits. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Social Security benefits and Taxed Social Security Benefits.

Earned Income Credit

Displays earned income credit. This amount writes from Tax, Credits and Payments page.

Total Other Untaxed Income

Displays the total for the following fields: IRA/SEP/KEOGH Deduction, Tax Exempt Interest Income, Additional Child Tax Credit, Military Allowance, VA Work-Study, Tax-deferred Pension/Savings, Veterans Non-Ed Benefits, Workers Compensation, Other Unreported Income, Other Untaxed Income.

You can enter and view data in the other fields on this page.

Institutional Untaxed Income — Parent

IRA/SEP/KEOGH Deduction (Individual Retirement Account/Self Employment Plan/Keogh Deduction)

Displays the combined amounts for IRA, SEP and KEOGH deductions. This amount writes from the Income Adjustments page.

Tax Exempt Interest Income

Displays interest income that is tax exempt. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Additional Child Tax Credit

Displays additional child tax credit. This amount writes from Tax, Credits and Payments page.

Untaxed SS Benefits (Untaxed Social Security Benefits)

Displays untaxed social security benefits. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Social Security benefits and Taxed Social Security Benefits.

Earned Income Credit

Displays earned income credit. This amount writes from Tax, Credits and Payments page.

Untaxed IRA (Untaxed Individual Retirement Account)

Displays the amount of funds disbursed from an IRA that is nontaxable. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page and is the difference between Total IRA payments and Taxable IRA payments.

Untaxed Pension

Displays the amount of pension earnings that are untaxed. This amount writes from the Other taxable Income page and is the difference between Total Pension and Taxed Pension.

Tuition and fees deduction

Displays the amount of tuition and fees deduction. This amount writes from the Income Adjustments page.

Total Other Untaxed Income

Displays the total for the following fields: Veterans Non-Ed Benefits, Workers Compensation, Black Lung/Refugee, Untaxed Railroad Retirement, and Other Untaxed Income.

You can enter and view data in the other fields.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicVerifying Institutional Other Taxable Income

Access the Inst Other Taxable page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Inst Other Taxable).

Institutional Other Taxable Income — Student

Taxed Financial Aid

Displays total for Grant/Scholarship Aid and Taxed Work-Study/Fellow/Assist fields. Combat Pay is not included in this total.

You can enter and view data in the other fields.

Institutional Other Taxable Income — Parent

Taxable Refund

Displays taxable refunds. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Alimony Income

Displays alimony income. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Capital Gains/Loss

Displays capital gains/loss. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Other Gains/Losses

Displays other gains/losses. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Taxable IRA/Keogh

Displays other taxable IRA/Keogh. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Taxed Pension

Displays taxed pension. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Unemployment Benefits

Displays unemployment benefits. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Taxed Social Security Benefits

Displays taxed social security. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Other Taxed Income

Displays other taxed income. This amount writes from the Other Taxable Income page.

Combat Pay

Enter or view the combat pay amount.

Total Other Income

Displays total for other taxable fields on this page. Combat Pay is not included in this total.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicConsolidating Forms

Access the Tax Data Consolidation page (Financial Aid, Verification, Manage 20nn-20nn Verification, Tax Data Consolidation).

Sequence

Displays the sequence number for the row of information to be verified.

Tax Consolidation Type

Select the Tax Consolidation Type you want to use. This field is active only if you do not select "Get Fed Data" or "Get Inst Data" for Household Verification. If you choose the Institutional Tax Consolidation Type, then the Institutional Marital Status Mapping is used. This field is display only if you use the "Get Fed Data" or "Get Inst Data".

See Mapping Institutional Marital Statuses.

Consolidate

Click the Consolidate button to combine all income and resources.

Consolidated Tax Data

Click this link to view or edit all tax and resource information on the Consolidated Tax Data page. Values that appear should represent the tax form information entered for each verified person. You can make bottom-line changes to tax information here, but your changes are not be saved if you run consolidation after the changes are made.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicViewing Consolidated Tax Data

Access the Consolidated Tax Data page (click the Consolidated Tax Data link on the Tax Data Consolidation page).

Note. The fields on this page compare to your target tables.

Student's Tax Data

Number of Family Members

Number of members in the family for the student or parents of a dependent student.

Number in College

Number of family members in college for the student or parents of a dependent student.

Number of Exemptions

Number of exemptions claimed by either the student or the parent.

Dependents

Indicates if person being verified has dependents. Valid for student for parent. Values are: Yes – dependents, No – No dependents.

Wage Income – Student

Wage earnings for student.

Wage Income – Spouse

Wage earnings for student's spouse.

Dividend and Interest Income

Dividend and interest income for the student from Other Taxable Income pages. This view is not valid for the parents.

Itemized Deductions

Amount of allowable deductions for tax filers from Tax, Credits, and Payments page for the student or parent.

AGI (adjusted gross income)

Adjusted gross income for the parent or student.

Taxes Paid

Taxes paid by the student or parent.

Untaxed Social Security

Amount of untaxed social security income calculated for the student or the parent.

Education Credit

Amount of allowable Hope and Lifetime Learning education credits for student or parent.

Non-Ed Vet Benefit

Amount of Non Educational Veteran Benefits for student or parent.

Other Unreported Income

Amount of untaxed unreported income for student or parent.

Untaxed IRA

Amount of untaxed IRA calculated for the student or parent.

Untaxed Pension

Amount of untaxed Pension calculated for the student or parent.

Co-Op Earnings

Amount of Co-op Earnings for student or parent.

Marital Status

Displays the marital status of the student. Values are:

Div/Wid (divorced or widowed)

Married

Separated

Single

Tax Return Filed?

Tax return information of either the student or the parent. Values are:

Filed/Comp: Return filed, completed.

Not Filed: Tax return is not filed.

Will File: Tax form will be filed.

Tax Form Filed

Tax form type that was filed by the student or parent. Values are:

1040: Filer used the IRS tax form 1040.

1040A: Filer used the IRS tax form 1040A.

1040EZ: Filer used the IRS tax form 1040EZ.

Canadian

Foreign Tx

Puerto Rico

Territory

Eligible for 1040A or 1040EZ

Indicate whether the filer is eligible to file either the 1040A or 1040EZ tax form.

Welfare/TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)

Amount of public assistance paid to the student or parent.

Child Support Received

Amount of child support received by either the student or the parent.

IRA/KEOGH Deduction (IRA/Keogh deduction payments)

Amount of IRA/KEOGH payments for the student or parent.

Tax Deferred Pension/Savings

Amount of pre-tax pension or savings deferred for the student or the parent.

Military/Clergy Allowance

Amount of military/clergy living allowance received for the student or parent.

Tax Exempt Interest Income

Amount of untaxed interest paid to either the student or the parent.

Other Untaxed Income

Amount of other untaxed income earned by either the student or the parent.

Child Support Paid

Amount of child support paid either to the student or to the parent.

Earned Income Credit

Amount of earned income credit claimed by either the student or the parent.

Grant/Scholarship

Amount of grant and scholarship aid reported by the student or parent.

Tax Work-Study/Fellow/Assist

Amount of taxable work-study, fellowship and assistantship reported by the student or parent.

Taxed Financial Aid

Amount of combined grant, scholarship, work-study, fellowship, and assistantship reported by the student or parent.

Combat Pay

Amount of Combat Pay for student or parent.

Parent's Tax Data

The following fields are in the parent section only and are not valid for students:

Wages, Salaries, & Tips

Total of wages, salaries, and tips for parent.

Wage Income – Father

Wage earnings for student's father.

Wage Income – Mother

Wage earnings for student's mother.

Dividend Income

Dividend income for the parent from Other Taxable Income pages.

Interest Income

Interest income for the parent from Other Taxable Income pages.

Bus/Farm/Rent Income (Business/Farm/Rental Income)

Business, farm or rental income for the parent.

Other Taxable Income

Other taxable income for the parent.

Wages, Salaries, & Tips

Total of wages, salaries, and tips for parent.

Dividend Income

Dividend income for the parent.

Interest Income

Interest income for the parent.

Income Adjustments

Income adjustments for the parent.

Foreign Income Exclusions

Amount of a foreign income exclusions claimed by the parent.

Additional Child Tax Credit

Amount of a additional child tax credit for the parents.

IM Other Untaxed Income

Amount of IM Other Untaxed Income for the parents.

Untaxed Social Security

Amount of Social Security wages above the taxable limit for the parent.

Marital Status

Displays the marital status of the Parent. Values are:

Federal Consolidation

  • Div/Sep (divorced or separated)

  • Mar/Remar(married or remarried)

  • Single

  • Widowed

Institutional Consolidation

  • Divorced

  • Married

  • Nev Married (never married)

  • Remarried

  • Separated

  • Widowed

Tax Deferred Med/Dep Care Pmts (tax deferred medical/dependent care payments)

Amount of medical or dependent care tax deferred payments for the parents.

Military Allowance (tax deferred medical/dependent care payments)

Amount of Military Allowance for the parents.

