Correcting ISIRs

Use the ISIR Data Corrections component to review and correct FAFSA application information loaded from the ISIR. All ISIR field modifications are maintained in the ISIR correction audits component.

Note: This topic discusses ISIR corrections for the 2024-2025 and future Aid Years.

This section provides an overview for processing ISIR corrections and discusses how to:

Use the ISIR correction component.
Review FAFSA student information.
Review FAFSA parent information
Correct assumptions and school code information.
View SAI status and database matches.

When a corrected ISIR loads, a new effective-dated row is inserted into the ISIR Data Corrections component. The current date is the effective date; not the CPS/FPS transaction process date.

The federal database match information on the ISIR updates in the packaging status summary, database match page. You cannot alter the database match field. Override fields on this page reflect an institutional override of the database match results.

NSLDS information loads if the NSLDS information on the ISIR is more recent than the current loaded NSLDS information, based on the NSLDS transaction number.

Two data load options allow you to:

Suspend the ISIR if the primary SAI on the ISIR does not match the primary SAI displayed in the ISIR Data Corrections component.
Control the Federal Methodology Need Analysis Calculator (FM NAC) process for corrected ISIRs.

This section discusses the ISIR correction load logic.

Note: The system loads only corrected ISIRs submitted by your school. Corrections made by another institution, those initiated by the student, or initiated by CPS/FPS do not process and must be resolved individually in the ISIR Suspense Management page.

The FAPSAR00 process performs the following steps to process corrected ISIRs:

For 2023-2024 and prior Aid Years, the system compares the Original SSN and Name code from the ISIR against all loaded ISIRs to determine whether the ISIR is loaded.

For 2024-2025 and future Aid Years, the system compares the SSN from the ISIR against all loaded ISIRs to determine whether the ISIR is loaded.

If no match is found, the ISIR suspends with a suspend reason of Student Not Found.

If a previously loaded ISIR is found, the next check is performed.

The system verifies that the ISIR was corrected by the school by checking either the ISIR ETI or the appropriate Multi-School flag fields.

If a previously loaded ISIR exists for the student, the correction ISIR is loaded and assigned a load status of Change Processed.

If the system determines that the corrected ISIR was not initiated by the school, two options are available: Suspend Non-School Initiated ISIRs and Process Non-School Initiated ISIRs as new Application ISIRs.
Optionally, you can compare the primary SAI on the ISIR with the primary SAI on the ISIR Data Corrections component.

If they do not match, the ISIR suspends with a suspend reason of Calc Mismatch.

If the SAIs match, the ISIR loads and calls a final optional feature.

If no previously loaded ISIR exists with which to make the comparison, the load process handles the corrected ISIR as a new application ISIR.

If you do not select the option to compare SAIs, the ISIR loads and calls a final optional feature
You can determine whether a new FM NAC calculation is performed after the ISIR loads.

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Student Information	ISIR_PIA_CS1	Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR Records > Student Information	Correct information on the FAFSA Student information page.
Spouse Information	ISIR_PIA_CS2	Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR Records > Spouse Information	Correct information on the FAFSA Student Spouse information page.
Parent Information	ISIR_PIA_CS3	Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR Records > Parent Information	Correct information on the FAFSA Parent information page.
Parent Spouse/Partner	ISIR_PIA_CS4	Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR Records > Parent Spouse/Partner	Correct information on the FAFSA Parent Spouse/Partner information page.
Transaction Detail	ISIR_PIA_CS5	Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR Records > Transaction Detail	Correct information on the FAFSA Transaction Detail page.
SAI and Flags (student aid index and flags)	ISIR_PIA_CS6	Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR Records > SAI and Flags	View information on the SAI and Flags page.
Address Use	ISIR_ADR_MNT_SEC	Click the Student Address link on the Student Information page.	View the student's Campus Community address used for the ISIR Correction file. Your ISIR Address Usage parameters and the Owning School Code determine the address, which you can override.
Original ISIR Address	ISIR_ORG_ADR1_SEC	Click the ISIR Address link on the Student Information page.	View address information for the student reported on the current ISIR.
Federal Extension	INAS_FED_EXTnn_SEC	Click the FM link on any tab in the Correct ISIR records component.	Override EFC local policy options.
Federal Extension EFC Override	INAS_FEDEX_sai_SEC	Click the Override Federal EFC link on the Federal Extension page.	Override EFC components for academic and non-standard award periods. Note: This page is only used for 2023-2024 and prior Aid Years.
INAS Institutional Extension 1	INAS_PROF_EXT1_Snn	Click the IM link on any tab in the Correct ISIR records component or any tab in the Institutional Application, Maintain Application 20nn-20nn component.	Override INAS local policy options or institutional calculations on a student-by-student basis.
Institutional Budget Durations	INAS_PRFEX_DUR_SEC	Click the Budget Durations link on the INAS Institutional Extension 1 page.	Override INAS local policy options for institutional academic and non-standard budget duration.
Institutional EFC Override	INAS_PROF_EFC_SEC	Click the Override Institutional EFC link on the INAS Institutional Extension 1 page.	Override INAS local policy options for institutional academic and non-standard budget duration.

