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Summary: Availability of Updated 2004-2005 ISIR Guide and 2004-2005 SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text Reference Guide

Publication Date: March 4, 2005

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

Summary: Availability of Updated 2004-2005 ISIR Guide and 2004-2005 SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text Reference Guide

Posted on 03-04-2005

The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the posting of the February 2005 change pages for the 2004-2005 ISIR Guide and 2004-2005 SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text Reference Guide. These change pages address updates to the Veterans Affairs (VA) match process. Both documents are available in PDF format on the Department's Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) Web site, located at http://fsadownload.ed.gov, and on the Department's Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, located at http://ifap.ed.gov.

The ISIR Guide is an invaluable reference designed to help Financial Aid Administrators (FAAs) interpret the information contained in electronic Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) returned to schools by the Central Processing System (CPS). The term "ISIR" refers to all processed student information records that are sent electronically to institutions by the CPS.

The SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text Reference Guide is designed as a stand-alone document as well as a companion to the 2004-2005 EDE Technical Reference. It includes the 2004-2005 SAR Comment Text, the 2004-2005 SAR Acknowledgement Comment Text, the 2004-2005 ISIR Comment Text, and the Tracking Log, which lists the changes.

To view or download the ISIR Guide from FSAdownload:

1) Go to http://fsadownload.ed.gov.
2) Click the "Technical References and Guides" link on the home page.
3) Scroll down to "ISIR Guide" and click the "2004-2005" link.
4) To view and/or print the documents, click any of the "PDF Format" links.
5) To save the documents, click with your right mouse button on any of the "PDF Format" links and a pop-up menu will appear. Select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" from the menu, and then browse to the folder where you want to save the file.
6) Once you have saved the files, use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print the documents.

To view or download the ISIR Guide from IFAP:

1) Go to http://ifap.ed.gov.
2) Look for "OTHER VIEWS" on the left side of the IFAP home page and click the "Current Publications" link.
3) Scroll down to "SAR/ISIR Reference Materials" and click the link.
4) On the next page, click "By 2004-2005 Award Year," then click "A Guide to 2004-2005 ISIRs."
5) To view and/or print the documents, click any of the links.
6) To save the documents, click with your right mouse button on any of the links and a pop-up menu will appear. Select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" from the menu, then browse to the folder where you want to save the file.
7) Once you have saved the files, use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print the documents.

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2) Click on the "Technical References and Guides" link.
3) Scroll down to SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text and click the "2004-2005" link.
4) To view and/or print the documents, click any of the "PDF Format" links.
5) To save the document, click with your right mouse button on any of the "PDF Format" links and a pop-up menu will appear. 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.
6) Once the file has been saved, open the saved file in Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the document.

To view or download the 2004-2005 SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text Reference Guide from IFAP:

1) Go to http://ifap.ed.gov.
2) Look for "OTHER VIEWS" on the left side of the IFAP home page and click the "Current Publications" link.
3) Scroll down to "SAR/ISIR Reference Materials" and click the link.
4) On the next page, click "By 2004-2005 Award Year," then click "2004-2005 SAR-ISIR Comment Codes and Text - February Changes."
5) To view and/or print the documents, click any of the links.
6) To save the documents, click with your right mouse button on any of the links and a pop-up menu will appear. Select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" from the menu, then browse to the folder where you want to save the file.
7) Once you have saved the files, use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print the documents.

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