Living Allowance (tax deferred medical/dependent care payments)

Amount of Living Allowance for the parents.

Tuition and fees deduction

Amount of tuition and fees deduction claimed by the parents.

Family Support Income (tax deferred medical/dependent care payments)

Amount of Family Support Income for the parents.

Click to jump to parent topicWorking with Auto Verification

This section discusses how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used for Auto Verification

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Auto Verification

VERIF_COMP_DTL

Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Auto Verification, Auto Verification

Perform comparison of source and target data. Compare income documents to financial aid applications or compare ISIR to Institutional data. View comparison results to determine whether to update the target table with source information.

Student's Verification Tolerance

VERIF_STU_TOLS_SEC

Click the Student Tolerance Setup link on the Auto Verification page.

View or edit tolerance levels.

Edit Verification Status

VERIF_RES_STAT_SEC

Click the Edit Status button on the Auto Verification page.

View or change verification codes or statuses.

Verification Compare Results

VERIF_TEST_DTL_SEC

Click the Field Comparison Detail link on the Auto Verification page.

View a summary of fields that were compared and for which the system indicated a variance.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUsing Auto Verification

Access the Auto Verification page (Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Auto Verification, Auto Verification).

Verification is the process of comparing source data to a target set of data. Use this page to set up verification parameters.

Verification Type

Select from:

Federal: Applies federal tolerance levels to this verification.

Institutional: Applies institutional tolerance levels to this verification.

Source

This is a translate field and should not be adjusted. Values are:

Inst App: Data from the Institutional Application tables.

ISIR: Data from the ISIR Data Corrections tables.

Tax/Verif: Selected data from the Application Data Verification pages created from the Consolidate routine.

Target

This is a translate field. Translate values should not be adjusted. Values include:

Inst App: Data from the Maintain Institutional Application tables.

ISIR: Data from the ISIR Data Corrections tables.

Application Type

Values are:

Inst App: Institutional application

Profile: PROFILE application

FT - CSL: Full-time Canadian student loan

PT - CSL: Part-time Canadian student loan

Pass/Fail Option

Set the parameter for your pass or fail flag value to evaluate based on either the federal total tolerance or for any one field out of a selected tolerated amount. Values are:

Federal: Select to evaluate pass or fail eligibility based on Total Tolerance Federal or Total Tolerance Institutional amount set in Verification Tolerance Setup.

Refer to the "Understanding Federal Variance Calculation" section earlier in this chapter.

See Understanding Federal Variance Calculation.

Field: Used with institutional or federal selection. Select to evaluate pass or fail eligibility based on institutional or federal field level tolerances set in the Verification Tolerance setup. Total tolerances for institutional levels are capped, while federal levels are not capped.

Mark Assumptions as Verified

Use this option only when the Source value is Tax/Verif and the Target value is ISIR. Select to tag fields originally identified as Assumption fields with a field status of Verified. Assumed ISIR data fields that result from the federal methodology calculation are maintained on secondary pages of the ISIR Data Corrections pages.

Set to Send ISIR Correction

Select this check box to set the Correction Status to Send on ISIR corrections when the Apply Changes button is selected.

Use Student Level Override

Select this check box to apply verification tolerance levels for this student. This selection overrides the tolerance levels set up at the global level. Select when you want to activate changes made in the Student Tolerance setup.

Verification Sequence

Displays the verification sequence number, which tracks multiple background processes. Row insertion is suggested for sequencing online iterations. Use it to track the results and accompanying verification setup performed for this student.

Perform Compare

Click this button to compare your target and source data and to activate the Field Comparison Detail link when variances are found.

Apply Changes

Click this button to move marked fields to the target tables when fields that you mark as Apply in Field Comparison Detail (see View Field Comparison Detail) are acceptable.

Student Tolerance Setup

Click this link to open a page to view or edit tolerance values at the student level.

Results

The system displays the results of the most recent verification setup. The fields include Date, Tolerance, Variance, Fed Variance, Execution Type, FED Verification Status, INST Processing Status, and Pass or Fail.

Click the Edit Status link to access the Edit Verification Status page, where you can change the program-generated verification statuses for federal and institutional verification and processing.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicEditing Student Level Tolerances

Access the Student's Verification Tolerance page (click the Student Tolerance Setup link on the Auto Verification page).

Federal Verification Tab

Access the Student's Verification Tolerance page: Federal Verification tab (click the Federal Verification tab on the Student's Verification Tolerance page).

Institutional Verification Tab

Access the Student's Verification Tolerance page: Institutional Verification tab (click the Institutional Verification tab on the Student's Verification Tolerance page).

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicEditing Verification Status

Access the Edit Verification Status page (click the Edit Status button on the Auto Verification page).

You can update the verification and processing status fields that reside on the Packaging Status Summary page. The compare process automatically updates the status to Pending if the comparison results exceed the tolerance. If the ISIR transaction number is 1 and the verification process passes, then the verification status changes to Accurate.

Note. The Field Comparison Detail link is active only after the Perform Compare is run.

Use the Field Comparison Detail link to view the field differences on the Verification Compare Results page. Only fields that have differences appear. To use the source data to update your target tables, select the Apply check box for the fields. If you do not select the Apply check box, the field value remains the same as that in your target.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicComparing Verification Results

Access the Verification Compare Results page (click the Field Comparison Detail link on the Auto Verification page).

This page lists fields with differences. You can select to update all or only select fields for moving to ISIR or Institution tables.

Apply

Select this check box to use the source data to update your target tables. If you do not select the Apply check box, the field value remains the same as that in your target.

Source

This data comes from the source table, tax/verification, ISIR, or institutional application.

Target

This data comes from the target table, ISIR, or institutional application.

Difference

Displays the difference between the source and target information.

Tolerance

Displays the tolerance level established during tolerance setup. For example, a tolerance value of 100 for Parent's AGI means that a difference greater than 100 should not occur between the source and the target.

Click to jump to parent topicUsing Batch Verification

This section discusses how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used for Batch Verification

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Batch Consolidation

RUNCTL_FA_CONSL

Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Batch Consolidation, Batch Consolidation

Set consolidation parameters for batch consolidation and run the process.

Batch Consolidation Detail

VERIF_CONSUL_SMRY

Financial Aid, Verification, View Batch Consolidation, Batch Consolidation Detail

View batch consolidation results at the student level from the Application Data Verification - Tax Consolidation Consolidated Tax Data page.

Consolidated Tax Data

VERIF04_CONSL_SEC2

Click the Consolidated Tax Data link on the Batch Consolidation Detail inquiry page.

View consolidated tax information for a student or parent.

Batch Verification

RUNCTL_FAPCMPR1_01

Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Batch Verification, Batch Verification

Set parameters to verify batches and to run the process.

Batch Verification Results

RUNCTL_VERIF_SEC

Click the Results link on the Batch Verification Results page.

View summary verification information.

Batch Verification Summary

VERIF_COMP_SMRY

Financial Aid, Verification, View Verification Summary, Batch Verification Summary

View summary verification information.

Batch Verification Detail

STDNT_VERIF_DTL1

Financial Aid, Verification, View Verification Detail, Batch Verification Detail

View detail verification information from the Field Comparison Detail button on the Auto Verification page.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicProcessing Batch Consolidation

Access the Batch Consolidation page (Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Batch Consolidation, Batch Consolidation).

Selection Criteria

Select Unconsolidated or All Stdnts in Verification.

Tax Consolidation Type

Select the Tax Consolidation Type you want to use. This field is active only if you do not select "Get Fed Data" or "Get Inst Data" for Household Verification. If you choose the Institutional Tax Consolidation Type, then the Institutional Marital Status Mapping is used. This field is display only if you use the "Get Fed Data" or "Get Inst Data"

See , Mapping Institutional Marital Statuses.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUsing Batch Consolidation Detail

Access the Batch Consolidation Detail page (Financial Aid, Verification, View Batch Consolidation, Batch Consolidation Detail).

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicViewing Batch Consolidated Tax Data

Access the Consolidated Tax Data page (click the Consolidated Tax Data link on the Batch Consolidation Detail inquiry page).

This batch page and the online page are the same except that all fields on the batch page are view only fields. Refer to the documentation about the online page for information about the fields on the batch page.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicProcessing Batch Verification

Access the Batch Verification page (Financial Aid, Verification, Perform Batch Verification, Batch Verification).

Use the Batch Verification page to run verification for all students selected, according to the criteria that you establish.

Verification Type

Select from these values:

Federal: Select to apply federal tolerance levels to this verification.

Refer to the "Understanding Federal Variance Calculation" section earlier in this chapter.

See Understanding Federal Variance Calculation.

Institutional: Select to apply institutional tolerance levels to this verification.

Pass/Fail Option

Set the parameter for your pass or fail flag value to evaluate based on either the federal total tolerance or for any one field out of a selected tolerated amount. Values are:

Federal: Select to evaluate pass or fail eligibility based on Total Tolerance Federal or Total Tolerance Institutional amount set in Verification Tolerance Setup.

