Campus-Based Programs

The Campus-Based Programs page allows you to review the Federal Work-Study (FWS) net earnings paid to a student during the calendar year. The student's FWS earnings for the prior calendar year reported to COD by the institution will be sent to the FAFSA Processing System (FPS) to be captured within the SAI calculation for the following year and transmitted on the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR). The FWS earnings will be used to determine the student's eligibility for financial aid.

Two scheduled background jobs were introduced as part of the Campus-Based Programs implementation:

  1. Campus-Based COD Programs
  2. Clear Stale Campus-Based COD Student Review Batches

For more details about the background jobs, see Campus-Based COD Programs & Clear Stale Campus-Based COD Student Review Batches.

The Federal Work-Study tab allows users to view data by calendar year and FWS Reporting Entity ID once the FWS Reporting Entity ID and FWS Attending Entity IDs are configured and the student was awarded FWS payments or a Campus-Based Web Response file is imported. The tab displays:

  • CPS Transaction Number Award Year: This field will display the award year from which the CPS Transaction Number was used. It will change automatically if the CPS Transaction Number is extracted from a higher award year or the CPS Transaction Number is manually updated by the user.

  • Export Information — This section displays one auto-created record with the CPS Transaction Number from the associated award year as selected from the ISIR Being Paid On and the sum of all FWS payments made to the student during the calendar year.

    The background job populates an export record in “Not Sent” status when at least one FWS payment is made to the student during a calendar year from across all campuses that share the same FWS Reporting Entity ID. The "Not Sent" record has the CPS Transaction Number from the ISIR Being Paid On from the appropriate award year.

    Every time the background job runs, the record will be automatically updated if FWS Payments were made to the students and/or there is a new CPS Transaction Number selected within the ISIR Being Paid On field. No record will be created If the student did not receive any federal work-study payment.

    Users can modify the CPS Transaction Number based on the CPS Transaction Numbers available within the ISIR Being Paid On field for both award years for the calendar year and modify the total FWS Earnings before exporting the data. These changes will be audited and will be shown on the History tab.

    After a record is exported to COD, the Export Information section updates its status from "Not Sent" to "Sent to COD". This record is then unmodifiable. However, users can add new records for COD transmission, details of which will be audited and displayed on the History tab. Any user-created record defaults its status to "Ready to Send".

    Note: Users can now modify the CPS Transaction Number and Total FWS Amount values on FWS export records that are in "Not Sent" status. This applies to records created automatically by the background job or records created manually by selecting on the CPS Transaction Number or Total FWS Amount hyperlink. However, once a user manually changes these values for a given student, FWS Reporting Entity ID, and Calendar Year, the background job will stop updating that record going forward. This prevents the job from overwriting manual inputs.

  • Import Information — This section contains fields that are populated by the Response file (CBRBMYOP) or Campus-Based Web Response (CBWBxxIN) import file. Each time a file is imported, Anthology Student automatically creates a corresponding import record in the Import Information section. Each imported record for a student will create a new row.

    The row that displays the import information indicates if the record was accepted or rejected. If it was rejected, it will show all the ClosedReject Edit Codes and the error fields that were returned in the file.

  • Payment Information — The Payment Information section lists all FWS payments made during the selected calendar year across both award years and all campuses that share the same FWS Reporting Entity ID. It displays the FWS payments that were used for calculation and shows the award year from which the FWS payments were made.

    The Campus-Based COD Programs background job updates the total FWS earnings amount and automatically identifies the payments that were made within the calendar year. The background job merges all FWS payments a student receives in a selected calendar year, irrespective of award years and FWS Attending Entity ID, under the specified FWS Reporting Entity ID.

The History tab displays:

  • Changes made by users to the CPS Transaction Number and Total FWS Amount. This is similar to an audit process so that there is visibility and transparency into the changes that were made outside of the calculation of the background job.

    Tip: Institutions are encouraged to report discrepancies in the total FWS earnings calculated by the background job and the total FWS payments made to the student and report these to Anthology so that they can be identified, fixed, and deployed.

For details about the batch import and export processes for FWS data, see Campus-Based COD Export and Campus-Based COD Import.

Prerequisites

Important:

It is essential for institutions to accurately configure their Federal Work-Study (FWS) Reporting Entity ID and FWS Attending Entity IDs, with COD's assistance if needed. This foundational step influences the entire FWS reporting process.

  1. Select the Settings tile > expand System > select Campuses > select the name of your campus > select the Financial Aid tile. 

  2. On the COD & Packaging tab, in the COD Entity IDs section, specify the values:

    • FWS Reporting Entity IDClosed Specify the Federal Work-Study Reporting Entity ID for each campus participating as a full participant.
    • FWS Attending Entity IDClosed Specify the Federal Work-Study Attending Entity ID for each campus participating as a full participant.

You must have:

  • Common - Student - View authorization

  • Financial Aid - Campus Based Programs - Fws - Edit and View authorization

Access Method

Select the Students tile > select the name in the Students list > expand Financial Aid > select the Campus-Based Programs tile.

Procedure to Review Earnings from Campus-Based Programs

Federal Work-Study Tab

  1. Select a FWS Reporting Entity IDClosed Specify the Federal Work-Study Reporting Entity ID for each campus participating as a full participant..

  2. Select a Calendar Year or accept the session default.

    For the first year of implementation, the default is 2022. As new calendar years are added, the most recent or newly added year will be set as the default.