This section discusses how to use the ISIR correction component.

Correcting ISIR Data

The system stores and displays each loaded ISIR in a separate effective-dated row that can't be modified. To correct an ISIR record, insert a new effective-dated row in the component.

Numeric Fields That Support a Blank, Non-Zero Value

Several numeric fields on the ISIR Data Corrections pages support a blank, non-zero value so that the FM NAS calculation can be used to determine a usable value for the field. These values also appear blank if reported blank on the ISIR rather than appear as zero. The fields include these for all four contributor roles (student, student spouse, parent, parent spouse):

Income Earned from Work
Tax Exempt Interest Income
Untaxed Portions of IRA Distributions
Pension Rollover
AGI
Income Tax Paid
Earned Income Tax Credit Received During Tax Year?
Deductible Payments to IRA, Keogh, Other
Education Credits
Schedule C amount
Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

Field Descriptions for ISIR Corrections

For ISIR Field descriptions for these pages, please see the FAFSA Specifications Guide Volume 4 on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Federal Student Aid Knowledge Center website.

Access the Student Information page (Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR records > Student Information).

On this page, you find four tabs for each of the four potential contributors to the FAFSA application:

Student
Student Spouse
Parent
Parent Spouse/Partner

The four contributor tabs display many of the same fields for each potential contributor. Student identifying information and information regarding the ISIR transaction including Correction Status, Student Aid Index (SAI), and Dependency Status are common across these four tabs. Other information includes some common fields but with data individual to each contributor. Some contributor tabs have more information displayed than others with the Student tab displaying many fields unique to the student.

Note: When you open an uncorrected ISIR, an Add (+) button is available. Click this button to insert a new row to make corrections.

Field or Control	Description
Correction Status	Set the value to Send when the ISIR is ready to be sent to the CPS/FPS to request a corrected ISIR. Values include: Accepted, Don't Send, Pending, Rejected, Send, and Sent.
Effective Date	The date the correction status was last modified.
SAI Status	The status displays as: Official, Provisional Independent, Rejected. or Unofficial.

Federal Tax Information (FTI) Consent

Each contributor tab has information about the contributor's consent to allow the Internal Revenue Service to provide to the contributor's Federal Tax Information (FTI) to ED for the purposes of processing the FAFSA.

CS Bio/Demo Data (Student Contributor only)

CS Bio/Demo Data is the information stored in the Campus Solutions (CS) Campus Community bio-demographic records and might differ from the information listed as ISIR Bio/Demo Data. To update actual information to match ISIR information, use the Campus Community bio-demographic data components.

Use the checkboxes to send the appropriate fields to CPS/FPS for correction. When a corrected ISIR is requested, the system sends the selected fields to the CPS/FPS.