Refer to the "Understanding Federal Variance Calculation" section earlier in this chapter.

See Understanding Federal Variance Calculation.

Field: Used with institutional or federal selection. Select to evaluate pass or fail eligibility based on institutional or federal field level tolerances set in the Verification Tolerance setup. Total tolerances for institutional levels are capped, while federal levels are not.

Source

Verification is the process of comparing source data to a target set of data. This is a translate field, and translate values should not be adjusted. Select from these values:

Inst App: Data from the Maintain Institutional Application tables

ISIR: Data from the ISIR Data Corrections tables

Tax/Verif: Selected data from the Application Data Verification pages created from the Consolidate routine

Target

This is a translate field, and translate values should not be adjusted. Select from these values:

Inst App: Data from the Maintain Institutional Application tables

ISIR: Data from the ISIR Data Corrections tables

Application Type

Values are valid with a source or target of Inst App only and include the following:

Inst App: Institutional application

PROFILE: PROFILE application

FT – CSL: Full-time Canadian student loan

PT – CSL: Part-time Canadian student loan

Student Selection

Select from the following values:

Both: Processes records with a verification status of either pending or required.

Pending: Processes records with a verification status of pending only.

Required: Processes records with a verification status of required only.

Auto Update Target Table

Automatically updates the target table with verified data identified with a variance.

Mark Assumptions as Verified

Use this check box only when the Source value is Tax/Verif and the Target value is ISIR. Select to tag fields originally identified as Assumption fields with a field status of Verified. Assumed ISIR data fields that result from the federal methodology calculation are maintained on secondary pages of the ISIR Data Corrections pages.

Set to Send ISIR Correction

Select to set the Correction Status to Send on ISIR Corrections when the Auto Update Target Table is used.

Set Verification Complete

Select to automatically set the Verification Status to Complete. This field is enabled only when the Auto Update Target table is activated.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUsing Batch Verification Results

Access the Batch Verification Results page (click the Results link on the Batch Verification Results page).

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUsing Batch Verification Summary

Access the Batch Verification Summary page (Financial Aid, Verification, View Verification Summary, Batch Verification Summary).

The system displays Institution, Aid Year, Process Instance, Verification Type, Run Date and Time, Source, User ID, Target, Pass/Fail Option, Students Processed, Students Passed, and Students Failed.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUsing Batch Verification Detail

Access the Batch Verification Detail page (Financial Aid, Verification, View Verification Detail, Batch Verification Detail).

Results

The system displays Pass or Fail,Verification Type, Verification Status, Review Status, Tolerance, Variance, FED Variance, Verification Sequence, Verification Date, Verification Type, Changes Applied to Target, Mark Assumptions as Verified,and Set to Send ISIR Correction.

Field Comparison Detail

The system displays the most recent verification results for the listed fields. Only fields that have differences appear.

The Done check box is activated when the process is run with the Auto Update Target Table option activated. Source data comes from the source table, tax/verification, ISIR, or institutional application. Target data comes from the target table, ISIR, or institutional application. There can be a difference between the source and target information. Tolerance is the tolerance level established during tolerance setup.

Verification Field Numbers

The field numbers in this table are from the reference table ISIR_VERIF_XREF. These numbers are current for the 2013 aid year.

Nbr

Field Name

Num/Char

ISIR Nbr

Profile Nbr

1

Students Number in College

N

124

7

2

Parents Number in College

N

90

57

3

Students Family Size

N

123

6

4

Parents Family Size

N

89

56

5

Students Number of Exemptions

N

40

11

6

Parents Number of Exemptions

N

102

96

7

Students Marital Status

C

16

140

8

Parents Marital Status

C

75

59

9

Students Tax Form Used

C

36

158

10

Parents Tax Form Used

C

97

160

11

Does Student Have Legal Dep

C

68

5

12

Students AGI

N

38

12

13

Parents AGI

N

100

97

14

Students Federal Taxes Paid

N

39

13

15

Parents Federal Taxes Paid

N

101

104

16

Students Wage Income

N

41

15

17

Fathers Wage Income

N

103

106

18

Students Spouse Wage Income

N

42

16

19

Mothers Wage Income

N

104

107

27

Student Eligible for 1040A-EZ

C

37

0

28

Parent Eligible for 1040A-EZ

C

98

0

29

Tax Return Filed by Student?

C

35

161

30

Tax Return Filed by Parent?

C

96

166

41

Students Untax SS benefits

N

0

18

42

Parents Untax SS benefits

N

0

147

43

Students Welfare/TANF

N

0

19

44

Parents Welfare/TANF

N

0

109

45

Students Child Supp Received

N

54

20

46

Parents Child Supp Received

N

116

110

47

Students Other Untaxed Income

N

60

21

48

Parents Other Untaxed income

N

122

113

49

Students EIC

N

0

22

50

Parents EIC

N

0

116

51

Parents Adjustment to Income

N

0

103

52

Students Interest/dividends

N

0

17

53

Parents Interest Income

N

0

99

54

Parents Dividend Income

N

0

100

55

Parents Business/farm Income

N

0

101

56

Student Child Support Paid

N

47

40

57

Parent Child Support Paid

N

109

61

58

Parent IRA/KEOGH/SEP Deduct

N

115

111

59

Parents Pretax Pension/savings

N

114

117

60

Parents Pretax Med/dep Care

N

0

65

61

Parent Military/Clergy Allow

N

120

0

62

Parent Exempt Interest Income

N

117

118

63

Parents Foreign Inc Exclusion

N

0

112

64

Students Itemized Deduction

N

0

14

65

Parents Itemized Deduction

N

0

105

66

Parents Other Taxable Income

N

0

102

67

Parents Wages, Salaries, Tips

N

0

98

68

Parents Tuition Fees Deduction

N

0

149

69

Student Education Credit

N

46

131

70

Parent Education Credit

N

108

132

71

Student IRA/KEOGH/SEP Deduct

N

53

0

72

Student Exempt Interest Income

N

55

0

73

Student Non-Edu Vet Benefit

N

59

0

74

Parent Non-Edu Vet Benefit

N

121

231

75

Student Other Unreport Income

N

61

0

77

Student Pretax Savings

N

52

0

78

Student Untax IRA

N

56

0

79

Parent Untax IRA

N

118

0

80

Student Untax Pension

N

57

0

81

Parent Untax Pension

N

119

235

82

Student Military/Clergy Allow

N

58

0

83

Student Combat Pay

N

50

182

84

Parent Combat Pay

N

112

189

85

Student Taxable Work-Study

N

48

0

86

Parent Taxable Work-Study

N

110

0

87

Student Grant/Scholarship

N

49

0

88

Parent Grant/Scholarship

N

111

0

89

Student Taxed Financial Aid

N

0

23

90

Student Co-Op Earnings

N

51

0

91

Parent Co-Op Earnings

N

113

0

92

Parent Addl Child Tax Credit

N

0

203

93

Parent Living Allowance

N

0

114

94

Parent IM Other Untax Income

N

0

205

95

Parent Family Support Income

N

0

206

96

Parent Military Allowance

N

0

204

97

Student SSI Benefits

C

125

0

98

Parent SSI Benefits

C

91

0

99

Student Food Stamp Benefits

C

126

0

100

Parent Food Stamp Benefits

C

92

0

101

Student School Lunch Benefits

C

127

0

102

Parent School Lunch Benefits

C

93

0

103

Student TANF Benefits

C

128

0

104

Parent TANF Benefits

C

94

0

105

Student WIC Benefits

C

129

0

106

Parent WIC Benefits

C

95

0

Click to jump to parent topicManaging Ability to Benefit

This section provides an overview of Ability to Benefit and discusses how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding Ability to Benefit

An Ability-to-Benefit test is required of students seeking United States federal financial aid who did not graduate from high school in the United States. To this end, these students must demonstrate they possess sufficient "ability to benefit" (ATB) from post-secondary education via their performance in an approved test.

For these students, data regarding their ATB status must be reported as part of the Common Origination and Disbursement process. Oracle provides a way to create and maintain ATB data for these students.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages for Managing Ability to Benefit

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Manage Ability to Benefit

SFA_ATB_STDNT

Financial Aid, Ability to Benefit, Manage Ability to Benefit

Use this page to create and maintain Ability to Benefit data for a student.

Create Ability to Benefit

SFA_RUN_ATB

Financial Aid, Ability to Benefit, Create Ability to Benefit

Use this page to create and maintain Ability to Benefit data in batch.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicCreating and Managing Ability to Benefit

Access the Managing Ability to Benefit page(Financial Aid, Ability to Benefit, Manage Ability to Benefit)

Use this page to create ATB data for applicable students. This data is reported on all COD Pell origination awards to COD. Data is also reported for all COD Direct Loan origination award. Any ATB changes, based on a new sequence number, are also reported to COD with a change record.

Sequence

Displays the sequence number of the record. This number increases by one everytime a new row is inserted. A new row should only be inserted if a change to the Ability to Benefit Code is necessary.

