Publication Date: September 25, 2003
Author: General Manager: FSA Students Channel
Summary: 2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications (formerly the Needs Analysis Servicers (NAS) Specifications)
Posted on 09-25-2003
TO: Software Developers
FROM: Application Processing/CPS Federal Student Aid
RE: 2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications (formerly the Needs
Analysis Servicers (NAS) Specifications)
We are pleased to provide the 2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications package on the U. S. Department of Education’s Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site located at http://ifap.ed.gov, under Application Processing Materials, 2004-2005 Award Year. The specifications are also posted to the Department’s Federal Student Aid (FSAdownload) Web site, located at http://FSAdownload.ed.gov, under References and Documentation, CPS Test System 2004-2005.
There are several significant changes to the specifications. The following is a general summary of the substantive changes that have been made to each section of the specifications.
** Valid Field Definitions **
- Father’s and Mother’s First Name Initial and Date of Birth added.
- Age of Older Parent deleted.
- Five Enrollment Status questions consolidated into one.
- Student’s E-Mail Address moved to field 13; subsequent fields renumbered and reordered.
- Asset questions reordered and renumbered.
** Model Determination **
- Dates have been updated in the applicable edits.
** Complete Assumptions **
- No changes have been made to the Complete Assumption edits.
** Simplified Needs Test **
- No changes have been made to the Simplified Needs Test edits.
** Complete Reject Edits **
- Dates incremented in rejects A and B.
- Edit for reject 12 revised to apply to dependent and independent students.
- Edit for reject 9 revised to include parents’ Last Name and Date of Birth. (Please note that the cover sheet of the specifications indicate “First Initial” instead of Last Name. It should be Last Name)
- Edits for rejects G, 6, 7, S, and T have been added.
** Formula Calculations **
- Updated State Tax Allowance tables
- Updated SST, IPA, EA, ANW, APA, and AAI rates and tables
Please note the CPS will not complete testing of these specifications until January 1, 2004. Software developers should be prepared to receive updates to the specifications until that time.
If you have questions related to the specifications, please call Dan Staples, ORC Macro International, at 301/572-0272, or e-mail him at Daniel.A.Staples@orcmacro.com.
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