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Reviewing Equation Examples

This section contains examples of equations. It details three equations that are used to create loan validation edits for financial aid. These equations are delivered with the system as part of the Loan Validation process. This section discusses these equations:

Sample Packaging Selection Equation resulting in a ASSIGN GLOBAL A_SELECT = True or False result. This equation provides an answer to the question Is a student an undergraduate? (FAPDUGRADS, Verify Student is an Undergrad):

Line Number

Equation Keyword

Operand Type

Operand

Comment

1

IF

      

2

  

Global

ACAD_CAREER

  

3

=

      

4

  

String

UGRAD

  

5

THEN

      

6

ASSIGN

Global

A_SELECT

  

7

  

String

T

  

8

END ASSIGN

      

9

ELSE

      

10

ASSIGN

Global

A_SELECT

  

11

  

String

F

  

12

END ASSIGN

      

13

END IF

      

Sample Packaging Calculation Equation resulting in a ASSIGN GLOBAL A_AMOUNT = numeric value result. This equation provides an amount Set the award amount for an early admission student (FAPDEARLYADM, Set early admission amount):

Line Number

Equation Keyword

Operand Type

Operand

Comment

1

SKIP

      

2

IF

      

3

NOT

      

4

EXISTS

Global

FOUND_FAN_ISIR_STD_VW

  

5

THEN

      

6

FIND FIRST

Global

FOUND_FAN_ISIR_STD_VW

  

7

  

Table

FAN_ISIR_STD_VW

  

8

  

Global EQ

EMPLID

  

9

  

Global EQ

INSTITUTION

  

10

  

Global EQ

AID_YEAR

  

11

END FIND

      

12

END IF

      

13

IF

      

14

  

Table

FAN_ISIR_STD_VW

  

15

  

Field

EARLY_ADMISSION

  

16

=

      

17

  

Value

1

  

18

THEN

      

19

ASSIGN

Global

A_AMOUNT

  

20

  

Number

2500.00000

  

21

END ASSIGN

      

22

ELSE

      

23

ASSIGN

Global

A_AMOUNT

  

24

  

Number

1250.00000

  

25

END ASSIGN

      

26

END IF

      

This equation provides an answer to the question Is a student enrolled (U_FA_LOAD, Verify Student is Enrolled):

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Equation Keyword

Operand Type

Operand

Comment

1

IF

      

2

  

Table

STDNT_AID_ATRBT

  

3

  

Field

AID_APP_STATUS

  

4

< >

      

5

  

Prompted Value

C

C = Cancelled

6

THEN

      

7

IF

      

8

  

Table

U_FA_TERM_VW

  

9

  

Field

TERM_SRC

  

10

< >

      

11

  

Prompted Value

T

T = Term

12

THEN

      

13

ASSIGN

Global Variable

RESULT

  

14

  

String

FAILED

  

15

END ASSIGN

      

16

ASSIGN

Global Variable

HR_MSG_SET_NBR

  

17

  

String

21100

  

18

END ASSIGN

      

19

ASSIGN

Global Variable

HR_MSG_NBR

  

20

  

String

00005

  

21

END ASSIGN

      

22

ELSE

      

23

IF

      

24

  

Table

U_FA_TERM_VW

  

25

  

Field

FA_LOAD

  

26

=

      

27

  

Prompted Value

F

F = Full Time

28

OR

      

29

  

Table

U_FA_TERM_VW

  

30

  

Field

FA_LOAD

  

31

=

      

32

  

Prompted Value

H

H = Half Time

33

OR

      

34

  

Table

U_FA_TERM_VW

  

35

  

Field

FA_LOAD

  

36

=

      

37

  

Prompted Value

T

T = Three Quarters

38

THEN

      

39

ASSIGN

Global Value

RESULT

  

40

  

String

PASS

  

41

END ASSIGN

      

42

ELSE

      

43

ASSIGN

Global Value

RESULT

  

44

  

String

FAILED

  

45

END ASSIGN

      

46

ASSIGN

Global Variable

HR_MSG_SET_NBR

  

47

  

String

21100

  

48

END ASSIGN

      

49

ASSIGN

Global Variable

HR_MSG_NBR

  

50

  

String

00004

  

51

END ASSIGN

      

52

END IF

      

53

END IF

      

54

ELSE

      

55

ASSIGN

Global Variable

RESULT

  

56

  

String

FAILED

  

57

END ASSIGN

      

58

ASSIGN

Global Variable

HR_MSG_SET_NBR

  

59

  

String

FAILED

  

60

END ASSIGN

      

61

ASSIGN

Global Variable

HR_MSG_NBR

  

62

  

String

00003

  

63

END ASSIGN

      

64

END IF