  3. Select the Load button to populate the FWS information for the student.

    Total FWS EarningsClosed The total amount of Federal Work-Study (FWS) earnings.

    Identifier ChangeClosed This field is read-only and indicates an Identifier Change on the student's record for the calendar year.

    StatusClosed Displays the status of the FWS record. The status is "Not Sent" if the record is pending for export. After it has been exported, the Status changes to "Sent". Once the COD response is received, the status will change to "Accepted" or "Rejected".

    VarianceClosed Displays the variance value received on a Web Response file (CBWBYYOP). This field is blank when a Common Record Response file (CRCB) is imported. In cases where the Total FWS Amount imported from the CBWBYYOP differs from the latest "Accepted" status response in the Import Information section on the Campus-Based Programs form, or if the section has no data, the system compares this imported value to the form-level Total FWS Earnings field. Any discrepancy between these values is presented in the Variance field for user review.

  4. Review the values in the Export Information grid.

    CPS Transaction NumberClosed The Central Processing System (CPS) Transaction Number is a required field on the Common Record for Pell grants, Federal Work-Study, and Direct loans (DL Subsidized, DL Unsubsidized) processing by the U.S. Department of Education. The CPS Transaction Number field in the Common Record shows the transaction number from an eligible SAR/ISIR used to calculate a financial aid award.

    Total FWS AmountClosed The total amount of Federal Work-Study (FWS) earnings.

    StatusClosed Displays the status of the FWS record. The status is "Not Sent" if the record is pending for export. After it has been exported, the Status changes to "Sent". Once the COD response is received, the status will change to "Accepted" or "Rejected".

    Export Date Closed The date the file was exported.

    Batch IDClosed The number assigned by Anthology Student to the batch.

    Date ModifiedClosed The date when the item was changed. On some pages, it also includes the timestamp for the time.

    Modified ByClosed The name of the person who changed the item.

    The system tracks and updates FWS payment records after manual edits and additional payments. Any subsequent payments result in the creation of an FWS new record that reflects the cumulative total of FWS payments made to the student, without altering the manually edited record. The updated total accurately reflects all payments made over the calendar year.

  5. Select the link on the Total FWS Amount to edit the export record if needed and select Save.

    A confirmation message appears. The amount is updated in the Export Information grid, and the Status is set to "Ready to Send".

  6. Review the data in the Import Information grid.

    The Campus-Based COD Import process automatically generates a new row in the Import Information section and populates the associated fields with the imported data.

    • When a COD response file (CRCBMYOP) is imported, additionally, any reject-related information and the imported status (either "Accepted" or "Rejected") is displayed.

    • When a web response file (CBWByyOP) is imported, the form-level status remains unaffected by the status of the web response file. CRWB files do not update any system data. If a CBWB file is imported and the total FWS amount varies from the most recent accepted or sent data, the variance will be displayed in the Variance field. This allows users to identify and analyze any discrepancies.

    Import DateClosed The date when the transmission file was received.

    Batch IDClosed The number assigned by Anthology Student to the batch.

    Total FWS AmountClosed The total amount of Federal Work-Study (FWS) earnings.

    Status at CODClosed Displays the status of the FWS record. The status is "Not Sent" if the record is pending for export. After it has been exported, the Status changes to "Sent". Once the COD response is received, the status will change to "Accepted" or "Rejected".

    Reject CodesClosed Comma-separated reject codes received against this record in Response and System Generated Files

    Reject Error FieldClosed Reject Error Field included in the Response/Import File

    Response Error MessageClosed Response Error Message included in the Response/Import File

    Reported ValueClosed Reported Value included in the Response/Import File. This field only displays the data from the most recent import response.

    TypeClosed Indicates whether the import file is a standard response file or a web response file. The Type is "Response" when the message class is CRCB. The Type is "Web Response" when the message class is CBWB.

  7. In the Number of Federal Work-Study Payments section, review the following details.

    Gross Amount PaidClosed The amount paid to the student for work-study during the pay period.

    Payment Period End DateClosed The end date of the payment period.

    Date PaidClosed The date when the transaction was posted.

    HoursClosed The number of hours.

    Calendar YearClosed The Calendar year.

    Award YearClosed The financial aid award year.

  1. Continue with the History tab.

History Tab

  1. The History tab displays the record history.

    Previous CPS Transaction NumberClosed The Central Processing System (CPS) Transaction Number is a required field on the Common Record for Pell grants, Federal Work-Study, and Direct loans (DL Subsidized, DL Unsubsidized) processing by the U.S. Department of Education. The CPS Transaction Number field in the Common Record shows the transaction number from an eligible SAR/ISIR used to calculate a financial aid award.

    New CPS Transaction NumberClosed The Central Processing System (CPS) Transaction Number is a required field on the Common Record for Pell grants, Federal Work-Study, and Direct loans (DL Subsidized, DL Unsubsidized) processing by the U.S. Department of Education. The CPS Transaction Number field in the Common Record shows the transaction number from an eligible SAR/ISIR used to calculate a financial aid award.

    Previous Total FWS AmountClosed The total amount of Federal Work-Study (FWS) earnings.

    New Total FWS AmountClosed The total amount of Federal Work-Study (FWS) earnings.

    Date ModifiedClosed The date when the item was changed. On some pages, it also includes the timestamp for the time.

    Modified ByClosed The name of the person who changed the item.