| PublicationDate: 8/2/99 Summary: Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update Author: PSS - Program Systems Service Posted on August 2, 1999 TO: ALL TITLE IV WAN DESTINATION POINTS FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1999 Message # 97 RE: Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update DATE: July 29, 1999 On August 1, 1999 Title IV WAN will send out the message class "MESSAGTB" to All users. EDconn32 will automatically request, download, and import this new message table with your next connection to the network. After the MESSAGTB file has been imported, the new message table will be used from that point onward. The new message table will include the following changes: Msg Cls: Descrp: Sender ID: Rec. Lngth: PGRA00OP DATA REQUEST ACK TG54880 100 Deletions: Msg Cls: Descrp: ESOA00OP STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT ESPS00OP STUDENT PAYMENT SUMMARY DATA PCOA00OP PROC PELL PMT DATA BATCH REPL PCOE00OP PELL PAYMENT BATCH ERRORS PCOL00OP PELL FAA LETTER PCON00OP PROCESSED PELL PAYMENT DATA PCOP00OP PELL POTENTIAL OVERAWARD DATA PCOW00OP PELL VERIFICATION W DATA PCOY00OP YTD PROCESSED PELL PMT DATA ESPR00IN PELL DATA REQUEST PREQ00IN PELL PAYMENT DATA The message table update will be transparent to you except for an Import Dialog Box, which will appear on your screen and display the progress of the import as the file is importing. It is very important that you do not click on the CANCEL button during the import procedure. If you cancel the automatic update, you will need to import the file manually. USING MULTIPLE PC's: If you have performed a network install of EDconn32, with numerous workstations, the new message table will copy to the edconn.mdb file that is on your network drive. The individual workstations all will have access to the new message table after it has been imported. USING MULTIPLE STAND-ALONE PC's The PC that downloads the "MESSAGTB" will have its message table updated. Other stand-alone PC's will need to have the MESSAGTB file manually imported. You can copy the received MESSAGTB.*** file onto a diskette and manually import the file into EDconn32 software located on the other stand-alone PC's. If you have questions on manually importing this file please contact Title IV WAN customer service at 1-800-615-1189 or via e-mail at T4WAN@ncs.com. It is important to remember if you ever re-install EDconn32, you must Manually import the MESSAGTB file, or make a request to Title IV WAN customer service to restore the most recent MESSAGTB to your mailbox. MAINFRAME USERS: You will need to receive the MESSAGTB file from your mailbox. Your receive statement should specify FLT=73 because it is a compressed file. Decompress this file at a logical record length of 80. This file will list one record for each current and deleted message class. Compare this file with the previous message table to determine which message classes have been added or updated. If you have any questions about the message table, contact Title IV WAN at 1-800-615-1189 or via electronic mail at T4WAN@ncs.com. |