# Presentation: 196466

## FAA Access to CPS Online Hands-on

- Nina Colon
- Eric Smith

***Session 5***

## Agenda

- Overview of current functionality and  enhancements planned for 2004-2005
- Hands-on exercises

## Current Functionality

- Student Inquiry
- Application/Correction Entry
- PIN Requests
- Signature Hold File Request
- Batch Status

## Student Inquiry: Current Functionality

- View a student's ISIR data, including:
- Processing information
- Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
- SAR C
- Verification
- FAFSA information
- Comments
- Match Results
- NSLDS information

## Student Inquiry: Changes for 2004-2005

- Adding Application Status Check
- Displayed when an Application has been received but is not yet processed
- Link to Application Status from transaction page when student has both processed and unprocessed transactions
- Includes DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Hold Flag

## Student Inquiry: Application Status Check

## Student Inquiry: Link to Correction Status

## Student Inquiry: Changes for 2004-2005 (continued)

- Display all transaction numbers, even if school code not listed
- Adding Correction flags to each field
- # - corrected on current transaction
- @ - corrected on prior transaction
- Adding fields that were previously only on the ISIR to the FAA Information page
- Adding a ‘Verification Worksheet’ button to the FAA Information page, which links to the new Verification Worksheet
- Bypassing login when Correction or Verification Worksheet buttons selected
- Adding a link to NSLDS

## Student Inquiry: Transactions

- Choose which transaction to view
- View last year’s processed transactions
- If your school code is not on the student’s record, use their DRN to access their record

## Student Inquiry: FAA Information

- Instead of codes, spell out:
- Application flags
- Financial Aid flags
- Match flags
- Updated to include all fields from the ISIR

## FAA Entry: Current Functionality

- Enter FAFSAs, Renewal FAFSAs and FAFSA Corrections
- Entire form displayed on a single page
- Reject, Dependency, and Assumption Overrides
- FAA Adjustments
- Calculate Estimated EFC prior to submission
- Signatures
- Follows current EDExpress process
- FAAs print and retain signature pages
- Submission
- Federal School Code of FAA must be present
- pre-filled on FAFSA and Renewal
- Save
- Student’s data (SSN, DOB, last name) used to save and restore
- System ensures that partial FAA form cannot be restored by the student

## FAA Entry: Current Functionality (continued)

- Corrections
- FAA logs in with Student’s stable data
- Select Transaction
- Defaults to last transaction
- System verifies institution code exists on the transaction
- If not, DRN is required
- Fields that were previously corrected will be flagged
- Processed real-time when only the NSLDS match is required
- Confirmation page displays the official  EFC, not an estimated EFC
- Who is eligible for real-time corrections
- Students who don’t need to go through the database matches other than NSLDS
- Will process without doing a NSLDS match, but will hit the regular post screening in no more than a week

## FAA Entry: Changes for 2004-2005

- Removing text-only introduction pages
- Optional password
- Updating questions to match paper FAFSA
- Adding Parents E-mail Address
- Integrating with EDExpress
- All application and correction entry is being removed from EDExpress
- Income and Assets no longer populated on Renewal FAFSA records that met Auto-Zero EFC criteria

## FAA Entry: Changes for 2004-2005 (continued)

- Adding an estimated taxes paid calculation
- Income and/or asset questions not required for students who qualify for an Automatic Zero EFC or the Simplified Needs Test
- Removing prompt to update/provide e-mail address
- Combining Signature Page and Application Summary reports

## FAA Entry: Changes for 2004-2005 (continued)

- Combined login and transaction pages
- Allowing SSN and DOB to be corrected
- SSN correctable when SSN Match is not 4 (Full Match)
- Carrying forward Signed By value
- Confirmation page for real-time records will indicate if transaction has been selected for verification
- Adding a Verification Worksheet
- If student provided e-mail address, SAR e-mail notification will inform student that a school has made corrections on their behalf

## FAA Entry: Verification Worksheet

- Similar to Verification Worksheet tab in EDExpress
- Accessed via Student Inquiry or Main Menu
- Calculates Verification Tolerance
- Printed report available
- Option to submit correction
- Data subjected to cross-field edits
- FAA returned to full correction form when edits are encountered

## Signature Hold File Requests

- Allows FAA to request receipt or stop receipt of Signature Hold Files (HOLD04OP) from CPS
- Requests entered by school code or by destination
- When requesting receipt must indicate if file is to be sent
- On a continuous basis, or
- One-time only

## ISIR Request

- New feature in FAA Access to CPS Online allows users to request ISIRs from CPS
- Destinations have option to continue receiving all ISIRs automatically or receiving only the ISIRs they request
- ISIR delivery method option provided on SAIG Enrollment Web under the CPS Service
- Default is automatic daily receipt (like current system)
- DPA may change option at any time
- Users who select automatic daily receipt can also request ISIRs at any time
- ISIR Request will be used for Duplicate, YTD and FDR requests

## Technical Assistance

- We appreciate your feedback and comments. CPS/WAN Technical Support can be reached at:
- Phone: 1-800-330-5947
- Fax:      319-665-7662
- E-mail: cpswan@ncs.com

## QuestionsHands-on ExercisesRelated Sessions:25 – FAA Access to CPS Online4 – ISIR Datamart Hands-on