Ability to Benefit Code

Select the value that indicates how the student achieved their ATB.

Note. The Ability to Benefit Code drives the remaining field edits to ensure the correct 'set' of data is populated for COD reporting requirements. All other changes should be made directly to field element.

Test Administrator Code

Select the administrator code of the ATB testing.

Test Code

Select which ATB test was taken by the student.

State Code

Select the state in which the student completed the State Process to achieve ATB.

Completion Date

Enter the date that the student completed the ATB test or State Process.

Comment

Enter optional explanatory comments. This information is not shared with COD.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicCreating Ability to Benefit Data in Batch

Access the Create Ability to Benefit page(Financial Aid, Ability to Benefit, Create Ability to Benefit)

Population Selection

Use this page to create Ability to Benefit data for students in batch using standard Population Selection functionality.

Selection Tool

Select from Equation Engine, PS Query, or External File. Additional parameters are displayed for your selected tool. System data is available in Population Selection Context Definition SFA_ATB.

Query Name

This field is only available the PS Query Selection Tool is selected. Select a population selection query that joins with the bind record SFA_ATB_BIND.

Default Values

If any of the following fields come in from Population Selection with blanks then use the value from the run control to populate the Ability to Benefit record.

Institution

Enter the academic institution that the student is attending during the aid year.

Ability to Benefit Code

Entering a default value is optional, however if blank, then the data retrieved from Population Selection must indicate an ATB Code value.

Test Administrator Code

Optional. Enter the ATB Test Administrator Code.

Test Code

Optional. Enter ATB Test Code

State Code

Optional. Enter the State Code if ATB Code is equal to '03:State Process'.

Completion Date

Enter the Completion Date of the ATB test.

Note. Ability to Benefit—related field values are based on the most current COD Technical Reference material.

Click to jump to parent topicUsing NSLDS Data and Processes

This section provides an overview of NSLDS data and processes and discusses how to:

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding NSLDS Data and Processes

The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is a central database operated by the Department of Education to track student aid information. The NSLDS database is updated with information from schools, agencies that guaranty loans, the Direct Loan program, the Pell Grant program and other Department of Education programs. Schools use the NSLDS data to determine aid eligibility based on past and current awards.

Schools can receive NSLDS data in the following ways:

Oracle provides a process to generate the FAH/TSM Inform (request) file to send to the NSLDS. Additionally, once a FAH/Alert file is received, options are available to load and manage the NSLDS data through use of suspense management, processes and reports. You can view loaded NSLDS data by using the NSLDS Inquiry components.

To use NSLDS data in the Awarding and Packaging processes, NSLDS must be loaded, pushed to aggregate aid tables, and the Packaging process must be directed to use NSLDS as an aggregate source to assess how much aid had been used towards lifetime limits.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used to Review and Process NSLDS Data

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

NSLDS Request

SFA_RUN_NSLDS_OUT

Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Process NSLDS Request, NSLDS Request

Generate an NSLDS Inform file containing requests for either Financial Aid History, Transfer Student Monitoring or both.

FA Inbound

RUNCTL_FAT_INBOUND

Financial Aid, File Management, Import Federal Data Files, FA Inbound

Load the NSLDS Financial Aid History and Alert files into the NSLDS staging tables.

NSLDS Data Load Parameters

SFA_NSLDS_LD_CNTRL

Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS Data Load Parameters, NSLDS Load Options tab

Configure the load parameters for processing NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables.

NLSDS Search/Match

SFA_NSLDS_SRCHMCH

Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS Data Load Parameters, NSLDS Search/Match tab

Define the Search/Match parameters for processing NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables.

Process NSLDS Files

RUNCTL_FAPTALRT

Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Process NSLDS Files, Process NSLDS Files

Load NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables.

NSLDS Suspense Management

NSLDS_SUSP_CNTRL

Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Manage NSLDS Records, NSLDS Suspense Management

View NSLDS records that have been loaded into the staging tables by the FA Inbound process. Once the Process NSLDS Files process runs, review NSLDS records that were not loaded into the application tables.

NSLDS FAT Load Error Report

RUNCTL_FA921

Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, NSLDS FAT Load Error Report

Create a report listing all NSLDS records that failed to load to the application tables. These records have a Load Status of Suspended or Error.

NSLDS Alert File Report

RUNCTL_FA924

Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, NSLDS Alert File Report

Create a report listing all NSLDS Alert records that loaded into the application tables. These records must be reviewed before Federal funds can be disbursed.

NSLDS Change Review

NSLDS_CHANGE_RVW

Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Review NSLDS Flagged Students, NSLDS Change Review

Review all NSLDS Alert file records that have been loaded into the application tables. After student NSLDS information has been reviewed, use this page to indicate that you have reviewed and resolved any student aid eligibility discrepancies.

NSLDS Information

NSLDS_GEN_AGGR

Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Information

View error codes, change flags, MPN flags, and alert file flags.

NSLDS Overpayment Information

NSLDS_CONTCT_SEC

Click the Overpayment Information link on the NSLDS Information page.

View loan overpayment and contact information for Pell, Perkins, SEOG, ACG, and NSG.

NSLDS Detail

NSLDS_ERR_CD_SEC

Click the Detail link on the NSLDS Information page.

View NSLDS error codes, change flags, master promissory note flags, and alert file flags for the effective-dated row.

NSLDS Loan Detail

NSLDS_LOAN_DTL

Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Loan Detail

Review detailed information for every federal loan that the student has received.

NSLDS Pell

NSLDS_PELL

Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Pell

Review a summary of a student's last three Pell awards.

NSLDS ACG

NSLDS_ACG

Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS ACG

View details for Academic Competitiveness Grants.

NSLDS NSG

NSLDS_NSG

Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS NSG

View details for National SMART Grants.

NSLDS TEACH

NSLDS_TEACH

Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS TEACH

View details for TEACH Grants.

NSLDS Additional Information

NSLDS_ADDL_INFO

Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Additional Information

Review overpayment information or name history.

NSLDS Activity

NSLDS_ERR_CD_SEC

Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data. Click the Detail link on any page in the component.

View NSLDS activity and change flags.

NSLDS Data Push

SFA_RUN_NSLDS_UPDT

Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Update Aggregates with NSLDS, NSLDS Data Push

Run the Update Aggregates with NSLDS as an independent process to push NSLDS totals into the aggregate aid tables to be used by the Packaging process.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicGenerating Financial Aid History or Transfer Student Monitoring Inform File Requests

Access the NSLDS Request page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Process NSLDS Request, NSLDS Request).

Use the NSLDS Request page to generate an NSLDS Inform file to request Financial Aid History (FAH), add or remove students to the Transfer Student Monitoring (TSM) list or both.

Note. Before submitting your first Batch Inform file for the TSM process, you must establish a School Transfer Profile on the NSLDS FAP website. If the School Transfer Profile is not set up, the entire Batch Inform file is rejected.

Parameters

School Code

Enter a valid six digit ED School Code

Branch Code

Enter a valid two digit ED Branch Code, if applicable. If left blank, value defaults to "00".

Note. The School and Branch Codes used here indicate the 'informing' school when generating the NSLDS Inform file. NSLDS sends the FAH/Alert files back to the 'informing' school and includes these codes within the files.

Population Selection

Population Selection

Select this check box to access population selection options. If not selected, the process attempts to process Student Overrides. If Student Override is not selected either, the run parameters can be saved and the process run, but no file is created.

See Using the Population Selection Process.

Query Name

Select a PS Query that uses the SFA_NSLDS_QRYVW bind record.

Equation Name

Select an equation that is defined with the application prompt NSLDS Request Process.

Financial Aid History only

Select to request a FAH file.

Transfer Monitoring only

Select to request to add or remove students from the TSM list.

Both FAH and TM

Select to request a FAH file and to add or remove students from the TSM list.

Note. The Enrollment Date, Monitor Begin Date and Delete from TM options are only used for Transfer Monitoring requests and are therefore only displayed if a Request Type of Transfer Monitoring Only or Both FAH and TM is selected.

Enrollment Date

Enter the begin date for the period of enrollment. This date can be a future date, but not more than 18 months greater than the current date. Also, it cannot be more than 90 days less than the current date.

Monitor Begin Date

Enter the date when monitoring should begin. This date can be a future date, but not greater than the enrollment date. If the enrollment date has already passed, the submittal date (current date) is the default.

Delete from TM

Select to remove the selected population from the TSM list. This option should only be selected for students who were previously added to the TSM list but are not going to attend your institution.

Student Override

Student Override

Select this check box to access student override options.

You can use the Student Override function to enter student IDs individually for inclusion in the Inform file. Select the Request Type, Enrollment Date, Monitor Begin Date and Delete from TM options for each row. These options work the same as described in the Population Selection section.

Note. You can use the Student Override option in conjunction with the Population Selection option. If you use both features, the student override function processes first. If duplicate IDs exist in the student override function and the population selection function, only one row is inserted using the student override information.

