Posted Date: October 19, 2007

Subject: 2008-2009 EDE Technical Reference (Final Draft)

Federal Student Aid is pleased to announce the posting of the final draft of the 2008-2009 Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) Technical Reference. The EDE Technical Reference provides programmer specifications, record layouts, and other detailed information for schools or other organizations that need to design software systems to interface with Federal Student Aid's application processing system.

The final draft adds 2008-2009 versions of the Overview, EDE Processing, Processing Codes, and Printing sections. Updated versions of the Record Layouts section and the ISIR Cross Reference table (now part of the Processing Codes section), which have been modified from the drafts posted in August 2007, are also included in this posting.

If you have any questions regarding this message, contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 800/330-5947 (TDD/TTY 800/511-5806) or by e-mail at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.

Attachments/Enclosures:

2008-2009 EDE Technical Reference Master File in PDF Format, 7.27MB, 253 pages

Cover Page in PDF Format, 91KB, 1 page

Table of Contents in PDF Format, 25KB, 3 pages

1 - Overview in PDF Format, 101KB, 17 pages

2 - EDE Processing in PDF Format, 122KB, 20 pages

3 - Record Layouts in PDF Format, 996KB, 108 pages

4 - Processing Codes in PDF Format, 971KB, 91 pages

5 - Printing in PDF Format, 95KB, 13 pages