Setting Up Severity Levels for Pell Comment Codes

To set up severity levels for Pell comment codes, use the Pell Comment Code component (PELL_COMM_CD_TABLE).

This section discusses how to:

  • Define severity levels for Pell comment codes.

  • Copy Pell comment codes.

Pages Used to Define Severity Levels for Pell Comment Codes

Page Name Definition Name Navigation Usage

Pell Comment Code Table

PELL_COMM_CD_TABLE

Set Up SACR, and then Product Related, and then Financial Aid, and then Pell Grants, and then Pell Comment Code, and then Pell Comment Code Table

Define severity levels for Pell comment codes to indicate what action you want to system to take.

Copy Pell Comment Codes

PELL_COMM_CD_COPY

Click the Copy Pell Comment Code button on the Pell Comment Code Table page.

Copy Pell comment codes from one aid year to another.

Defining Severity Levels for Pell Comment Codes

Access the Pell Comment Code Table page (Set Up SACR, and then Product Related, and then Financial Aid, and then Pell Grants, and then Pell Comment Code, and then Pell Comment Code Table).

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Pell Comment Code Table page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Pell Comment Code Table page

This page defines the Pell Comment Codes from the Department of Education.

Field or Control Description

Pell Comment Codes

Lists the identification number assigned to a specific Pell comment.

Description

Describes the Pell comment code.

Severity Level

Select one of the following severity levels to indicate the action that you want the system to take.

0 - Ignore: The system disregards the message.

1 - Action Required: The institution's Pell processor is required to take action to resolve the issue.

Copy Pell Command Code

Click this button to access the Copy Pell Comment Codes page, where you can copy the setup data from one aid year to another.

Copying Pell Comment Codes

Access the Copy Pell Comment Codes page (click the Copy Pell Comment Code button on the Pell Comment Code Table page).

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Copy Pell Comment Codes page.

Copy Pell Comment Codes page

Select an aid year from the values in the Copy To group box.