COD Export
Use the COD Export page to create files for submission to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system through EDconnect. These files contain origination and disbursement records for fund source processing.
Resolve export-related exceptions during the COD Export process. Resolve import-related exceptions through the COD Exceptions process.
The export process consists of three steps:
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Define the selection criteria for records to export.
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Select and export the records to the COD system.
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Review the history of exported COD batches.
Financial Aid Processes File Management
Use Processes > System Administration > Financial Aid Processes File Management to upload and download files in Azure File Storage. This functionality allows you to place files where financial aid processes, such as Application Data Import/Export, Clearinghouse, and NSLDS Reports, expect them. Refer to Financial Aid Processes File Management.
Prerequisites
Authorization:
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Common - Processes - View
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Financial Aid - Processes - COD Export - Export COD File
Configure campus-level security for COD Export so users see only records for their assigned campus on the History tab:
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In Settings > System > Campuses > Campus Groups, create or select a Campus Group containing only the campus that the user can access.
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In Settings > System > Staff, select the staff member and assign that Campus Group on the General tile.
You should be familiar with:
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COD (system settings)
Access
Processes > Financial Aid > COD Export
Export COD Files
Process Tab
Use the Selection Criteria section on the Process tab to define the records for the COD Export file.
To prevent duplicate processing, the export process checks whether selected records are already included in a Student Review Batch.
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You cannot queue a new batch with the same selection criteria while an existing batch is still processing.
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If a matching batch has been gathered but not yet exported, records already in that batch are not gathered again.
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Select a Report Entity ID.
The list displays Reporting Entity IDs for campuses you can access. By default, it selects the Reporting Entity ID associated with your default campus.
Depending on the configuration of your campus location, Pell Grants and Direct Loans can have the same or different Report Entity IDs.
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Select an Award Year or accept the session default.
All Common Record documents comply with the COD Common Record XML Schema Version 5.0c for the 2025–2026 award year. This update applies to all supported message classes, fund sources, and export methods. COD export files include multiple CIP codes, separated by commas when applicable.
As part of the COD Schema Version 5.0c update for 2025–26, COD exports for Pell, Direct Loans, and TEACH can include up to three unique Program CIP codes at the disbursement level for all academic calendars. This supports reporting multiple programs or Areas of Study (AOS) for a student during a payment period. Previously accepted disbursement records (DRI=true) continue to retain their originally reported CIP data in subsequent adjustments.
A new "CIP Codes Node 2 and 3" feature flag controls whether additional CIP codes are included in COD exports. When enabled (default), up to three CIP codes are exported. When disabled, only CIP Code 1 is included. Institutions can configure this setting in the UI as needed.
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In the Campuses list, select All Campuses or a specific campus.
The list contains all campuses that share the selected Report Entity ID. Only campuses that you have access to will be listed.
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The File Type indicates COD Export.
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Select one of the available Export Type options depending on your campus configuration.
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Origination and Disbursements
Pell Grant, TEACH Grant, and Direct Loan origination and disbursement data are submitted to COD in Common Record XML format. For each processed record, COD returns a Response document indicating its status and any rejected data elements with the reason for rejection.
When you select Originations and Disbursements, you must specify further selection criteria.
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Grant - Data Request
Institutions submit Data Requests as fixed-length flat files (not XML) to request files from COD. After processing, COD returns a Data Request Acknowledgment record to the institution.
When you select Grant - Data Request, you must select a Grant - Data Request Message Class. Each option will display a different Results page after selecting Next.
If you want to ... Select this option Request information on other schools that have submitted origination records for certain students to identify and resolve potential over-award payments and concurrent enrollments. Pell Data Request - Multiple reporting Compare your institution's internal records with the COD records to identify and reconcile differences. Pell Data Request - Reconciliation Record Determine the status of your institution’s current funding level versus the net drawdown of Pell grants for the award year. Pell Data Request - Statement of Account Determine the total grant amount disbursed to the student for the year. Pell Data Request - Year-to-Date Determine the status of your institution’s current funding level versus the net drawdown of Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants for the award year. IASP Data Request - Statement of Account -
Direct Loan - Master Promissory Note
The Master Promissory Note (MPN) is a required legal agreement for Direct Loans in which borrowers promise to repay the loan, including any interest and fees. Signed MPNs and an MPN manifest listing borrower names and MPN IDs must be printed and submitted to the Department of Education.
