Support for April 24/25 ISIR Update

The Department of Education published an updated Volume 4 - ISIR guide and Volume 5 - Edits and Rejects guide on April 3rd, 2024. Due to a number of changes to ISIR fields and Reject Codes, 24/25 ISIR and NSLDS updates were required.

  • ISIR Record Layout Updates:
    • Updated valid content for NSLDS SAI (1-3), fields 645, 657, and 669 to add value N/A
    • Updated valid content for the following fields: NSLDS TEACH Grant Discharge Amount (1-3), fields 690, 704, and 718 to add value N/A
    • Updated valid content for the following fields: NSLDS TEACH Grant Adjusted Disbursement (1-3), fields 691, 705, and 719 to add value N/A
    • Updated valid content for NSLDS Loan Current Status Date (1-6), fields 727, 750, 773, 796, 819, and 842 to add value N/A
  • ISIR Corrections:
    • Updated EDE #092, High School Name, to revise the field length from 50 bytes to 60 bytes
  • Reject Codes:
    • Code D updated to change the associated comment code to 59
    • Code 6 updated to remove the prior associated comment code 10
    • Code 9 updated to change the start comment code to 35 from 34
    • Code 31 updated to change the associated comment code from 27 to 57 
    • Code 34 updated to add associated comment code 301
    • Updated reject code reasons for codes 32 and 33
  • NSLDS Update:
    • Due to the added N/A ISIR values for NSLDS fields, NSLDS requests were not triggering in SFA when ISIRs were received with these values.
      • Once this feature is delivered, SFA will automatically request FAH and TSM files for any currently impacted students.
  • Baseline Configuration Updates:
    • ISIR_REJECT_TO_C_CODES workbook:
      • C_Code_Number_for_Rejects Updates:
        • Reject Code D - Updated comment code 179 to 59
        • Reject Code 31 - Update comment code 27 to 57
        • Reject Code 6 - Removed comment code 10
        • Reject Code 9 - Removed comment code 34
        • Reject Code 34 - Add comment code 301 
    • ISIR_C_CODES workbook:
      • Comment code 57:
        • Updated the Additional_Notification_Message to the following:
          • According to the Social Security Administrations (SSA) records, the Social Security number (SSN) reported for your parent on your FAFSA form belongs to a deceased person.
        •  Updated the Auto_Code_Clearing_Logic to the following:
          • isir/ccodes/2018/042/AutoCodeClearing.groovy
      • Comment code 301:
        • Updated the Additional_Notification_Message to the following: 
          • Important income or tax information for your parent is missing from your form. Your parent must log in to StudentAid.gov, select your FAFSA form from their Dashboard, and select Make a Correction to update their information.
        •  Updated the Auto_Code_Clearing_Logic to the following:
          • isir/ccodes/2018/042/AutoCodeClearing.groovy

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Student Financial Aid

  • Download 24B baseline configuration and review changes to the ISIR_REJECT_TO_C_CODES and ISIR_C_CODES workbooks.
  • Make and updates to your configuration and load into your testing environment.
  • Test to ensure the changes are working as expected.
  • Upload your tested configuration to your Production environment.

Tips And Considerations

  • Until this feature is delivered, the reject codes being updated will display the incorrect text within the ISIR Codes tab in SFA Admin.
  • Once this feature is delivered, any 24/25 ISIRs loaded prior that display the incorrect reject code text will not be updated to the new text. This fix will only address ISIRs loaded after delivery.  
  • There is no current workaround for sending FAH/TSM files for students who receive N/A's for the updated NSLDS ISIR fields until this story is delivered with the fix to re-trigger the NSLDS records for the affected population.

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