1. Become an EDExpress Direct Loan Release 2.0 Super User! Bob Berry Doug Baldwin Session 24

2. 1 Objective: This session will highlight selected 2004-2005 EDExpress Release 2.0 features that will be of great benefit to those users looking for ways to simplify Direct Loan processing and take advantage of the powerful features EDExpress has to offer.

3. 2 Objective for today:  Guided peek inside the software  Don’t worry if you don’t understand every step; it will come with practice.

4. 3 What we will cover: Global Functions Affecting Direct Loans Clear Locks Repair Database COD Setup tab System Setup Grid Functionality Disbursement Setup Reset Password

5. 4 What we will cover:  Direct Loan functions –Multiple Entry (ME) Actual Disbursements –Update DRI to True –Modify date and/or amount, then update DRI Update Anticipated Disbursements Record Adjustments to Actual Disbursements

6. 5 What we will cover:  Direct Loan (continued) –Share Disbursement Profile Codes Create one code to work for PELL and DL –Use new Action Date field to monitor 30 day reporting requirement –Utilize Tolerances and EDExpress Reports to evaluate your processing needs

7. 6 Clear Locks

8. 7 Check Record to Clear Lock

9. 8 Repair Database

10. 9

11. 10 Verify your Database

12. 11 Global Setup tab: Time Savers

13. 12 Global Default System

14. 13 COD Setup tab-Disb Profile Code

15. 14 Grid Functionality

16. 15 Right Click in Column Heading

17. 16 Grid Functionality: Find…..

18. 17 Quick Sort Ascending

19. 18 Export Grid to File

20. 19 Export Grid to File

21. 20 Voila!

22. 21 Reset Password

23. 22 Reset Password

24. 23 Direct Loan Multiple Entry

25. 24 15 Fields To Make Your Job Easier!

26. 25 DRI Unchecked: Update Anticipateds DRI Checked: Update Actuals

27. 26 Update Anticipateds

28. 27 Updating Anticipateds 1 2 3 4

29. 28 Update Anticipateds Date or Amount

30. 29 Update Actuals 1 2 3 4

31. 30 “1” = True Scroll Over. Blank means “Use Anticipated Dates and Amounts.”

32. 31 Whoops! Picked one previously updated.

33. 32 Disbursement Date vs Action Date

34. 33 Downward Adjustments

35. 34 Success!

36. 35 This Disbursement Record will go to COD in the next Common Record

37. 36 Make a Mistake?

38. 37 Choose “Blank” Disb. Number to Deselect a Record After choosing blank, click on any field. Values change. “0” means Do Not Update. Blue Disappears. Record is deselected.

39. 38 Quality Assurance Component of Direct Loan Program

40. 39 Document Activity (COD Common Record)  “Enter the number of days for the period between a COD Document’s creation date and its response date that must be exceeded to print on the Document Activity report. Valid values range from 00 to 99.”

41. 40 Print List; Exceptions Only

42. 41 Tolerance Exceptions Only

43. 42 DL Tools: QA Reports

44. Who has the next Question?

45. 44 Feel Like You Know A Little More?  Global Clear Locks Repair Database COD Setup tab System Setup Grid Functionality Disbursement Setup Reset Password

46. 45 What we covered:  Direct Loan –Multiple Entry (ME) Actual Disbursements –Update DRI to True –Modify date and/or amount, then update DRI Update Anticipated Disbursements Record Adjustments to Actuals –Share Disbursement Profile Codes Create one code to work for PELL and DL –Use new Action Date field to monitor 30 day reporting requirement –Utilize Tolerances and EDExpress Reports to evaluate your processing needs

47. 46 Technical Assistance  CPS/SAIG Technical Support: Phone: 800 330-5947 Email: CPSSAIG@ed.govCPSSAIG@ed.gov  COD Customer Service Phone: 800 848-0978 Email: CODsupport@acs-inc.com