The COD Export process validates the MPN Expiration Date, i.e., the MPN must be valid for the award year associated with the loan and must be in accepted status.
The COD Export process allows endorser-approved Grad PLUS and Parent PLUS Direct Loans to pass MPN Expiration Date validation. Previously, these loans were blocked when the MPN Expiration Date was earlier than the Award Begin Date.
When you select Direct Loan - Master Promissory Note, all remaining fields are hidden. Choose a Direct Loan - Master Promissory Note Option from the following list.
If you want to ... Select this option: Print a prom note manifest for unsubsidized and subsidized Direct Loans Print Master Prom Note Manifest Print a prom note manifest for Parent PLUS and Graduate PLUS loans Print PLUS Master Prom Note Manifest
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If you selected Origination and Disbursements in the previous step, choose one of the following Grant Type options:
- Pell
- TEACH
You can select both Pell and TEACH. However, if the Reporting Entity ID is configured to be program-specific, the following message is displayed: The message class for the selected entity is program-specific. COD can be exported for Pell only, TEACH only, or for Direct Loans only.
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Select one of the following Grant Options:
- Originations
- Disbursements
If Pell or TEACH is selected, at least one of the Originations or Disbursements check boxes must be selected. Otherwise, the following message is displayed: Please select at least one Extract Option.
For Pell and TEACH grants, you can send Originations and Disbursements at the same time without waiting for a response from the COD system.
When you select Disbursements, you must select a Disbursement Option.
If you want to ... Select this option: Notes Extract records for all adjustments, paid disbursements, and all financial aid disbursement batches All Records This is the default selection for disbursement extracts.
The following disbursements will be selected:
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Disbursements not yet paid but marked as 'Approved to be Paid' and having an expected date within the next 0* days.
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Disbursements that have been paid but not yet reported.
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Manual disbursement adjustments that have been entered since the last time the 'Export Disbursements' option was run.
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Scheduled disbursements within the next 0* days.
*The number of days is based on the COD Grants configuration setting for the campus.
Extract records for adjustments and paid disbursements only Adjustments and Paid Disbursements The following disbursements will be selected:
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Disbursements that have been paid but not yet reported.
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Manual disbursement adjustments that have been entered since the last time the 'Export Disbursements' option was run.
Extract records for financial aid disbursement batches only Select by FA Disbursement Batch Exporting by Disbursement Batch is only available for a single Grant Type at a time.
The following disbursements will be selected:
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Disbursements not yet paid but marked as 'Approved to be Paid' and having an expected date within the next 0* days and included on one of the batches selected.
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Disbursements that have been paid but not yet reported and included on one of the batches selected.
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Scheduled disbursements within the next 0* days.
*The number of days is based on the COD Grants configuration setting for the campus.
When Pell or TEACH (not both) is selected, the Batch IDs are loaded, and all batches are selected. You can remove Batch IDs from the selected list.
If no batches are found, the 'All Records' option is reset.
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Select one of the following Direct Loan Options:
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Originations
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Disbursements
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Origination Changes - Use this option when date changes are made on the Awards form after the records have been exported.
With the introduction of the Informed Borrowing Requirement for award year 2020-21 and forward, all types of Direct Loan awards exported with Paid or Released disbursements (DRI true) are prevented from export until an Informed Borrowing record can be found for the borrower.
When you select Disbursements, you must select a Disbursement Option.
If you want to ... Select this option: Notes Extract records for all adjustments, date changes, paid disbursements, and all financial aid disbursement batches. All Records This is the default selection for disbursement extracts.
The following disbursements will be selected:
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Disbursements not yet paid but marked as 'Approved to be Paid' and having an expected date within the next 0* days.
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Disbursements that have been paid but not yet reported.
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Manual disbursement adjustments that have been entered since the last time the 'Export Disbursements' option was run.
