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Updates to V4 and V5 VerificationUPDATE 8/14 - Please see comment below regarding changes to our initial post including new Award Year specific guidelines and link to the Department of Education's lates… -
Preparing for the December Maintenance Pack for 25D ReleaseWe are excited to announce the upcoming December Maintenance Pack for the 25D Release, which includes key updates to support recent federal changes. Deployment to non-pr…Desiree Dreszer-Oracle 757 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Desiree Dreszer-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
One Big Beautiful Bill Act changes for the 26/27 Award YearIntroduction We are reaching out to keep you informed about the upcoming changes resulting from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed into law on July 4th, 2025.…Alexander Thompson 482 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Alexander Thompson Student Financial Aid -
Baseline DocMetadata Workbook Attribute_Names to Attribute_Code: AC1016, AC1017, AC1021Summary: During the review of the DocMetadata, a few tax-related Attribute_Names were noted as not being accurate. Is it possible to have the baseline DocMetadata Workbo… -
Partner Session: OAS Reporting and Packaging OptimizationsWe recently met with our partners to discuss several important topics relevant to our Student Financial Aid schools. During the session, we covered: OAS Reporting Report… -
Preparing for the 25D ReleaseWe are pleased to announce the upcoming 25D Release, which introduces the ability to process ISIRs for the 2026-27 Award Year. This release also includes enhanced suppor…Desiree Dreszer-Oracle 3K views 38 comments 0 points Most recent by Indrajeet.kadam Student Financial Aid -
Important updates to Oracle SFP Administration Community Toolkit (SACT)The SFP Administration Community Toolkit (SACT) offers a community-driven toolkit for everyday use by professionals that work with Oracle SFP. The toolkit is comprised o…Paul L Koch-Support-Oracle 788 views 10 comments 1 point Most recent by Paul L Koch-Support-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) – Federal Loan Lifetime and Aggregate Limit ReportingDuring our recent “One Big Beautiful Bill” session on October 24th, we introduced enhancements to our federal loan reporting capabilities, namely, a new product report a… -
One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) - Full COA Scholarship and Grant ExclusionProvision Description: The Full COA Scholarship and Grant Exclusion provision states students who receive grants or scholarships from non-federal sources covering their …Michael Lauria-Oracle 89 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Michael Lauria-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) – Interim Exception Document + PLUS Loan Program UpdatesSummary These updates allow your school to package students in the 26/27 award year. A new Interim exception document, which is referenced in the updated PLUS and Unsubs…Alexander Thompson 271 views 8 comments 0 points Most recent by Alexander Thompson Student Financial Aid -
What reports shows alternative loans?Summary: Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Version (include the version you are using, if applicable): Code Snippet (add any code snippets t…Lucas Martinez-Salas 17 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Lucas Martinez-Salas Student Financial Aid -
Support of Department of Education's November 2025 ISIR UpdatesOn November 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education released important updates to Volumes 4, 5, and 7 of the FAFSA Specifications Guide for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 Aw… -
Subscribe to Student Financial Aid Announcements on OCI ConsoleWe will be moving to Console Announcements allowing you to manage your announcement subscriptions within OCI Console. You will now be able to manage how notifications ar…Desiree Dreszer-Oracle 342 views 6 comments 0 points Most recent by Pete Cavanaugh-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
Announcing the Student Financial Aid Summer Implementation PlaybookWe are excited to introduce the Summer Packaging Playbook—a comprehensive, end-to-end guide based on customer feedback and best practices gathered from previous Summer p… -
New Weekly OAS Reporting Office Hours for Oracle Student Financial Aid SchoolsDear Oracle Student Financial Aid Community, We are excited to announce the launch of a new OAS Reporting Office Hours series, starting Tuesday, November 18. These sessi… -
One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) - Institutional Loan LimitsProvision Description: The Institutional Loan Limits provision allows institutions to impose their own lower program-level loan limits for an academic year for student a…Michael Lauria-Oracle 41 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Michael Lauria-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) - Graduate and Professional Loan LimitsProvision Description: The Graduate and Professional Loan Limits provision sets the Annual loan limits to $20,500 for grad students and $50,000 for professional students…Michael Lauria-Oracle 66 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Michael Lauria-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Interim Configuration for 26/27 Award YearIntroduction We are reaching out to keep you informed about the changes resulting from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed into law on July 4th, 2025 and to pr…Alexander Thompson 260 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Alexander Thompson Student Financial Aid -
Non Production 25D update for test environmentSummary: We didn't receive any release update email for this quarter in our test environment Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Expecting the… -
Looking for some SAP programming insightWe are struggling with accurately accounting for credits attempted and are looking to make programming changes for SAP calculations for 26-27. Currently our SAP calculat… -
SFA and the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) – Interim Configuration and Reporting Customer SessionThank you to everyone who joined last Friday’s session discussing the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) Student Financial Aid (SFA) Interim Configuration and Reporting Upd… -
What column is the Awarding Status script in NFR_ATTRIB.csv (for FasExternalAwardEvent.xml)?The External Non-Federal Funds will use the Awarding Status script in NFR_ATTRIB.csv when the award status is omitted in FasExternalAwardEvent.xml.https://docs.oracle.co…Reid from Spring Arbor Univ 28 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Jeramie Ryan Student Financial Aid -
Tips: Monitoring Student Financial Aid (SFA) BugsSummary: During our recent customer collaboration events, we received a request to add additional information on existing bugs when they are published in My Oracle Suppo…Dianac-Oracle 115 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Simona Stefan-Oatu-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
Is SFA always trying to match (ISIRs) on middle nameWe do not have middle name (or middle initial) in any of our ISIR matching criteria combinations in our SCHOOL workbook. When trying to load 2027 ISIRs, we have several …Angela Rodriguez-Mayers 44 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by Dawnya French Student Financial Aid -
Required Annual Runtime Certificate Update for FTI-SAIG Software UseIt has come to our attention that late last week ED has communicated information on the annual expiration of the runtime certificate that is required to be downloaded an…Michael Lauria-Oracle 386 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Dawnya French Student Financial Aid -
Can we implement the Digital Assistant to Oracle Fusion Student Financial Planning?Hi Everyone, Is it possible to implement and show the Oracle Digital Assistant widget to Oracle Fusion Student Financial Planning Page? Thanks, XenaXena Arcabos-133101 36 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Desiree Dreszer-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
Oracle Student Financial Aid and the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Customer SessionThank you to everyone who joined our recent session discussing the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) and its impact on Student Financial Aid (SFA) processes. We truly app… -
Action Required: OCI Identity and Access Management IntegrationThe OCI Identity and Access Management (IAM) integration for Student Financial Aid (SFA), released with 25A, provides enterprise-grade identity and access management cap…Desiree Dreszer-Oracle 1.3K views 54 comments 0 points Most recent by Pete Cavanaugh-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
SFA Refresh Blackout DatesSummary: We'd like to know what the blackout dates for refreshes will be for the next several months - through January if possible. Content (please ensure you mask any c…Angela Rodriguez-Mayers 17 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Pete Cavanaugh-Oracle Student Financial Aid -
Non Federal Fund (NFR) Fund Allocation and Minimum Amount Configuration – Performance IssuesWe want to make you aware of an issue affecting Non Federal Fund (NFR) configurations when the available fund allocation amount drops below the configured minimum. This …