Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference

For Full Participants and Phase-In Participants

2003-2004
U.S. Department of Education

September 2003
 COD Technical Reference

Table of Contents

I. Getting Started
Volume I: Table of Contents............................................................................................I – i
Section 1: Document Standards................................................................................I – 1 – 1
Section 2: COD Overview of Changes from 2002-2003 to 2003- 2004...................I – 2 – 1
Section 3: COD Overview........................................................................................I – 3 – 1

II. Common Record Full Participant Technical Reference

Volume II: Table of Contents...........................................................................................II – i
Section 1: Full Participant Implementation Guide..................................................II – 1 – 1
Section 2: Full Participant Message Classes...........................................................II – 2 – 1
Section 3: Common Record Layout........................................................................II – 3 – 1
Section 4: Full Participant Edits..............................................................................II – 4 – 1

III. Pell Grant Phase-In Participant Technical Reference

Volume III: Table of Contents.......................................................................................III – i
Section 1: Pell Grant Phase-In Participant Implementation Guide....................................III – 1 – 1
Section 2: Pell Grant Phase-In Participant Message Classes.................................III – 2 – 1
Section 3: Pell Grant Fixed-Length Record Layouts.............................................III – 3 – 1
Section 4: Pell Grant Phase-In Participant Edit Codes and Descriptions...............III – 4 – 1

IV. Direct Loan Phase-In Participant Technical Reference

Volume IV: Table of Contents.......................................................................................IV – i
Section 1: Direct Loan Phase-In Participant Implementation Guide.....................IV – 1 – 1
Section 2: Direct Loan Phase-In Participant Message Classes..............................IV – 2 – 1
Section 3: Direct Loan Fixed-Length Record Layouts..........................................IV – 3 – 1
Section 4: Direct Loan Phase-In Participant Edit Codes and Descriptions............IV – 4 – 1

V. Direct Loan & Pell Grant Combination System Supplement

Volume V: Table of Contents..........................................................................................V – i
Section 1: Combination System Implementation Guide..........................................V – 1 – 1
Section 2: Combination System Message Classes..................................................V – 2 – 1
Section 3: Combination System Record Layouts....................................................V – 3 – 1
Section 4: Combination System Edits.....................................................................V – 4 – 1

VI. Direct Loan Tools

Volume VI: Table of Contents.......................................................................................VI – i

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 Section 1: Direct Loan (DL) Tools, Version 3.0.....................................................VI – 1 – 1
Section 2: Direct Loan Tools Message Classes......................................................VI – 2 – 1
Section 3: Direct Loan Tools Record Layouts.......................................................VI – 3 – 1
Section 4: Direct Loan Tools Reports ...................................................................VI – 4 – 1

VII. School Testing Guides

Volume VII: Table of Contents....................................................................................VII – i
Section 1: COD School Testing Guide.................................................................VII – 1 – 1
Section 2: COD Full Participant Test Cases.........................................................VII – 2 – 1
Section 3: COD Phase-In Participant Test Cases..................................................VII – 3 – 1

VIII. Appendices
Volume VIII: Table of Contents................................................................................VIII – i
Section 1: Glossary of Terms...............................................................................VIII – 1 – 1
Section 2: Funding Methods................................................................................VIII – 2 – 1
Section 3: Pell Grant Calculation Table..............................................................VIII – 3 – 1
Section 4: State, Jurisdiction, and Country Codes..............................................VIII – 4 – 1
Section 5: System Security..................................................................................VIII – 5 – 1
Section 6: School Processing Options.................................................................VIII – 6 – 1
Section 7: Print Specifications and Forms...........................................................VIII – 7 – 1
Section 8: COD Reports......................................................................................VIII – 8 – 1

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