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Scheduled disbursements within the next 0* days.
*The number of days is based on the Direct Loan configuration setting for the campus.
Extract records for adjustments, date changes, and paid disbursements only Adjustments, Date Changes, and Paid Disbursements The following disbursements will be selected:
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Disbursements that have been paid but not yet reported.
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Manual disbursement adjustments that have been entered since the last time the 'Export Disbursements' option was run.
Extract records for financial aid disbursement batches only Select by FA Disbursement Batch The following disbursements will be selected:
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Disbursements not yet paid but marked as 'Approved to be Paid' and having an expected date within the next 0* days and included on one of the batches selected.
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Disbursements that have been paid but not yet reported and included on one of the batches selected.
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Scheduled disbursements within the next 0* days.
*The number of days is based on the Direct Loan configuration setting for the campus.
The Batch IDs are loaded, and all batches are selected. You can remove Batch IDs from the selected list.
If no batches are found, the 'All Records' option is reset.
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If your selection includes disbursements that have already been exported in a prior batch, a message indicates that the whole batch cannot be exported. The message "Disbursement Batches - No Data" may display a grid listing the records that caused the disbursement exceptions. In this scenario, select Remove Batches to prevent the batches from appearing for export again.
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If you try to export disbursements by batch and you receive the exception "Already Exported in another Export Batch", clear the check box "Include Disbursement at the status of Scheduled" under Settings > Financial Aid > COD > COD Grants.
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If you have made adjustments, or if origination changes and MPN status changes are pending, you can use the Override COD Originations process to change awards so that they can be exported to COD.
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Under Other Options, the Identifier Changes option is selected by default. This ensures that changes in the social security number (SSN), last name, or birth date are included in the COD extract. You can clear this option as needed.
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Select Queue Student Review.
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If your selection criteria include disbursements, select OK on the following confirmation message.
The following disbursements will be selected:
1) Disbursements not yet paid but marked as 'Approved to be Paid' and having an expected date within the next 0 days.
2) Disbursements that have been paid but not yet reported.
3) Manual disbursement adjustments that have been entered since the last time the 'Export Disbursements' option was run.
4) Scheduled Disbursements within the next 0 days.
The number of days shown in the message is configured in the Financial Aid setup for your campus.
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The Submit Batch window displays the default Batch Name. You can edit the Batch Name.
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Select Submit in the Submit Batch window. This starts the background job to process the data and create a batch based on the selection criteria.
When the job is submitted successfully, the message “COD Export job was successfully queued.” appears.
When you export or regenerate a file from the Process tab, the notification “[EDEPATH\Filename] file created” indicates that the process finished successfully and the file is created.
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When the job is completed, a notification appears in the command bar. The number of failed jobs will be indicated in red (
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The job status “Succeeded” indicates that the process is finished with no exceptions.
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The job status “Completed” indicates that the process is finished with exceptions.
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Continue with the Student Review Batches tab.
Student Review Batches Tab
The Student Review Batches tab enables you to review the student records included in a temporary batch. Before creating the final batch, you can remove student records that do not need to be exported to COD.
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Review the grid listing the temporary COD Export batches. These batches will remain available for 7 days.
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Select the refresh icon (
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To remove a batch, select a batch and select Cancel Batch in the grid toolbar.
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If the job status is Completed, select Retry Batch in the grid toolbar to resubmit the job.
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For a job with a status of Succeeded, select the link in the Name column to review the records contained in the batch.
The Job Results section is displayed.
The label of the Job Results grid indicates the name of the selected batch and the date and time when the process started.
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In the Results section:
The Campus EDE Path of the user's default campus is displayed.
The System EDE Path is a backup location for the EDE files.
The records matching your selection criteria are displayed on tabs. The tab labels indicate the number of records (#) on each tab. Select the tab that contains the records to be exported.
Tab Fields Pell Orig (#) Pell Disb (#) (Optional) You can select the Override Disbursements Date check box and choose a new date. The new date will be the date that is reported to COD as the date when disbursements will be applied to the ledger card.
