How the System Attaches an Application to a Defined Transaction

Applications typically vary among institutions and academic careers. Use the Appl Config page in the Application Configuration component to map an institution and career to a transaction. The system uses this mapping to identify which transaction definition to use when it receives an application through AAWS. For example, suppose you have defined two transactions: UG Transaction for undergraduate applications and Grad Transaction for graduate applications. When an applicant submits an undergraduate application, the system looks at the Appl Config page settings to determine that it needs to use the UG Transaction.

For offline transactions, you must enter the transaction code as a default value for the file mapping definition (Campus Community File Parser setup). The system uses this mapping to identify which transaction definition to use when it receives an application through the File Parser.