14Adjustment Element
Records changes to existing charges, like refunds or corrections.
Required Element? No
Can Repeat? Yes
Field: External Adjustment ID
Description: Unique value that represents the adjustment or the student/charge/adjustment instance
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: This field is used for display purposes only.
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
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| 123455 | String | Yes | No | Yes getExternalAdjustmentId() |
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Field: Type
Description: Represents the type of adjustment as defined by the institution
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: This field is used for display purposes only.
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
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| XYZ Adjustment Type | String | Yes | No | Yes getType() |
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Field: Description
Description: Represents the description of the adjustment as defined by the institution
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: This field is used for display purposes only.
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
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| Description of XYZ | String | No | No | Yes getDescription() |
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Field: Date
Description: Represents the date for which the adjustment was made
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: This field is used for display purposes only
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
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| 2025-01-01 | Date | Yes | No | Yes getDate() |
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Field: Amount
Description: Represents the amount of the adjustment that was made to the charge
If the charge has any adjustments that were made to it (add or drop adjustment), then we'd receive the net amount for the charge within the charge element, and if desired by the school, they could send the associated adjustment in the adjustment element.
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: Depending on Cost of Attendance (COA) configuration, this can be used to determine the in addition to the net charges.
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
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| 20.43 | Decimal | Yes | No | Yes getAmount() |
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Field: Status
Description: Represents the status of the adjustment- if the adjustment had already occurred or if it's planned to occur
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: This field is used for display purposes only.
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Enumeration (Enum) | Yes |
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Yes getStatus() |
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