TEACH Orig (#) TEACH Disb (#) (Optional) You can select the Override Disbursements Date check box and choose a new date. The new date will be the date that is reported to COD as the date when disbursements will be applied to the ledger card.
DL Orig (#) DL Disb (#) (Optional) You can select the Override Disbursements Date check box and choose a new date. The new date will be the date that is reported to COD as the date when disbursements will be applied to the ledger card.
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For records that are not validated, select the link in the Validated column to determine the validation errors.
Examples of Validation Errors Message If you receive this message ... Invalid Program CIP Code Correct the CIP code configuration on the program version and run the COD Export process again.
A COD Export validation is generated when Enrollment Intensity falls outside the valid range of 0–100. The system exports CIP Number 2 and CIP Number 3 only when all values in those elements are valid. If any value is invalid or null, the entire CIP element is excluded without generating a validation or exception. Additional valid CIP codes beyond CIP Numbers 1–3 are not exported.
Invalid Citizenship for Parent The Citizenship status on the Student Profile was set to Unknown. Change it to a valid status and then match that status on the PLUS Loan Borrower/Student Info tab. Missing Payment Period Start Date and End Date The <PaymentPeriodStartDate> and <PaymentPeriodEndDate> tags must be populated for all Pell and TEACH grants for all academic calendars for award year 2022-23 and later. Missing Previous Education If College is selected under Recruitment Information in the student's profile and the exception appears, check whether the ATB record is configured. Student has duplicate Pell data The system found duplicate data in the FaStudentPell table. Navigate to Processes > Financial Aid > Merge Duplicate Pell Records. Specify the Campus and Award Year of the student and select Apply Filters. Make the needed adjustments to resolve the issue. Invalid Country Specify a valid US address in the student profile. Per the COD mandate, the student must have a valid address in the US to qualify for Pell grants and federal loans. Invalid Payment Period End Date Correct the dates associated with the term. For example, add/drop dates need to be after the term start date and cannot have dates with a timestamp. -
To correct validation errors, select the Student Profile link in the validation message. The Student Profile for the selected record is displayed in another browser window or browser tab.
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Correct the error in the Student Profile, save the changes, and return to the COD Export page.
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Select Refresh All Tabs below the grid and verify that the record is validated.
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Select validated records for export to the COD system.
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To select specific records, select the check boxes in the first column.
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To select all records on the page, select the check box in the header row.
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To select all records across all pages, select Select All Across Pages.
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To export the selected records to COD, select Export.
When the job is completed, a notification appears in the command bar. The number of failed jobs will be indicated in red (
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After an export, the grids in the Results section will be auto-refreshed to remove records that were already exported.
History Tab
The History tab contains detailed information about the records included in a batch. You can review the details and decide whether to regenerate or cancel a batch.
When Enable Campus Level Security On Batches
is turned on in Settings > System > General, the records on the History tab will be filtered based on the logged-in user and the campus groups associated with the user. Record filtering is based on the SyCampusId. Records with a NULL value in the CampusID field will be visible to all users. CampusID = NULL is assigned to records that are not in Succeeded status (e.g., Completed, Enqueued).
A clean-up script ensures that batches are also filtered if they were created before the implementation of the campus-level security feature. The script runs at the batch level per process and assigns SyCampusId values to the records in the batch.
If the feature is turned off, the History tab will load the records based on the default campus setting (Session Defaults).
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Review the grid listing the batches that have been exported to COD.
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Select the link in the Batch ID column.
Depending on the batch process type, the DL Origination Changes or the Extract Report is displayed on the Regulatory Process Results page.
DL Origination Changes
Information displayed above the report grid:
- Batch ID
- Loan ID
- File Imported
- Award Year
Extract Report
Information displayed above the report grid:
- Document ID
- Rpt Entity ID
- Award Year
- Date Exported
- Total Award Count
The grid shows the total number of awards imported from the file, similar to the legacy interface report. Because origination records are exported with all associated disbursements, the Record Count may differ from the number of awards.
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If needed, select a batch and select Regenerate Batch in the grid toolbar to create a new batch and export file from an existing batch.
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