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RISK, REWARD & TIMING

PowerFAIDS: Never a Risk, Always a Reward & it’s all about the Timing

2014 UPDATE

PF 20.0 was released on October 31st…if you haven’t downloaded and begun testing…please do so!

This is the traditional x.0 release, featuring: Parameter Roll Forward Student Migration Support for IM and PROFILE

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20.0 COMMUNICATION CHANGES

Quick Chat: Communications in 2015/2016 and following

NEW Sample Letter Templates

NEW Merge Fields replacing Text Blocks (Budget & Resources, Awards, Documents) Accurate Alignment in Columns Customized Formatting Improved HTML e-mail Formatting

Option 1 – use all new 15/16 templates from PowerFAIDS and copy the text from your old documents

Option 2 - revisit documents and replace all text blocks with the new merge fields

NOTE: Any template for use in 15/16 that does NOT have one or more text blocks (award, resources, docs received, or missing docs) can be copied forward for use in 15/16

20.0 PELL/PACKAGING CHANGES

Support for Pell Formula 4

Awd Lock & Dist Lock (Table 4 from 20.0 Release Package)

Schedule Start & End Dates and NEW Actual Start & End Dates POE-ACTST-DT POE-ACTEN-DT POE-WEEKS POE-HOURS

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RESOURCES

PowerFAIDS 20.0 Release Package

PowerFAIDS Community Site New Letter Templates New Self Service Recording

PowerFAIDS Training Parameter Roll Forward 11/18/14 @ 2pm Eastern Communications Basics 11/25/14 @ 2pm Eastern

Watch the Forum for Additional 2015 Trainings

ALWAYS ATTEND TRAININGS

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20.X RELEASES

20.1 – will be released in late January 2015 (FM/ISIR release). CollegeBoard is looking for additional Beta testers and Early Adopters for 20.1.

20.2 – Scheme Change (released in March)

20.3 – COD Communications (released in May)

20.4 – New PowerFAIDS Technology Release (released in August)

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2015 USER CONFERENCE

July 16-18, 2015

New Orleans Marriott

Call for Topics THIS month (November)

Looking for Speakers!

Watch the Community Site for more information

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QUESTIONS?

Contact Support at pftraining@collegeboard.org or pfaidssupport@cblist.org or Call 800.227.6734

Join the Forum: https://epl.collegeboard.com/epl/login.do

For information on upgrades, such as additional seat licenses, NetPartner, Web Client, or the CSS Financial Aid PROFILE, please contact powerfaids@collegeboard.org or call 800.626.9725

Thanks!