Table of Contents

Overview .......................................................................................................1-1
Preface...................................................................................................................................................1-1
Header and Trailer Records...................................................................................................................1-2
Electronic FAFSA .................................................................................................................................1-2
Electronic Renewal FAFSA Requests...................................................................................................1-3
Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) ..................................................................................1-4
Electronic Corrections/Duplicate Requests...........................................................................................1-5
Handling Record Level Rejected Records ............................................................................................1-5
Handling Batch Level Rejected Records ..............................................................................................1-6
What’s New and Changed for 2002-2003.............................................................................................1-7
What’s Changed in the Record Layouts Since the NASFAA Version? .............................................1-10
Getting Help ........................................................................................................................................1-12

EDE Processing............................................................................................2-1
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................2-1
Electronic FAFSA .................................................................................................................................2-1
Electronic FAFSA Process..............................................................................................................2-2
Receiving the Completed FAFSA or Paper Renewal FAFSA ...................................................... 2-2
Entering the FAFSA Information .................................................................................................. 2-2
Formatting and Transmitting the Records ..................................................................................... 2-3
Receiving Processed Records ........................................................................................................ 2-3
Rejected FAFSA Records.............................................................................................................. 2-3
Electronic PIN Mailer Requests............................................................................................................2-5
Renewal PIN Mailer Process...........................................................................................................2-5
ISIR .......................................................................................................................................................2-6
NSLDS Data....................................................................................................................................2-6
ISIR Receipt Process.......................................................................................................................2-6
ISIR Types................................................................................................................................. 2-6
Automatic ISIRs for Schools..................................................................................................... 2-7
Requested ISIRs ........................................................................................................................ 2-8
State Agency Options......................................................................................................................2-9
Automatic ISIRs for State Agencies ....................................................................................... 2-10
Federal Data Request Processing (FDR).......................................................................................2-10

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 Requesting a FDR Record....................................................................................................... 2-11
Requesting More than One FDR Record ................................................................................ 2-11
Response to an FDR Request .................................................................................................. 2-12
Rejected FDR Records ............................................................................................................ 2-12
Electronic Corrections ............................................................................................................................................................... 2-13
General Correction Entry Specifications.......................................................................................2-13
Creating a Correction Record........................................................................................................2-13
Detailed Data Entry Specifications ...............................................................................................2-15
Signed Numeric Fields Table........................................................................................................2-17
Making Signature Corrections ......................................................................................................2-19
Adding Your Federal School Code to Receive Electronic Data ...................................................2-20
Tips for Corrections ......................................................................................................................2-22
Requesting a Duplicate ISIR .........................................................................................................2-22
Response to a Correction/Duplicate Record .................................................................................2-24
Rejected Correction/Duplicate Records.................................................................................2-24
CPS Header and Trailer Records ........................................................................................................2-26

Record Layouts ............................................................................................3-1

Header Record Sent To/Received From The CPS ................................................................................3-2
Trailer Record Sent To/Received From The CPS.................................................................................3-5
EDE Batch Level Error Report Import Record Layout.........................................................................3-8
EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout ....................................................................3-11
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary ..........................................................................................3-13
Type 2 Individual PIN Mailer Request Export and PIN Error Import Record Layout.......................3-79
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout..................................................................................................3-82
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout........................................................................................3-85
Correction Export Record Layout .....................................................................................................3-102
Duplicate Request Export Record Layout.........................................................................................3-108
Signature Record Layout...................................................................................................................3-112
FDR Export Record Layout ..............................................................................................................3-114
FAFSA Express/Web Hold Information Record Layout ..................................................................3-117

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Processing Codes ........................................................................................4-1
Summary of Tables ...............................................................................................................................4-2
2002-2003 ISIR Cross-Reference ...................................................................................................4-2
E-mail Address Valid Content ........................................................................................................4-2
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each .....................................................................4-2
Batch Level Error Messages ...........................................................................................................4-2
Record Level Error Messages .........................................................................................................4-3
Assumption Overrides.....................................................................................................................4-3
Field Name and Position Cross-References ....................................................................................4-3
NSLDS Loan Program Codes .........................................................................................................4-3
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes ................................................................................................4-3
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes....................................................................................................4-4
Correction Data Entry Specifications..............................................................................................4-4
Message Classes..............................................................................................................................4-4
ISIR Comment Codes .....................................................................................................................4-4
2002-2003 ISIR Cross-Reference .........................................................................................................4-5
E-Mail Address Valid Content............................................................................................................4-47
Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each .........................................................................4-48
Batch Level Error Messages ...............................................................................................................4-50
Record Level Error Messages .............................................................................................................4-51
Assumption Overrides.........................................................................................................................4-53
Field Name and Position Cross-Reference..........................................................................................4-55
NSLDS Loan Program Codes .............................................................................................................4-66
NSLDS Loan Current Status Codes ....................................................................................................4-67
State/Country/Jurisdiction Codes........................................................................................................4-69
Correction Data Entry Specifications..................................................................................................4-70
Message Classes..................................................................................................................................4-81
ISIR Comment Codes..........................................................................................................................4-83

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Printing..........................................................................................................5-1
Printing ISIRs........................................................................................................................................5-1
Printing the ISIR..............................................................................................................................5-1
Printing Assumed Values ................................................................................................................5-2
Printing Intermediate EFC Values ..................................................................................................5-2
Printing Correction Flags ................................................................................................................5-2
Printing Highlight Flags ..................................................................................................................5-3
Rejected ISIRs.................................................................................................................................5-3
Comments .......................................................................................................................................5-4
Field Types......................................................................................................................................5-4
Other Field Notes ............................................................................................................................5-4
ISIR Fields Not Printed on the ISIR......................................................................................................5-5
ISIR Sample Output Document.............................................................................................................5-7

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