18Client Message Element

Allows student-specific information to be transmitted with the Student Academic and Financial Information (SAFI) data.

Required Element? No

Can Repeat? No

Field: Message Description

Description: High level description of the message

Impact on Financial Aid Processing: Reported in resulting Financial Packaging Output (FPO) and can be used when requesting web-service to see what triggered the SAFI and package, or any other associated data customer wants to send.

Example Data Type Required XML Schema Validation Accessible via Configuration? Display Locations
SIS Trigger String No No No Not viewable from UI

Field: Message

Description: Client message

Impact on Financial Aid Processing: Reported in resulting FPO and can be used when requesting web-service to see what triggered the SAFI and package, or any other associated data customer wants to send.

Example Data Type Required XML Schema Validation Accessible via Configuration? Display Locations
Course Change String Yes No No Not viewable from UI

Field: Accounting Updates Indicator

Description: Defines if the update is coming from the accounting department

Impact on Financial Aid Processing: If credit balance calculation results in $0, it will be saved and displayed on UI to show it was calculated if this indicator is true.

Example Data Type Required XML Schema Validation Accessible via Configuration? Display Locations
True Boolean No
  • True
  • False
No
  • Credit Balance