We have posted an update to the 2021–2022 Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference which contains development information for the 2021–22 award year.
For a list of updates, refer to the “June 2021 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
Volume I: Getting Started
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume I: Getting Started (Master File) in PDF Format, 27 Page, 904KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume I, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 3 Pages, 117KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume I, Section 1 - Document Standards in PDF Format, 7 Pages, 250KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume I, Section 2 - COD Overview of Changes from 2020–2021 to 2021–2022 in PDF Format, 3 Pages, 196KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume I, Section 3 - COD Overview in PDF Format, 14 Pages, 393KB
Volume II: Common Record Technical Reference
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume II: Common Record Technical Reference (Master File) in PDF Format, 428 Pages, 4.3MB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 9 Pages, 202KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Section 1 – Implementation Guide in PDF Format, 298 Pages, 2.5MB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Section 2 – Message Classes in PDF Format, 13 Pages, 329KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Section 3 – Common Record Layout in PDF Format, 70 Pages, 1.2MB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume II, Section 4 - Edits in PDF Format, 38 Pages, 741KB
Volume III: Combination System Supplement
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: COD Volume III: Combination System Supplement (Master File) in PDF Format, 249 Pages, 3MB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 4 Pages, 109KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Section 1 – Combination System Implementation Guide in PDF Format, 64 Pages, 797KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Section 2 – Combination System Message Classes in PDF Format, 5 Pages, 249KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Section 3 – Combination System Record Layouts in PDF Format, 154 Pages, 2.1MB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume III, Section 4 - Combination System Edits in PDF Format, 22 Pages, 378KB
Volume IV: Direct Loan (DL) Tools
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV: Direct Loan (DL) Tools (Master File) in PDF Format, 46 Pages, 1.1MB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 3 Pages, 97KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Section 1 - Direct Loan Tools for Windows in PDF Format, 6 Pages, 213KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Section 2 - Message Classes in PDF Format, 4 Pages, 184KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Section 3 – Record Layouts in PDF Format, 5 Pages, 227KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume IV, Section 4 – Reports in PDF Format, 28 Pages, 531KB
Volume V: School Testing Guide
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume V: School Testing Guide (Master File) in PDF Format, 71 Pages, 1.3MB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume V, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 4 Pages, 177KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume V, Section 1 – COD School Testing Guide in PDF Format, 19 Pages, 451KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume V, Section 2 – COD Test Cases in PDF Format, 48 Pages, 838KB
Volume VI: Appendices
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI: Appendices (Master File) in PDF Format, 436 Pages, 5.4MB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 11 Pages, 254KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 1 – Glossary in PDF Format, 25 Pages, 367KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 2 – Funding Methods in PDF Format, 9 Pages, 234KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 3 – State, Jurisdiction, and Country Codes in PDF Format, 10 Pages, 433KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 4 – System Security in PDF Format, 10 Pages, 278KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 5 – XML Examples in PDF Format, 60 Pages, 656KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 6 – Print Specifications and Forms in PDF Format, 28 Pages, 587KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VI, Section 7 – COD Reports in PDF Format, 283 Pages, 3.9MB
Volume VII: COD System Generated XML Response File
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII: COD System Generated XML Response File (Master File) in PDF Format, 6 Pages, 215KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Table of Contents in PDF Format, 3 Pages, 97KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 1 – COD System Generated XML Response File Instructions in PDF Format, 3 Pages, 129KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 2 – AC Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 2 – AC TEACH Exit Counseling Example in Text Format, 2KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 3 – AT Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 4 – BN Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 6 – EC Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 7 – ND Doc Type Example in Text Format, 3KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 7 – ND Iraq Afghanistan Service Grant Doc Type Example in Text Format, 3KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 8 – PN Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 9 – PS Doc Type Example in Text Format, 2KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 10 – SP Parent PLUS Doc Type Example in Text Format, 4KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 11 – SP Grad PLUS Doc Type Example in Text Format, 5KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 12 – OF Doc Type Example in Text Format, 5KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 13 – CS Doc Type Example in Text Format, 5KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 14 – SU Doc Type Example in Text Format, 3KB
2021-2022 COD Technical Reference: Volume VII, Section 15 – IB Doc Type Example in Text Format, 7KB