We are pleased to announce the posting of the 2020–2021 Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference.
The 2020–2021 COD Technical Reference contains development information for the 2020–21 Award Year. For a list of updates, refer to the “September 2020 Change Tracking Log.”
Contact Information
If you have questions about this material, contact the COD School Relations Center at 1-800-848-0978
. You may also email CODSupport@ed.gov.
Attachments/Enclosures:
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: September 2020 Change Tracking Log in PDF Format, 61KB, 1 Page
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: June 2020 Change Tracking Log in PDF Format, 95KB, 1 Page
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: March 2020 Change Tracking Log in PDF Format, 117KB, 3 Pages
Volume I: Getting Started
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume I: Getting Started (Master File) in PDF Format, 903KB, 30 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume I, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 117KB, 3 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume I, Section 1 – Document Standards in PDF Format, 251KB, 9 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume I, Section 2 - COD Overview of Changes from 2019–2020 to 2020–2021 in PDF Format, 196KB, 4 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume I, Section 3 – COD Overview in PDF Format, 392KB, 14 Pages
Volume II: Common Record Technical Reference
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume II: Common Record Technical Reference (Master File) in PDF Format, 4MB, 428 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 203KB, 9 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Section 1 – Implementation Guide in PDF Format, 2.5MB, 297 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Section 2 – Message Classes in PDF Format, 329KB, 13 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Section 3 – Common Record Layout in PDF Format, 1.2MB, 71 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Section 4 - Edits in PDF Format, 756KB, 38 Pages
Volume III: Combination System Supplement
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: COD Volume III: Combination System Supplement (Master File) in PDF Format, 2.9MB, 249 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 102KB, 4 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Section 1 – Combination System Implementation Guide in PDF Format, 723KB, 64 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Section 2 – Combination System Message Classes in PDF Format, 230KB, 5 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Section 3 – Combination System Record Layouts in PDF Format, 1.6MB, 154 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Section 4 - Combination System Edits in PDF Format, 327KB, 22 Pages
Volume IV: Direct Loan (DL) Tools (Master File)
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV: Direct Loan (DL) Tools (Master File) in PDF Format, 952KB, 48 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 92KB, 3 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Section 1 – Direct Loan Tools in PDF Format, 238KB, 6 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Section 2 – Direct Loan Tools Message Classes in PDF Format, 176KB, 4 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Section 3 – Direct Loan Tools Record Layouts in PDF Format, 205KB, 5 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Section 4 - Direct Loan Tools Reports in PDF Format, 349KB, 30 Pages
Volume V: School Testing Guide
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume V: School Testing Guide (Master File) in PDF Format, 1.2MB, 75 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume V, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 166KB, 4 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume V, Section 1 – COD School Testing Guide in PDF Format, 420KB, 22 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume V, Section 2 – COD Test Cases in PDF Format, 765KB, 49 Pages
Volume VI: Appendices
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI: Appendices (Master File) in PDF Format, 5.1MB, 413 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 255KB, 11 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 1 – Glossary in PDF Format, 367KB, 24 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 2 – Funding Methods in PDF Format, 234KB, 9 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 4 – State, Jurisdiction, and Country Codes in PDF Format, 433KB, 11 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 5 – System Security in PDF Format, 278KB, 12 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 6 – XML Examples in PDF Format, 657KB, 60 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 7 – Print Specifications and Forms in PDF Format, 587KB, 28 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 8 – COD Reports in PDF Format, 3.9MB, 258 Pages
Volume VII: COD System Generated XML Response File
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII: COD System Generated XML Response File (Master File) in PDF Format, 219 KB, 6 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 97KB, 3 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 1 – COD System Generated XML Response File Instructions in PDF Format, 128KB, 3 Pages
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 2 – AC Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 2 – AC TEACH Exit Counseling Example in Text Format, 2KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 3 – AT Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 4 – BN Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 6 – EC Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 7 – ND Doc Type Example in Text Format, 3KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 7 – ND Iraq Afghanistan Service Grant Doc Type Example in Text Format, 3KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 8 – PN Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 9 – PS Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 10 – SP Parent PLUS Doc Type Example in Text Format, 4KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 11 – SP Grad PLUS Doc Type Example in Text Format, 5KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 12 – OF Doc Type Example in Text Format, 5KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 13 – CS Doc Type Example in Text Format, 5KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 14 – SU Doc Type Example in Text Format, 3KB
2020-2021 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 15 – IB Doc Type Example in Text Format, 7KB