See Also

Defining Item Type Disbursement Rules

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicLoading Financial Aid History and Transfer Student Monitoring Files

Access the FA Inbound page (Financial Aid, File Management, Import Federal Data Files, FA Inbound).

Use the FA Inbound page to load Financial Aid History and Alert files into the NSLDS staging tables.

Run Option

Select Single File to enter a single file location or File List to indicate a list of files in the Inbound File field.

Inbound File

Enter the name and location of the NSLDS file that you want to load into the staging tables. Be sure that the server has read access rights to the location of the file.

ISIR TG Number

Assign the ISIR TG number for the ISIRs that are loaded. When processing a file list, the system assigns the same TG number to all ISIRs in the list. This value is not used when loading NSLDS files.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicSetting Up NSLDS Data Load Parameters

Access the NSLDS Data Load Parameters page (Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS Data Load Parameters, NSLDS Load Options tab).

Use the NSLDS Data Load Parameters page to setup options for processing NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables, either in batch or online. Data load parameters must be setup for each separate School/Branch Code combination you plan to process.

Insert FA User Edit Message

Select this check box to insert FA User Edit messages. Checking this box opens the Aid Year, Institution, Edit Message Type, Edit Message Code, and Term fields for input.

Note. This option only allows insertion of FA User Edit Messages for Alert records. FA User Edit messages are not inserted when FAH records are processed. If you wish to insert FA User Edit Messages for FAH records, please use the stand-alone FA User Edit Message assignment process.

Aid Year

Select the valid aid year for the current Transfer Monitoring process.

Institution

Select the institution for which you want to enter a user edit message.

Edit Message Type

Select Error, Informtnal (informational), or Warning.

Edit Message Code

Select the edit message code to be entered for the student. The available codes are restricted based on the Edit Message Type selected.

Term

Select the term for which the user edit message is to become active.

Note. You must setup FA User Edit Messages to support this process.

See Defining User Edit Messages.

Access the NSLDS Search/Match page (Set Up SACR, Product Related, Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS Data Load Parameters, NSLDS Search/Match tab).

Use this page to define the Search/Match parameters when processing NSLDS data from the staging tables to the application tables. Select which action to take when No Match, a Single Match or Multiple Matches are found.

Search Parameter

Select the search parameter to be used for NSLDS Search/Match

Note. You are advised to setup a Search Parameter specifically for NSLDS. Unlike ISIR and Profile, NSLDS only has a handful of fields available to use for Search/Match: First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, and Social Security Number.

No Match Found

Select the action, Suspend or Ignore, to take when no match is found for a record during Search/Match.

Match(es) Found

The Search Parameter value entered above determines which levels are displayed. For each level, select the action to take when One Match or Multiple Matches are found. Select Update (only available when one match is found), Suspend or Ignore.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUnderstanding the Process NSLDS Files Logic

The Process NSLDS Files process selects all records from the NSLDS staging table with a Load Status of Unprocessed or Suspended. The program attempts to match each selected NSLDS record with a student in the database using the Search/Match settings configured on the NSLDS Data Load Parameters page.

If Search/Match finds a single match and the parameters are set to Update, the NSLDS data loads to the application tables, the Load Status is set to Loaded and the data can be viewed in the NSLDS Inquiry component. The loaded NSLDS information also updates the student's NSLDS Match field on the Packaging Status Summary/Database Match page. If a student has previously been reported in Default or Overpayment, the status is reset to Eligible if the new NSLDS information confirms the status. Conversely, a current status of Eligible can also be reset to Default or Overpayment if the new NSLDS data confirms the status.

If Search/Match finds no match, multiple matches or a single match and the parameters are NOT set to Update, the Load Status is either set to Suspended or Skipped, depending on the Search/Match settings. The NSLDS record can also be Suspended if the Transaction Process Date on the incoming data is older than the current Effective Date on the NSLDS application tables. Use the NSLDS Suspense Management page to review Suspended and Skipped records and attempt to get them loaded.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicProcessing NSLDS Files

Access the Process NSLDS Files page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Process NSLDS Files, Process NSLDS Files).

Use the Process NSLDS Files page to load the FAH/Alert data from the staging tables to the application tables. When NSLDS files are loaded through the FA Inbound process, the 6-digit school code and 2-digit branch code from the files are identified. The options on this page allow you to process all School/Branch Codes found on the staging tables or elect to only process certain ones.

All School/Branch Codes

Selecting this option processes the NSLDS data on the staging tables for ALL School/Branch Code combinations.

School/Branch Code Override

Selecting this option only processes the NSLDS data in the staging tables for the School/Branch Code(s) entered in the School/Branch Code Override grid.

School Code

Enter a valid six digit ED School Code. Use the lookup button to search for valid school codes on the NSLDS Staging tables.

Branch Code

Enter a valid two digit ED Branch Code. Use the lookup button to search for valid branch codes on the NSLDS Staging tables.

Note. A warning message appears if the selected School/Branch Code combination does not have an associated NSLDS Data Load Parameters setup.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUsing NSLDS Suspense Management

Access the NSLDS Suspense Management page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Manage NSLDS Records, NSLDS Suspense Management).

The system displays the EC Transaction ID (electronic commerce transaction ID) and EC Queue Instance. The valid EC Transaction ID values are FAHEXTOP (Financial Aid History file) and TRALRTOP (Alert file).

Load Status

The system displays one of these values:

Error: An error occurred while trying to process this record from the staging tables. Records with this status are not picked up by the batch process. Refer to the Error Code description below.

Loaded: The record successfully loaded from the NSLDS staging tables into the application tables..

Skipped: This status is either set manually on the Suspense Management page or by the batch process when Search/Match parameters are set to 'Ignore'. Records with this status are not picked up by the batch process. Refer to the Skip Reason description below.

Suspended: The record did not load into the application tables because it did not meet the NSLDS load parameters. Records with this status are picked up by the batch process. Refer to the Suspend Reason description below.

Unprocessed: The FA Inbound process loaded the record loaded into the NSLDS staging tables, but the Process NSLDS Load process has not yet been run for the record. Records with this status are picked up by the batch process.

NSLDS Manual Load Parameters

ID

For records with a Load Status of Loaded, this field shows which ID the NSLDS data was loaded to.

For records with a Load Status of Skipped or Suspended, the ID field may be blank or populated with one of the Search/Match results.

For records with a Load Status of Suspended or Unprocessed records, you can use this field in conjunction with the ID Lock checkbox to manually match an ID to incoming NSLDS data.

ID Lock

Select to match the Suspended or Unprocessed NSLDS record to the specified ID. This works in conjunction with the ID field. In order to use the ID Lock option, the ID field MUST be populated. Using this option essentially bypasses Search/Match the next time this record is processed. Although Search/Match is bypassed, the record must still meet the other NSLDS Data Load Parameters in order to load to the application tables.

Recycle

This is set by the NSLDS load process if a student's NSLDS record cannot be loaded into the application tables because it does not meet the NSLDS Data Load Parameters.

Skip/Done

This is set by the system when the NSLDS record has been loaded to the application tables or if the record has been skipped/ignored (either manually or by the batch routine). To manually set the Load Status to Skipped, select this radio button and click the Process NSLDS button.

Process NSLDS

Click this button to perform the selected action: Recycle or Skip/Done.

School Code

Displays the School Code value reported in the NSLDS file.

Branch Code

Displays the Branch Code value reported in the NSLDS file.

Transaction Process Date

Displays the date when NSLDS generated the incoming NSLDS data.

Load Information

Process Instance

Displays the most recent process instance of when this record was processed through the batch load routine.

Process Date

Displays the most recent process date of when this record was processed through the load routine (either online or through the batch routine).

Max Match Level

Displays the Search/Match level at which the NSLDS record was matched to an ID.

Note. Records with a Load Status of Error, Suspended or Skipped have an associated reason or code displayed. No reason or code is displayed for records having a Load Status of Unprocessed or Loaded.

Suspend Reason

Displays the reason the record was suspended and not loaded into the application tables.

  • Data Load Parameters not found: Data Load Parameters were not found for the School/Branch code combination on this NSLDS record.

  • Effective Date Conflict: The record passed Search/Match but the Transaction Process Date is older than the student's current Effective Dated row in the NSLDS application tables.

  • Multiple Matches Found: Search/Match found multiple matches and the action in NSLDS Data Load Parameters is set to 'Suspend' for the designated Search/Match level. If multiple matches were found, the ID field is blank.

  • No Match Found: Search/Match found no matches and the No Match Found action in NSLDS Data Load Parameters is set to 'Suspend'.

  • One Match Found: Search/Match found one match and the action in NSLDS Data Load Parameters is set to 'Suspend' for the designated Search/Match level. If one match was found, the ID field is populated.

Skip Reason

Displays the reason the record is skipped and not loaded into the application tables.

  • Manually set to Skip: The user manually set this record to Skip/Done on the NSLDS Suspense Management page.

  • No Match Found: Search/Match found no matches and the No Match Found action in NSLDS Data Load Parameters is set to 'Ignore'.

