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Session 40. A Hands-On Tour of the Direct Loan Tools Software Bob Tschinkel. Agenda. Install General Functionality Setup Cash Management Student Account Statement (SAS) Rebuild Disbursement Measurement Tools Report Hands-on Exercises. Install.
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Session 40 A Hands-On Tour of the Direct Loan Tools Software Bob Tschinkel
Agenda • Install • General Functionality • Setup • Cash Management • Student Account Statement (SAS) • Rebuild • Disbursement Measurement Tools Report • Hands-on Exercises
Install • Install Direct Loan Tools Release 6.0 software from FSAdownload.ed.gov • Two DLLs for Grad PLUS enhancements
General Functionality • Multi-year Windows-based application designed to provide the following functionality for: • Cash Management • Import, print and compare school cash, loans, and disbursements with the COD SAS • Rebuild an EDExpress database or individual loan and disbursement records • Print Disbursement Measurement Tools report
Setup • www.cod.ed.gov
Setup • Update options for SAS on COD web site • Report Activity Type • Disbursement Detail (DSDF) • Loan Level (DSLF)
Setup • Tools-Setup-System
Setup • Tools-Setup-Security Users • Enable 508 grid functionality? checkbox
Setup • Multi-cycle year software • Choose the year within you wish to work
Setup Non EDExpress schools will need to refer to the COD Technical Reference on the FSAdownload web site for all external record layouts for the appropriate cycle year. The record layouts are in Volume IV Section 3.
Cash Management • Track Direct Loan cash draw downs received and Direct Loan cash returned
Cash Management • Print Internal Ending Cash Balance Report • Print this report before importing the SAS
SAS • Direct Loan Reconciliation Session #47 • Import the DSLF or DSDF • Includes only COD accepted data • Each SAS import overwrites previous SAS information stored in the DL Tools database
SAS • Print import reports for the YTD Cash, Monthly Cash, YTD Disbursement and Monthly Disbursement Summaries and Import Edit Reports
SASSAS Cash Detail • Displays cash transactions that appear at COD from the SAS file
SASDSDF • Displays loan and disbursement transactions that appear at COD from the SAS file
SAS • Non EDExpress schools need to import their external Cash and Loan or Disbursement files to compare • Reminder: Record layouts on in Volume IV Section 3
SASCash Detail Comparison • Compares SAS to Cash Management or imported external cash files
SASLoan Detail Comparison-Loan Level • Compares loan detail from SAS with loan or disbursement detail records imported from an external system or disbursement detail data in EDExpress
SASDisbursement Detail Comparison • Compares disbursement detail from SAS file with disbursement detail records imported from an external system or disbursement detail data in EDExpress
Rebuild • CODRBFOP • COD will only send accepted records • Web disbursements & any Endorser Amounts included in file
Rebuild • Rebuild options on import: • Compare Only • Update All • Update Selected records
Disbursement Measurement Tools Report • Monitors disbursement process by calculating averaging actual process time from entry of actual disbursements, to sending the actual disbursements in a batch to COD, and to booking the loan • Compares average number of days elapsed to your tolerance settings in DL Tools System Setup
Technical Slide We appreciate your feedback and comments. We can be reached at: • Phone: 800/330-5947 • TDD/TTY services: 800/511-5806 • Email: CPSSAIG@ed.gov • Representatives are available Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (CT).