Bulletin ID
DLB - 99 - 45
| PublicationDate: 7/1/99 BulletinID: DLB - 99 - 45 July 1999 DLB 99-45 Subject: New Window for Year 2000 Testing July 12 through August 20, 1999 Dear Colleague: This bulletin reminds you that the second time period for Direct Loan Origination Year 2000 testing with Direct Loan schools began July 12 and will continue through August 20. The bulletin follows up on DLB 99-18 and offers some tips for conducting the testing. Access the Web and Specific Y2K Test Plan Go to the Department of Education Web site at www.ed.gov Scroll down on the left to the Year 2000 Computers Icon. Mouse click to enter the Y2K subdirectory. Click on Events. Go to the Testing subset and click on School Testing. Go to 2.4.1.4 Direct Loan Origination/Consolidation (DLOS/CD) and highlight Test Plan. You will find a detailed plan to test 98-99 and 99-00 information for the Year 2000. Use the recommended SSN scenario. First digit (0)/next five digits are your school code (12345)/ the last three are sequence numbers, e.g., (001,002,003). Set up a Y2K test directory in EDconn32 Set up a User ID specifically for Y2K testing. To set up a User Group for Y2K testing, do the following: Open the Security View in EDconn32. Highlight the Group you wish to put your test user in. Go to Record Insert. Enter the Name and other user information on the Identification Window. Click next, then s. On the Directories tab, specify your send and receive paths. (Note: Be sure to use a directory other than your production directory). Proceed with the rest of the user setup. When you wish to perform test transmissions, log into your test User ID. That way, you may edit your Message Class table within Message Class Manager View. Specify a directory name for all Y2K test message classes: Open Message Class Manager View. Scroll to the right until you find the File Name column. For each Y2K message class you plan to use, edit the File Name to point to your test directory. Save the edited Message Class Manager. Note: To take advantage of the directory name listed in Message Class Manager, you must not have Send/Receive paths set up in your User Properties. Ensure that the Send and Receive sections of your User Properties (found on the Directories tab) are blank. You must use the following message classes, which are already set up with TIVWAN. For 98-99 Software For 99/00 Software TESF99IN TESF00IN Y2K Test Full Ln Origination TEPF99IN TEPF00IN Y2K Test Plus Origination TESD99IN TESD00IN Y2K Test Disbursement TIPF99OP TIPF00OP Y2K Test Plus Origination TISF99OP TISF00OP Y2K Test Full LN Origination TIOD99OP TIOD00OP Y2K Test Disbursement If you have questions about this bulletin and Y2K testing, please contact your customer service representative at the Loan Origination Center. You may also contact Chuck Mahaney at 202/708-7365, Spencer Page at 703/294-4319, or Dallas Vic at 334/206-6821 for additional assistance. Thank you for your continued partnership in the Direct Loan Program. Sincerely, Margaret E. White Chair Direct Loan Task Force |