Summary: 2005-2006 EDE Technical Reference (Draft) Available

Publication Date: July 21, 2004

Author: General Manager, Students Channel, FSA ASEDS

Summary: 2005-2006 EDE Technical Reference (Draft) Available

Posted on 07-21-2004

We are pleased to announce the posting of the draft 2005-2006 Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) Technical Reference Record Layouts (including the ISIR Record Layout) and 2005-2006 ISIR Cross-Reference on the U.S. Department of Education's Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, located at http://ifap.ed.gov/IFAPWebApp/currentEDEReferencesPag.jsp. The draft record layouts will ultimately become Section 3 of the 2005-2006 EDE Technical Reference. The draft cross-reference will be included in Section 4.

The EDE Technical Reference provides record layouts for schools or other organizations that need to design software systems to interface with the Department's Application Processing Systems in order to process student financial aid applications.

The following layouts are included in this posting:

EDE Record Level Error Report Import Record Layout
ISIR Record Description/Data Dictionary
Type 2 Individual Paper Renewal Request Export and Error Import Record Layout
RAPP PIN/Print Notification Layout
FAFSA Application Export Record Layout
Correction Export Record Layout
Signature Record Export Record Layout

The Cross Reference compares the fields on the 2004-2005 ISIR Record Layout with the fields on the 2005-2006 ISIR Record Layout, and is organized by the 2004-2005 fields.

The 2005-2006 EDE Technical Reference is available in Adobe PDF format only.

To download the draft release of the 2005-2006 EDE Technical Reference:

1) Go to ifap.ed.gov.
2) Click on the "Current Publications" link in the "OTHER VIEWS" section on the left side of the page.
3) Click on the "EDE Technical References" link on the next page.
4) Click on the "By 2005-2006 Award Year" link on the next page.
5) Select the "2005-2006 EDE Technical Reference July 2004 Release" link on the next page.
6) On the next page, right-click on the file you wish to download. A pop-up menu appears.
7) 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 to save the file.
8) After you have saved the file, open it using Adobe Acrobat to view or print the document.

The draft release of the 2005-2006 EDE Technical Reference is also available on the Department's Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) Web site:

1) Go to fsadownload.ed.gov.
2) Click on the "Technical References and Guides" link.
3) Scroll down to the "Electronic Data Exchange Technical Reference" heading on the next page. Under the heading, you will find links to various years. Click on the link for 2005-2006.
4) On the "Electronic Data Exchange Technical Reference 2005-2006" page, you may select "Full Download" to download the complete document or choose to download separate component of the technical reference.
5) Right-click on the file you wish to download. A pop-up menu appears.
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 to save the file.
7) After you have saved the file, open it using Adobe Acrobat to view or print the document.

If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this document, please contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 800/330-5947 or via e-mail at CPSSAIG@pearson.com.