Understanding External Applications from OUAC

Universities in Ontario, Canada use the Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC) throughout their undergraduate admissions process. The OUAC collects much of the undergraduate admissions data from various sources and electronically transmits the data to institutions in Ontario.

PeopleSoft developed the OUAC interface using EDI Manager. This tool enables you to load data that you receive electronically from OUAC into your PeopleSoft application. The system posts personal data, application data, academic history, and testing information to core tables in your database.

To process OUAC transactions, you run a pre-load process that prepares the OUAC file for EDI. Then you load the data from the OUAC file into staging tables in your application. While the data is in the staging tables you can view and edit the data. When you are ready, you post the data to tables in your application.

The OUAC defines the fields on these pages. Please refer to the OUAC Systems Manual for explanations of the individual fields on each page.