Release Notes: Item 1407-02

XML Schema 4.0a

This release improves access to disbursement point information for the interface program WFFID15N, which retrieves enrollment status, CIP and other fields as required for COD reporting from your student systems during Disbursement, Direct Loan Export and TEACH Export processing.

Previously, the only access to disbursement points was the ##SCHED arrays in the GDA, which included all disbursement points defined for the aid year. Now, the Disbursement or Export function will pass to WFFID15N an array (#DISB-PT) of the disbursement points relevant to the loan or TEACH grant being processed -- each single disbursement point (during Disbursement), or all pertinent disbursement points (for DL and TEACH Exports). For example, during DL Export processing, if a student needs to have a fall disbursement exported (either actual or anticipated), the DL export passes an array with the Fall disbursement point. The interface program WFFID15N can then find the enrollment status, etc. for that disbursement and pass it back to the program in the same array spot.

Each disbursement point is located in the disbursement point array in the position that corresponds to its occurrence in the schedule array. For example, suppose the schedule consists of four disbursement points: fall (1), spring (2), summer 1 (3) and summer 2 (4), and the Direct Loan Export is handling a loan with spring/summer 1 disbursements. The Export passes the 2 and 3 disbursement points in the second and third positions, as they occur in the schedule:

      Ocurrence    Disb Pt Array (#DISB-PT)    Schedule (##SCHED-DP)

      ---------    ------------------------    ---------------------

        1                                             1

        2                  2                          2

        3                  3                          3

        4                                             4

        5

        6

        .

        .

        .

       12 (up to 12 disbursement point can be defined)

The release also corrects some XML format issues:

• For both DL and Teach, the <PaymentPeriodStartDate> will be populated in the disbursement block with the start date of the term in which the disbursement falls. For example, if disbursement point 1 is in the Fall term, the <PaymentPeriodStartDate> tag for disbursement 1 will contain the begin date for Fall. Previously this tag was not being generated.
• The <AbilityToBenefitCode> tag is moved to follow the <FinancialAwardCreateDate>; for example:

  
  <FinancialAwardCreateDate>2014-07-23</FinancialAwardCreateDate>
  
  <AbilityToBenefitCode>06</AbilityToBenefitCode>

• The <Note> tag is moved down in the PLUS Borrower block to follow the Citizenship information; for example:

  
  <Citizenship>
  
  <CitizenshipStatusCode>1</CitizenshipStatusCode>
  
  </Citizenship>
  
  <Note>
  
  <SchoolNoteMessage>121212121</SchoolNoteMessage>
  
  </Note>
  
  <DefaultOverpayCode>N</DefaultOverpayCode>
  
  </Borrower>

Implementation Notes

• This item is required at all client sites, but may already have been implemented at some institutions. Please verify your source code.
• Load the updated modules from the SYSOBJH input file (sy140702.txt) in the attached zip file. Or, you may apply source changes manually for the updated modules. Click on the "mods" link next to the module name for the Differences Report, which shows the previous and current versions of the module side by side. For a further description of the Differences features, click the "Help" link at the top right when the report is displayed.
  • WFDLN15B (mods)
  • WFFI215N (mods)
  • WFFID15N (mods)
  • WFTCR15N (mods)
  • WFDLE15B (mods)