  • Multiple Matches Found: Search/Match found multiple matches and the action in NSLDS Data Load Parameters is set to 'Ignore' for the designated Search/Match level. If multiple matches were found, the ID field is blank.

  • One Match Found: Search/Match found one match and the action in NSLDS Data Load Parameters is set to 'Ignore' for the designated Search/Match level. If one match was found, the ID field is populated.

Error Code

Displays the reason the record was set to Error and not loaded into the application tables.

Invalid SSN Encountered: The SSN on this record is outside the valid range (001010001 – 999999999).

Student Information

Social Security #

Displays the student's current SSN maintained by the NSLDS and reported in the FAH/Alert files.

Last Name

Displays the student's current last name maintained by the NSLDS and reported in the FAH/Alert files.

First Name

Displays the student's current first name maintained by the NSLDS and reported in the FAH/Alert files.

Date of Birth

Displays the student's current birth date maintained by the NSLDS and reported in the FAH/Alert files.

Inform Last Name

Displays the last name reported by the institution in the NSLDS Inform file or online. This information is returned to the school in the FAH/Alert file.

Inform First Name

Displays the first name reported by the institution in the NSLDS Inform file or online. This information is returned to the school in the FAH/Alert file.

Inform Date of Birth

Displays the date of birth reported by the institution in the NSLDS Inform file or online. This information is returned to the school in the FAH/Alert file.

Change Flags

Change Flags

These flags are only populated on Alert files and indicate where changes have been detected on the student's NSLDS record which may affect eligibility. Valid values are Y: Yes and N: No. These fields are blank for FAH files.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicGenerating NSLDS FAT Load Error Reports

Access the NSLDS FAT Load Error Report page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, NSLDS FAT Load Error Report).

Use this page to generate the NSLDS FAT Load Error Report. This report shows records from the staging tables that have a Load Status of Suspended or Error. Review the records on this report, and using the Suspense Management page, either attempt to get the record Loaded or set the record to Skipped.

This page has no run control options. Click the Run button to generate the report. The Process Scheduler runs the NSLDS FAT Load Errors query (FA921) and creates a report.

Note. Oracle also delivers the FA921A query that is a clone of the NSLDS FAT Load Error Report but includes School Code and Branch Code information. You must run this query directly through the PS Query component.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicGenerating NSLDS Alert File Reports

Access the NSLDS Alert File Report page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, NSLDS Alert File Report).

Use this run control page to generate the NSLDS Alert File report. NSLDS Alert files contain change flags that indicate recent changes detected on the student's NSLDS record that may affect eligibility. These changes must be reviewed before Federal funds can be disbursed to the student. Once the Alert files have been received and loaded into the application tables, run this report to capture all records needing review.

The contents of this report match the records displayed on the NSLDS Change Review page. Once the records have been reviewed and any necessary award adjustments made, mark them as Reviewed on the NSLDS Change Review page to remove them from being captured on this report again.

The run control options on this page are used by the report to know which Institution/Aid Year to pull award information from. Click the Run button to generate the report. The Process Scheduler runs the NSLDS FAT Load Errors query (FA924) and creates a report.

Note. Oracle also delivers the FA924A query that is a clone of the NSLDS Alert File Report but includes School Code and Branch Code information. You must run this query directly through the PS Query component.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUsing NSLDS Change Review

Access the NSLDS Change Review page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Review NSLDS Flagged Students, NSLDS Change Review page).

Use the NSLDS Change Review page to review Alert records that have been loaded into the application tables.

NSLDS Alert files contain change flags that indicate recent changes detected on the student's NSLDS record that may affect eligibility. These changes must be reviewed before Federal funds can be disbursed to the student. Once the Alert files have been received and loaded into the application tables, use this page to identify all records needing review. The contents of this page match the records captured on the NSLDS Alert File report. Once the records have been reviewed and any necessary award adjustments made, mark them as Reviewed on this page to remove them from displaying on this page again.

Reviewed

Select to indicate that you reviewed the changes to the student's NSLDS information and completed any adjustments to the student's current financial aid eligibility. Selecting this check box removes the record from this page the next time the page is accessed. Also, the record is removed from the NSLDS Alert File Report.

Queue Inst (queue instance)

Indicates when the record was loaded. The system generates a unique sequential queue instance number for each NSLDS Alert file loaded. A greater value indicates a more recently loaded file.

School Code

Displays the School Code value reported in the NSLDS file.

Branch Code

Displays the Branch Code value reported in the NSLDS file.

Change Flags

These indicate where changes have been detected on the student's NSLDS record which may affect eligibility. Valid values are Y: Yes and N: No.

Awards

Click this link to access the Award Summary and Award Term Summary pages.

Loans

Click this link to access the Origination Student Summary page.

NSLDS

Click this link to access the NSLDS Information page.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicProcessing NSLDS Alert File Information

The following steps describe how you can implement the NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring process using the applications provided. Each institution, however, should implement the process based on their specific business requirements.

To run the Transfer Student Monitoring process:

  1. Contact NSLDS to establish your transfer monitoring profile and elect to receive NSLDS Alert files in extract format.

  2. Use the NSLDS Request process to generate the NSLDS Inform file of the transfer students that you want monitored for eligibility changes. You can also request monitoring online at www.NSLDSFAP.ed.gov.

    Note. Institutions may want to assign a checklist, service indicator, or financial aid user edit message to ensure that disbursements are suspended until the monitoring process is completed.

  3. Receive an Alert file.

    a. Use the FA Inbound page to load the Alert file into the staging tables. Use the Review CPS/NSLDS Transactions page to confirm the file (Transaction ID: TRALRTOP) was successfully loaded.

    b. Use the Process NSLDS Files program to load the data from the staging tables into the application tables. View the loaded data in the NSLDS Inquiry component. Use the NSLDS Suspense Management page to review records that failed to load to the application tables.

    Note. Financial Aid User Edit Messages can be assigned by the Process NSLDS Files program which can be used to suspend the authorization and disbursement of funds for a specific term. See NSLDS Data Load Parameters.

  4. Review and resolve various load error messages.

    The Process NSLDS Files program uses the settings on the NSLDS Data Load Parameters page to load the incoming NSLDS data to a matching record within the database. Use the NSLDS FAT Load Erros report and NSLDS Suspense Management page to manage records that failed to load to the application tables.

  5. Review Alert file records for possible changes in financial aid eligibility.

NSLDS Alert files contain change flags that indicate recent changes detected on the student's NSLDS record that may affect eligibility. These changes must be reviewed before Federal funds can be disbursed to the student. Once the Alert files have been received and loaded into the application tables, use the NSLDS Alert File report and NSLDS Change Review page to identify all records needing review. Once the records have been reviewed and any necessary award adjustments made, mark them as Reviewed . If a checklist, service indicator, or financial aid user edit message was used to suspend disbursement of funds, update the appropriate statuses at this time.

See Also

Defining Basic Global Rules for Authorization

U.S. Department of Education's National Student Loan Data System, Transfer Student Monitoring/Financial Aid History Processes and Batch File Layouts (Usually published in October or November.)

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicReviewing NSLDS General Aggregate Information

Access the NSLDS Information page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Information).

If you choose to push aggregate totals to the aggregate aid tables for direct use by the Packaging and Awarding process, the subsidized and unsubsidized aggregate totals under the UGRD & GRAD Amounts section, Perkins principal balance, and Grad PLUS Outstanding Balance are pushed to the corresponding aggregate areas for this student.

Overpayment Information

Click this link to access NSLDS overpayment details The link appears when federal overpayment information exists.

Aggregate Data

Eff Date (effective date)

Displays the effective date of the loaded aggregate information. Aggregate data is the loan history. There can be a date for an ISIR and multiple sequences. You can view loans that are in default, discharged loans, or active bankruptcies.

NSLDS Txn Nbr (NSLDS transaction number)

Displays the transaction number of the NSLDS data from the NSLDS. As the student's financial aid history is updated by the NSLDS, the transaction number moves upward one increment. If new NSLDS information is received by a school that has a lower transaction number than the current data, the new information does not load. The system assumes that the current information is more recent.

NSLDS Transaction Source

Displays the source of the loaded NSLDS information. Values are: ISIR, Alert (NSLDS Transfer Alert file), and FA History.

Transaction

Process Date

Displays the process date for the transaction. If the data source is the ISIR, this date is the CPS process date of the ISIR. If the data source is the NSLDS FAT file, the date used is the NSLDS file process date.

Discharged

Indicates whether a student's defaulted loan has been discharged. The values for the field are Y (yes) or N (no).

Default

Displays whether the transaction is in default.

Actve Bankruptcy (active bankruptcy)

Displays whether the loan is part of an active bankruptcy proceeding.

Satisfactory Repayment (satisfactory repayment)

Indicates whether the loan has been repaid satisfactorily.

Fraud

Identifies a student having a fraud loan status on one or more loans or one or more fraud overpayment indicators.

TEACH Grant Loan Conv

Indicates whether a TEACH Grant has been converted to a loan on one or more grant records.

