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Summary: Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update

Publication Date: November 21, 2003

Author: General Manager: FSA Application - School Eligibility and Delivery Services

Summary: Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update


Posted on 11-21-2003


TO: ALL DESTINATION POINTS

FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

RE: Upcoming Automatic Message Class Update

On November 21, 2003 SAIG will send out the message class "MESSAGTB"

to all users. Edconnect 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 on.


The new message table will move the following three Direct Loan

Servicing message classes from TG65526 to TG58647:


Message Class Description

DLCM01OP DL Exit Counseling Report - Comma Delimited

DLFF01OP DL Exit Counseling Report - Fixed Format

DLFM01OP DL Exit Counseling Report - Preformatted

The new message table will also add the following message class for

the upcoming 2003-2004 COD processing cycle:


Message Class Description Length
PGNS04OP PELL DELIMITED SSN/NAME/DOB Variable

Additionally all Direct Loan message classes for the 98-99 cycle and

GRFMS message classes for the 98-99 and 99-00 cycles will be deleted.

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, unless you are using EDconnect v5.3

which will automatically do another update with the next

transmission.

The new message table file is also available on the FSAdownload Web

Site (www.FSADownload.ed.gov). The file may be found in the

"Software" section listed under "Message Class Table."

USING MULTIPLE NETWORKED PC's:

If you have performed a network install of EDconnect, 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:

If you are using version 5.3 of EDconnect then the message table will

automatically update each PC that initiates a transmission.

If you are using a lower version of EDconnect, 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, denoted by

the highest numbered extension, onto a diskette and manually import

the file into Edconnect software located on the other stand-alone

PC's or you may retrieve the MESSAGTB file from the FSAdownload Web

site.

If you have questions on manually importing this file please contact

CPS/WAN Technical Support at 1-800-330-5947 or via e-mail at

CPSWAN@ncs.com.

MAINFRAME USERS OF EASYACCESS/TDCLIENT:

If you receive files by requesting a specific message class or TGxxxxx

number, then you will need to make changes in accordance with the

MESSAGTB file.

You will need to receive the MESSAGTB file from your mailbox at a

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 CPS/WAN

Technical Support at 1-800-330-5947 or via electronic mail at

CPSWAN@ncs.com.