EDExpress Pell/COD Hands-On Jody Sears Paula Bakey Session 27

What’s New in EDExpress ?  School Electronic Process Guide –Posted 11/6/2003  COD Technical Reference –Posted 11/6/2003 (subsequent updates posted)  Release 1.0 Cover Letter & Desk Reference –Posted 1/12/2004  Release 2.0 Cover Letter & Desk Reference –Posting with Release 2.0 software – early Apr ‘04

What’s New in EDExpress ?  Access 2002 platform  Splash screen color matches FAFSA  FAFSA and Correction entry done using FAA Access to CPS Online –FAA Access Setup steps available in Release 1.0 Desk Reference –For more information, attend Sessions 22 or 30 or visit the PC Lab

What’s New In Release 2.0—Pell  COD Setup Tab Replaces Pell Setup Tab and Direct Loan Setup Tab  Pell School Setup—Enrollment Fields are now optional  Pell School Setup—Option to calculate and disburse awards with or without pennies

What’s New In Release 2.0—Pell  Pell System Setup—Set default for combining exports for Pell and DL data  Disbursement Profile Code Setup— Create Disbursement Profile Codes that function in both Pell and Direct Loan Modules

What’s New In Release 2.0--Pell  Two New Data Request Reports are now available from COD –POP Report –Verification Status Report  Label changes throughout Pell screens providing added clarity

What’s New in Release 2.0—Pell  Message Classes now include year identifiers CRAA05IN CRAA05OP Export Import

Increase Productivity and Efficiency—Global  Customizing my User/System view  Using Grid functionality to View and Retrieve records  Create customized reports –Exporting grids –Using File Formats  Re-importing files

Increase Productivity and Efficiency—Global  Clearing Locks  Resetting Password  Printing to File –COD-Generated Reports –Import Edit Reports –EDExpress-Generated Reports

Increase Productivity and Efficiency—Pell  Disbursement Profile Codes –Create disbursements for a few or many groups of records quickly –Create one code to work in both modules  Multiple Entry –Update origination records –Create and update disbursement records

Increase Productivity and Efficiency—Pell  Calculate Award Amounts globally  Tips –Resolving common origination and disbursement rejects –Using COD and EDExpress-generated reports to aid in reconciliation

Customer Service Contact Information  CPS/SAIG Technical Support –  COD Customer Service – –