COD Message Import

COD places message files in the institution’s Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) for various reasons. At present PGMRxxOP, DSDFxxOP, PGRCxxOP, and CODRBFOP messages can be imported into CAMS via Tools and viewed in the Financial Aid module (where “xx” represents the year).

The PGMRxxOP message indicates whether a student has applied for Pell at multiple institutions during the same timeframe. The messages will also contain contact information at the other Financial Aid offices.

The DSDFxxOP message file can be used to print various SAS reports used for Direct Loan reconciliation with COD.

The PGRCxxOP message class can be used to print Pell reconciliation reports.

CODRBFOP message class files are COD Rebuild files that can be requested from COD to verify and correct awards in CAMS that have inconsistencies with COD information. After importing Rebuild files, you can then view and link them to the correct awards in the COD message viewer.

To Import a COD Message File:

From the CAMS Enterprise Home page, click Tools >Import >Financial Aid >COD Message. The COD Message Import window opens.
Click Browse to open the Choose File to Upload window.

Note: The import file must be located on a share and you must browse to the file through Network Places, even if the file is on the local machine, so that a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path is listed in the File field. Example: \\MyComputer\MyFolder. It cannot use a drive:\filename format such as C:\importfile.txt.

Select the appropriate file, then click Open. The file name displays in the File Name field of the Select COD Message Import window.
Select the Message Class to import and the Academic Year for which you are importing messages.
Click Import. A confirmation displays the import was successful. If a file is chosen that isn’t compatible with the Message Class, a dialog box displays indicating this. Select a file that is compatible with the selected Message Class, then click Import again.