Field or Control	Description
Correct Telephone	The field displays the active telephone number based on the phone usage setting on the Process Demo Setup page. If selected, the system displays the Ovrd check box. Select the Ovrd check box to override the telephone number to be sent to the CPS/FPS. From the list of options, select the student's active phone type to be sent to the CPS/FPS. The system then displays the alternate telephone number.
Correct Email	The field displays the active email address based on the Email usage setting on the Process Demo Setup page. If selected, the system displays the Ovrd check box. Select the Ovrd check box to override the email address to be sent to the CPS/FPS. From the list of options, select the student's active email type to be sent to the CPS/FPS. The system then displays the alternate email address.
Student Address	Click this link to view the student's active address in CS Campus Community.

ISIR Bio/Demo Data (All Contributors)

Use this section to view and correct bio-demographic information reported on the ISIR record:

For the Student, this is labeled ISIR Bio/Demo Data.
For the Student Spouse, this is labeled Student Spouse Bio/Demo.
For the Parent, this is labeled Parent Bio/Demo.
For the Parent Spouse/Partner, this is labeled Parent Sps/Ptr Bio/Demo.

For the Student, click the ISIR Address to view the original ISIR address.

For the Student Spouse, Parent, or Parent Spouse, click the Spouse Address, Parent Address, or Parent Spouse/Partner Address, respectively, to view the original ISIR address.

Student Demographic Info (Student Contributor Only)

Use this section to view and correct additional student demographic information.

Non–Financial Information (Student and Parent Contributors Only)

Use this section to view and correct student’s or parent's answers to marital status, grade level, bachelor’s degree, teacher certification, questions used to determine dependency status, and number of people in the family and in college.

Student Circumstances (Student Contributor Only)

Use this section to view and correct the student's self reported circumstances.

Fed Benefits Received (Student and Parent Contributors Only)

Use this section to view and correct the student or parent's received Federal benefits.

Tax Form Filed (All Contributors)

Use this section to view and correct information about a contributor's Federal income tax form.

Financial Information (All Contributors)

Use this section to view a contributor's FTI and view and correct other financial information (Non-FTI).

Access the Assumptions\School Codes page (Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR records > Transaction Detail).

Transaction Indicators

Field or Control	Description
Dependency Override Indicator	Select a value to override the student's Federal dependency status.
Professional Judgment	Select a value to identify a transaction that was created with an adjusted SAI based on a professional judgment.
CFH Indicator (children of fallen heroes indicator)	Select a value to indicate a student's eligibility for a Children of Fall Heroes (CFH) Scholarship. Once the applicant is identified as eligible for the CFH Scholarship, this flag remains set to Eligible for CFH and carries forward on subsequent transactions and subsequent years. This indicator can be set or removed in the FAFSA Partner Portal.
IASG Indicator (Iraq Afghanistan service grant indicator)	Select a value to indicate a student's eligibility for an Iraq Afghanistan Service Grant (IASG).The Iraq Afghanistan Service Grant Indicator identifies if an applicant meets the eligibility criteria for this grant program. This indicator can be set or removed in the FAFSA Partner Portal.

Access the EFC\DB Matches\Corr page (Financial Aid > Federal Application Data > Correct ISIR records > SAI and Flags).

FPS Information

These fields display intermediate values derived from federal methodology used to calculate the expected family contribution:

Parent Total Income
Student Total Income FISAP
Total Income
Parent Contribution
Student Contribution Income
Student Contribution Assets
Parent Available Income
Student Available Income
Parent Income Protection Allowance
Student Income Protection Allowance
Parent Employment Expense Allowance
Student Employment Expense Allowance
Parent Net Worth
Student Net Worth
Assumed Parent Family Size
Assumed Student Family Size

Match Flags

The database match flags on the ISIR show codes that are the result of CPS/FPS matching information entered on the FAFSA application with federal databases. The flags on a student’s ISIR can impact their eligibility for federal student aid. The annual SAR Comment Codes and Text guides, available on ED's Federal Student Aid Knowledge Center, including guidance on the meaning of these flags and resolution steps.

Corrected/Verified Fields

The system displays the Correction Source for the data, the ISIR Field Nbr (ISIR field number), and the associated Code. The Code indicates whether the field was corrected on this ISIR transaction or a previous ISIR transaction.