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Department of Education releases test files to prepare for 2021-22
September 17, 2020
In another sign that 2020 is on the way out, the Department of Education has announced the materials to help institutions get ready for the 2021-22 application cycle.
In a September 16 Electronic Announcement, the Department announced the availability of the 2021-22 Application and Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) test files, as well as the 2021–22 comment code text. The test files and the comment code text will aid users as they prepare for testing of their mainframe systems with the Central Processing System (CPS).
The test files posted to the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) website in flat-text (.TXT) format are as follows:
- Elec_App_Data.txt (CPS Test System Electronic Application Test Data)
- Elec_ISIR_Data.txt (CPS Test System Electronic ISIR Test Data)
- Paper_App_Data.txt (CPS Test System Paper Application Test Data)
- Paper_ISIR_Data.txt (CPS Test System Paper ISIR Test Data)
- ISIR_Comment_Codes.txt (CPS Test System ISIR Comment Codes)
To download the CPS test application and ISIR data files and comment code text for the 2021–22 cycle, go to the Software and Other Tools page on the IFAP website (ifap.ed.gov/software-and-other-tools), click the "CPS Test System" link, then click the "2021-2022" link.
Financial aid professionals with questions regarding the 2021-22 CPS Test System should contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 1-800-330-5947 or by email at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.