Publication Date: January 28, 2003
Author: General Manager: FSA Students Channel
Summary: 2002-2003 Direct Loan Technical Reference January 2003 Change Pages
Posted on 01-28-2003
TO: All Destination Points
FROM: U.S. Department of Education
RE: 2002-2003 Direct Loan Technical Reference January 2003 Change Pages
DATE: January 28, 2003
The Department is pleased to announce that the 2002-2003 Direct Loan Technical Reference (January 2003 version) has been posted on the US Department of Education's Federal Student Aid Download Web site (http://FSAdownload.ed.gov). The January 2003 documentation includes both the change pages and the entire updated document.
The Direct Loan Technical Reference provides record layouts for schools and other organizations that need to design software to interface with Department of Education Application Systems.
The change pages are available in both PDF and Microsoft Word formats. The full document is available in PDF format only. The PDF document is bookmarked for your convenience.
If you intend to print individual files, print the File Naming Conventions file first, as it explains how to assemble the technical reference.
To download this document:
1) Go to http://FSAdownload.ed.gov.
2) Click on the "References and Documentation" link on the left side of the page.
3) Scroll down to "Direct Loan Technical Reference." Underneath it you will find links to various years. Click on the link for 2002-2003.
4) On the Direct Loan Technical Reference 2002-2003 page, you can select Microsoft Word or PDF format for each component of the technical reference except the full download. The full download is available in PDF format only.
5) Right-click on the file you wish to download. A pop-up menu will appear.
6) If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, select "Save Target As," then choose a folder to which to save the file. If you are using Netscape, select "Save Link As," then choose a folder to which save the file.
7) Once the file has been saved, open the saved file in the appropriate program (Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word) to view and/or print the document.
The updated version of the 2002-2003 Direct Loan Technical Reference is also available on the IFAP Web site (http://ifap.ed.gov). Click on the "Publications by Topic" link on the left, scroll past the bold heading "Title IV WAN/Electronic Data Exchange," and click on the link to "Direct Loan Information (EDE)." The components of the updated technical reference are listed under the bold heading "Direct Loan Technical Reference" and are labeled "2002-2003."
If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this document, please contact CPS/WAN Technical Support at 800/330-5947 or via e-mail at CPSWAN@NCS.COM.