UGRD/GRAD

This section displays combined amounts for undergraduate and graduate loans.

Principal Balance

Displays FFELP/FDLP aggregate loan information in Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories.

Unallocated (for Principal Balance)

Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated outstanding principal balance.

Unallocated (for Total)

Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated total.

Pending Disbt (pending disbursement)

Displays undisbursed loan amounts for the Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories.

Undergraduate Amounts

This section displays amounts for undergraduate loans.

Award Year

Displays the Award Year used in the student's undergraduate loan limits determination.

Dependency

Displays the Dependency status used in the student's undergraduate loan limits determination.

Principal Balance

Displays FFELP/FDLP aggregate loan information in Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories.

Unallocated (for Principal Balance)

Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated outstanding principal balance.

Unallocated (for Total)

Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated total.

Pending Disbt (pending disbursement)

Displays undisbursed loan amounts for the Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories.

Graduate Amounts

This section displays amounts for graduate loans.

Award Year

Displays the Award Year used in the student's graduate loan limits determination.

Dependency

Displays the Dependency status used in the student's graduate loan limits determination.

Principal Balance

Displays FFELP/FDLP aggregate loan information in Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories.

Unallocated (for Principal Balance)

Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated outstanding principal balance.

Unallocated (for Total)

Displays the NSLDS unallocated consolidated total.

Pending Disbt (pending disbursement)

Displays undisbursed loan amounts for the Subsidized, UnSub (unsubsidized), Combined, and Consolidated categories.

Other

Perkins Principal Balance

Displays Perkins loans outstanding principal balance.

PLUS Outstanding Balance

Displays the aggregate loan outstanding principal balance amount for all PLUS loans where the borrower is the PLUS holder.

Grad PLUS Outstanding Balance

Identifies a student having a fraud loan status on one or more loans or one or more fraud overpayment indicators.

Consolidation Outstanding Balance

Displays the outstanding principal balance for all FFELP consolidation loans.

TEACH Loan Principal Balance

Displays the outstanding principal balance for TEACH unsubsidized loan type (D8).

Perkins Current Year Loan Amount

Displays the total Perkins loan disbursements for the award year (July-June).

PLUS Total

Displays the aggregate loan total amount for all PLUS loans where the borrower is the PLUS holder.

Grad PLUS Total

Displays the total loan amount of graduate PLUS loans borrowed by the student.

Consolidation Total

Displays the total of all FFELP consolidation loans.

TEACH Loan Total

Displays the total of Aggregate TEACH unsubsidized loan outstanding principal balance.

Viewing NSLDS Overpayment Information

Access the NSLDS Overpayment Information page (click the Overpayment Information link on the NSLDS Information page).

The system displays any overpayments for the following:

The values for overpayment are:

The Pymnt Contct (payment contact) fields refer to the contact agency for the overpayment. The federal ID appears if an overpayment is present.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicViewing Details of NSLDS Aggregate Data

Access the NSLDS Detail page (click the Detail link on the NSLDS Information page).

The system displays NSLDS change flags, loan limit flags, MPN flags, and NSLDS Alert file flags:

Viewing NSLDS Loan Details

Access the NSLDS Loan Detail page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Loan Detail).

The system displays the student's name and ID, SSN, NSLDS DOB, Last Updated, Last Effseq, Eff Date (effective date), Seq (sequence), NSLDS Txn Nbr (NSLDS transaction number), and NSLDS Txn Src (NSLDS transaction source).

Loan Detail

In the Loan Detail group box, the system displays NSLDS Ln Seq (NSLDS loan sequence), Loan Year, NSLDS Contact, NSLDS Type, Contact Type, NSLDS Status, Stat EFFDT (status effective date), Guarantor, and NSLDS Ln TypCd (NSLDS loan type code). The system displays Prin Bal (principal balance), Net Disb (net disbursed), Balance Dt (balance date), Loan Start and Loan End, Orig Schl (original school), and Grade Level.

Award ID

Displays the Award ID provided by COD. The Award ID identifies the TEACH loan (D8 Loan Type Code) that was converted from a grant.

Grade Level

Displays NSLDS grade level for the student in this loan year.

Perkins Cancellation Type

Indicates the cancellation status of the Perkins loan. Values are:

DT: Defense Teacher

PB: Perkins Bankruptcy

PD: Perkins Death

PE: Perkins Early Intervention

PI: Perkins Disability

PL: Perkins Law Enforcement

PM: Perkins Military Service

PN: Perkins Nurse/Medical Technician

PS: Perkins Subject Matter Area

PT: Perkins Teacher Service

PV: Perkins Volunteer

N/A: Not Applicable

Guarantee/Approved Amount

Displays approved amount for the loan.

Guarantee/Approved Date

Displays date of the loan approval.

Subsidized Aggregate Amount

Displays FFEL consolidation loan subsidized aggregate amount, the amount included in the subsidized aggregate calculation. The system populates this value only if the loan type is CL.

Unsubsidized Aggregate Amt

Displays FFEL consolidation loan unsubsidized aggregate amount, the amount included in the unsubsidized aggregate calculation. The system populates this value only if the loan type is CL.

Combo Aggregate Amount

Displays FFEL consolidation loan combined aggregate amount, the amount included in the combined aggregate calculation, which can include HEAL. The system populates this value only if the loan type is CL.

Unallocated Aggregate Amt

Displays FFEL consolidation loan unallocated aggregate amount, the amount that could not be determined to be subsidized, unsubsidized, or Perkins. The system populates this value only if the loan type is CL.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicViewing NSLDS Pell Information

Access the NSLDS Pell page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Pell).

NSLDS Pell Information

Lifetime Eligibility Used

Displays the Lifetime Eligibility Used for Pell grant recipients which is the sum of all Pell Eligibility Used for all award years beginning with the 2008-2009 Award Year

 

NSLDS EFC(NSLDS Pell expected family contribution)

Displays the EFC used when the particular Pell Award was paid.

 

NSLDS Pell Verf (NSLDS Pell verification)

Displays the Verification status of the EFC.

Pell Change Flag

Displays Y if there has been a change in the student's Pell eligibility.

Pell Payment Period Limit

Displays the payment period limit for Pell grants.

Post 9/11 Dependent

Displays Y if the student was a dependent of a post 9/11 deceased veteran.

Additional Elig Indicator (Additional Eligibility Indicator)

Displays Y if the student is eligible for two Pell grants in an award year.

First Time Pell Indicator

Displays Y if the Pell award is the student's first actual Pell disbursement.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicViewing NSLDS ACG Grant Details

Access the NSLDS ACG page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS ACG).

Sequence

Displays the sequential key value assigned by the NSLDS load process.

Transaction Nbr (transaction number)

Displays the transaction number on the SAR or ISIR for the payment accepted by the school.

Last Update

Displays the last reported update to the grant record maintained by NSLDS.

School Code

Displays an 8-digit ED OPE code used to identify the school and branch attended by the student with the grant. The last two digits are 00 if no branch code exists.

Academic Level

Indicates the student's grade level for ACG and SMART grants.

Award Amount

Displays the accepted origination amount.

Paid to Date

Displays the amount of the Federal Grant the school has disbursed to the student.

COD Sequence Code

Displays the identifying sequence number from the Award ID for ACG and SMART grants.

Eligibility Code

Indicates the eligibility payment code for the ACG grant.

Posted to COD

Displays the date that disbursement was posted to the COD system. The format is CCYYMMDD.

ACG Change

Indicates change to this Academic Competitiveness Grant record in the current transaction, either Y or N.

High School Prog (high school program code)

Indicates the high school program code for the ACG grant.

Award ID

Displays the award ID provided by COD, which consists of:

  • SSN (9 characters)

  • Award Type (ACG = A)

  • Award Year (2 characters)

  • Pell School ID (6 characters)

  • Award Sequence Number (3 characters)

Percent Elig School Award (percent eligible school award)

Indicates the Total Percent Eligibility Used by Academic Year Level field from the NSLDS batch file layout.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicViewing NSLDS NSG Grant Details

Access the NSLDS NSG page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS NSG).

The fields on the NSLDS NSG page are the same as the fields on the NSLDS ACG page with the following exceptions:

Instructional Program Code

Indicates a student's major course of study; the CIP-designated (Classification of Instructional Programs designated) code for SMART grants.

NSG Change

Indicates change to this NSG record in the current transaction, either Y or N.

Award ID

Displays the Award ID provided by COD, which consists of:

  • SSN (9 characters)

  • Award Type (NSG = T)

  • Award Year (2 characters)

  • Pell School ID (6 characters)

  • Award Sequence Number (3 characters)

Percent Elig School Award (percent eligible school award)

Indicates the Total Percent Eligibility Used by Academic Year Level field from the NSLDS batch file layout.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicViewing NSLDS TEACH Grant Details

Access the NSLDS TEACH page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS TEACH).

Aggregate Data

The fields on the NSLDS TEACH page are the same as the fields on the NSLDS ACG page with the following exceptions:

UGRD Disbursement Amt (undergraduate disbursement amount)

Displays the Aggregate Undergraduate/Post Baccalaureate TEACH grand disbursed amounts for the undergraduate academic levels.

