On June 7, 2024, we will send the message class "MESSAGTB" via the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) to all user mailboxes. The EDconnect transmission software will automatically request, download, and import this new message class table with a user’s next connection to the SAIG network. Once the MESSAGTB file has been imported, the new message class table will be used from that point forward.
Note: The new MESSAGTB file will be delivered to the SAIG mailbox. FTI-SAIG mailbox users will need to connect to SAIG to receive the new file.
New Message Classes
We are adding new message classes for the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) System, and the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®) to the EDconnect message class table.
Update, Import, and Installation Information
The message class table update will be transparent to users except for an Import dialog box, which will appear on a user’s screen and display the progress of the import as the file is importing.
The new message class table file is also available in the Software and Other Tools section of the Knowledge Center website (https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center/topics/software-and-other-tools).
Using Multiple Networked PCs – If a user has performed a network installation of EDconnect, the new message class table will import into the EDconnect database on the user’s network drive. Individual workstations will all have access to the new message class table after it has been imported.
Using Multiple Stand-Alone PCs – If using the current version of EDconnect, the message class table will automatically download and update EDconnect on each PC that initiates a transmission.
Contact Information
If you have questions, please contact the FPS Help Desk (formerly CPS/SAIG Technical Support) at 1-800-330-5947 or by email at support@fps.ed.gov.