FAA Access to CPS Online forEDExpress Users -

Hands-on

Ginger Klock

Eric Smith

Session 5

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Agenda

Enhancements to EDExpress and FAA Access for 2005-2006

Hands-on exercises

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EDExpress and FAA Access Enhancements for

2005-2006

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Securing FAA Identifiers

FAA’s SSN and DOB will be masked (will appear as asterisks) on the FAA login screen

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Securing FAA Identifiers

•FAA authentication data has been encrypted within the EDExpress Access database tables

•The EDExpress Access Database has been password protected

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New Web links

Added links from EDExpress to the R2T4 and ISIR Analysis Tool home pages

If an FAA provides authenticating data in EDExpress setup, the FAA will be able to link directly to the home pages, bypassing the FAA Access login pages.

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Pre-filling Demographic Data

Demographic data from the open record in EDExpress is pre-filled into an initial FAFSA– When linking to FAA Access via the

FAFSA tab– Will not overwrite what is already in a

Renewal or Correction FAFSA

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Accessing Saved Records

Records entered and saved prior to submission can now be retrieved– by going to FAA Access directly, or– by linking to FAA Access through

EDExpress– regardless of whether the record was

entered and saved from the EDExpress interface or directly into FAA Access

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Simplified Data Entry Process

Reduced the number of keystrokes for those who use the keyboard to navigate through a record by:– Setting the initial cursor focus to the first entry field – Removing the Step links– Moving the Student and Parent Taxes Paid

Calculation buttons to the bottom of the page– Pre-filling the “Born before?” question based on

the Date of Birth

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Updated Responses

All fields with a selectable list of responses are now prefaced with the numeric equivalent of the response

Reduced the choices for questions 33 and 71 (Type of tax return filed) from 12 to 4 to match the FAFSA

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Prefaced with

number

Reduced choices to

match FAFSAUpdated Responses

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Redesigned Correction Entry

Added a column to display just the values being corrected– Can now view the values as they appear on the selected

ISIR transaction as well as the corrected values Added a List Changes button

– allows the user to view a list of those values that have been corrected or confirmed

– list can be printed No longer be required to provide Housing Plans

– for colleges other than your own when making corrections.

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Added separate column for making

correctionsTransaction # Selected

Provided instructions on how to use this

correction page

For this transaction

Redesigned Correction Entry

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List Changes Page

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ISIR Compare

Added a new ISIR Compare function to Student Inquiry– Similar to the ISIR Review feature in

EDExpress – Displays more FAA fields than ISIR Review– Provides the ability to sort data so that all

fields with differences appear at the top of the grid

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Student Inquiry-SAR Transactions

Put a check in the box of the

ISIRs you wish to

compare

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ISIR Compare (Sorted by Differences)

Sorted by Differenc

esSort by field

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Enhanced Verification Tool

Added a Calculate button Added a Difference column to more easily identify

those fields that are discrepant Display message when a correction is required Must now link into Correction Entry to submit

corrections Users that wish to maintain an electronic copy can

save the printable version to a file Users will no longer be required to submit corrections

in order to leave the page

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New Name

Differences Column added

New Calculate Button

Directions on next steps

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FAA Signatures

Updated Application Status Check within student Inquiry to allow FAAs to submit signatures– When Signature Status indicates that student

and/or parent signatures is missing from a transaction, the FAA can access a page to:

• Print a Signature Page• Submit a signature flag for the student and/or parent

– Remains on Signature Status for 14 days

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ISIR Datamart Query Title

Added a Title field to each request– Title is included in the first record of the ISIR file

resulting from the request– Upon import of the ISIR file into EDExpress, the

Import Edit Report will include the title

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Import ID

EDExpress will create an Import ID for each ISIR file imported – Import ID will print on the Import Edit

Report – Import ID can be used as selection criteria

when printing ISIRs or lists of ISIRs– Import ID consists of the date and time that

the import began

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Additional Information

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Demo Site for FAFSA on the Web and FAA Access

Purpose: For FAAs to learn and to train staff fafsademo.test.ed.gov

– User Name: eddemo– Password: fafsatest

Documented in the 2004-2005 CPS Test System User Guide– fsadownload.ed.gov/CPSTestSys0405.htm

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Technical Assistance

We appreciate your feedback and comments.

CPS/SAIG Technical Support can be reached at:

Phone: 1-800-330-5947 Fax: 319-665-7662

E-mail: cpssaig@ed.gov

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Questions and Comments

Need more information while at the conference?– Attend Session 49 – FAA Access to CPS

Online and the ISIR Datamart– Come to the PC Lab for assistance with

• FAA Access to CPS Online• SAIG Enrollment• EDExpress

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Hands-on Exercises