GRAD Disbursement Amt (graduate disbursement amount)

Displays the Aggregate Undergraduate/Post Baccalaureate TEACH grand disbursed amounts for the graduate academic levels.

UGRD Percent Elig Used (undergraduate percent eligibility used)

Displays the TEACH grant awarded percent used by Undergraduate/Post Baccalaureate Academic Levels.

GRAD Percent Elig Used (graduate percent eligibility used)

Displays the TEACH grant awarded percent used by Graduate Academic Levels.

UGRD Remaining Amt (undergraduate remaining amount)

Displays the remaining eligible amount used by Undergraduate/Post Baccalaureate Academic Levels. Displays N/A if no applicable grant exists.

GRAD Remaining Amt (undergraduate remaining amount)

Displays the remaining eligible amount by Graduate Academic Levels. Displays N/A if no applicable grant exists.

Teach Grant Information

Loan Conversion

Displays Y if TEACH Grant was converted to a loan and N if it has not been converted.

Loan Conversion Date

Displays the date the TEACH grant was converted to a loan. Displays N/A if grant was not converted.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicViewing NSLDS Additional Information

Access the NSLDS Additional Information page (Financial Aid, Awards, View NSLDS Loan Data, NSLDS Additional Information).

The system displays the student's name, ID, SSN, NSLDS DOB, Last Updated, Eff Date (effective date), Last Effseq, (last effective sequence), Seq, (sequence), NSLDS Txn Nbr, (NSLDS transaction number), and NSLDS Txn Src (NSLDS transaction source).

NSLDS Overpayment Information

NSLDS Overpayment Seq (NSLDS overpayment sequence)

Displays the sequential order (1, 2, 3) in which the ISIR loads.

Overpayment Type

Displays the type of aid, such as Pell, Perkins, or SEOG, that was overpaid.

Overpayment Indicator

Overpayment indicator refers to the overpayment. Values are:

N: No

Y: Yes

S: Satisfactory Arrangement.

NSLDS Contact

Displays the agency school, servicer, or lender to contact for this loan.

NSLDS Name History

The system displays Nm Hist Seq (name history sequence), F Name Hist (first name history), MI Hist (middle initial history), and L Name Hist (last name history).

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicUsing the NSLDS Data Push Process

This section describes using the NSLDS Data Push Process

Understanding the NSLDS Data Push Process

To use NSLDS data in the Awarding and Packaging processes, you must ensure that the Packaging Processes are setup to use NSLDS as an aggregate source, load NSLDS Data via ISIR Load, FAH request, or TSM request, and push NSLDS data into aggregate aid tables used by the Packaging processes.

This section describes the NSLDS Data Push process.

When you run the NSLDS Data Push process, the following updates happen:

Note. Because the NSLDS Data Push process evaluates the most recent NSLDS data regardless of source (ISIR, FAH, or TSM), the NSLDS data that is pushed may not include the complete lifetime amounts used. For example, if the most recent NSLDS data is from an ISIR, the ISIR only includes up to three transaction sequences of data for each grant and loan type. The ISIR record does provide flags and indicators if there are more than 3 transactions. Check the NSLDS Financial Aid Professionals web site for additional information.

See Understanding Aggregate Aid.

Pushing NSLDS Data

Access the NSLDS Data Push page (Financial Aid, File Management, NSLDS, Update Aggregates with NSLDS, NSLDS Data Push).

Use this page to push NSLDS totals into the Packaging aggregate aid tables.

Institution

Enter the Institution Code for the institution for which you want NSLDS data pushed.

Note. You can identify multiple institutions in this run control.

Report Parameters

Refresh NSLDS Data: Always overwrites the existing NSLDS Total present for the Aid Year defined above.

Update NSLDS Data: Updates NSLDS Total only if NSLDS data is more current than present data for the aid year defined above.

Preserve Override: Update does not take place if the NSLDS Total amount has been overridden at the student level.

Population Selection

Select this check box to access population selection options. If not selected, the process attempts to process Student Overrides.

See Using the Population Selection Process.

Query Name

Select a PS Query that uses the SFA_NSLDS_BND bind record.

System Provided Queries:

  • QA_CS_CC_NSLDS_UPD1: Query based on NSLDS_GEN (NSLDS General Info record). Embedded field prompts on LAST_UPDATED – Last Updated From Date/LAST_UPDATED – Last Updated To Date.

  • QA_CS_CC_NSLDS_UPD2: Query based on NSLDS_GEN (NSLDS General Info record). Embedded field prompts on LAST_UPDATED – Last Updated From Date/LAST_UPDATED – Last Updated To Date and NSLDS_UPDT_SOURCE-NSLDS Transaction Source.

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  • QA_CS_CC_NSLDS_UPD_DAY_BEFORE: Query based on NSLDS_GEN (NSLDS General Info record).

    Use this SQL to schedule the independent NSLDS Aggregate Push on a daily basis. This query identifies students whose Last Updated NSLDS record has changed since one day ago.

    SELECT DISTINCT B.EMPLID, B.NAME FROM PS_SFA_NSLDS_BND B, PS_NSLDS_GEN A WHERE ( B.EMPLID = A.EMPLID AND A.LAST_UPDATED >= ((TO_DATE(TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'YYYY-MM-DD'),'YYYY-MM-DD')) + (-1)) ) ORDER BY 1

    Example: If the system date = 20111129, then query selects EMPLIDs whose NSLDS_GEN.LAST_UPDATED value is either 20111128 or 20111129.

  • QA_CS_CC_NSLDS_UPD_WEEK_BEFORE: Query based on NSLDS_GEN (NSLDS General Info record).

    Use this SQL schedule the independent NSLDS Aggregate Push on a weekly basis. This query is used to identify students whose Last Updated NSLDS record has changed within the last 7 calendar days.

    SELECT DISTINCT B.EMPLID, B.NAME FROM PS_SFA_NSLDS_BND B, PS_NSLDS_GEN A WHERE ( B.EMPLID = A.EMPLID AND A.LAST_UPDATED >= ((TO_DATE(TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'YYYY-MM-DD'),'YYYY-MM-DD')) + (-7)) ) ORDER BY 1

    Example: If the system date = 20111129, then query selects EMPLIDs whose NSLDS_GEN.LAST_UPDATED value is 20111122, 20111123, 20111124, 20111125, 20111126, 20111127, 20111128, or 20111129.

Student Override

Select this check box and populate the accompanying group box with student ID's to be evaluated. IDs can be combined with IDs identified with Population Selection.

Click to jump to parent topicViewing Application History

The oldest aid-year-specific pages are removed from the various menus and stored in the Financial Aid History menu. You can access pages and components for three years of processing.

This section discusses how to review application history.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPages Used to View Application History

Page Name

Definition Name

Navigation

Usage

Historical Application Information

FA_APP_HIST_TRNSFR

Financial Aid, Financial Aid History, View Archived Application Data, Historical Application Information

Access Federal EFC Summary, Institutional Application, Application Data Verification, Institutional EFC Summary, and ISIR History components and pages.

Federal EFC Summary

ISIR_FM_SUMRY

Click the Federal EFC Summary link on the Historical Application Information page.

View archived EFC summary data.

Institutional Application

INST_STUDENT_A, INST_STUDENT_01, INST_STUDENT_02, INST_STUDENT_03

Click the Institutional Application link on the Historical Application Information page.

View data on the following pages in the Maintain Institutional Application component: Student Data, Parent Data, Miscellaneous Data, and Computation Data.

Application Data Verification

VERIFICATION_INC

Click the Application Verification link on the Historical Application Information page.

View data on the following pages in the Application Data Verification History component: Income Verification, Household Information, Worksheet A, Worksheet B, and Consolidated Tax Forms.

Institutional EFC Summary

INST_INAS_SMRY_06

Click the Institutional EFC Summary link on the Historical Application Information page.

View data for aid year.

RTIV Worksheet

STDNT_RTRN_TIV_WK1

Click the View RTIV Worksheet link on the Historical Application Information page. Then select the Return of Funds Worksheet page.

View the RTIV worksheet for the selected student and aid year.

Post Withdrawal Disb Tracking

TIV_PWD_TRACKING

Click the View RTIV PW Disbursement link on the Historical Application Information page.

View RTIV Post Withdrawal Disbursement information such as status (pending or complete) and disbursement dates.

Return of TIV Summary

RTRN_TIV_STU_TRACK

Click the View RTIV Return Summary link on the Historical Application Information page.

View RTIV summary information for students who have Complete or Pending status. The calculation period, amount due from school, and amount due from student is shown.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicReviewing Application History

Access the Historical Application Information page (Financial Aid, Financial Aid History, View Archived Application Data, Historical Application Information).

Click any link to view the detailed information for the selected student and aid year.

Source

FT CSL: full-time Canada student loan

Inst App: institutional application

PT CSL: part-time Canada student loan

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