6.9.1.0 Release Notes
Release | Release 6.9.0.0 |
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Document Updated | 12/18/24 |
Executive Summary
Regent Education is pleased to announce Regent 6.9.1.0, the latest release of the Regent Enterprise Financial Aid Management System.
The release includes enhancements listed in the 'Enhancements' section below and further defined in the Product Brief. This release also addresses product defects as listed in the 'Bugs' section below.
New/Updated Configuration Options
Admin and User Guide Updates
Enhancements
The following enhancements are included in this release:
Key | Product Selection | Functional Area | Release Note |
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Regent Award | Awarding | Title: Resolved Cost of Attendance and Census COA Display Issues in the Compare Awards Grid Tickets: RS-28793; RS-28850; Description: The Compare Awards grid that displays when a user selects a loan period from the Analyze Loan Period dropdown on the Awards tab has been updated so that Cost of Attendance, Total Cost of Attendance, Census COA, and Total Census COA display correctly. Additionally, for institutions with the ‘Package Using Actual Loan Fees’ configuration enabled, loan fees are now included in the Total Cost of Attendance and Total Census COA values displayed. Lastly, loan fee truncation rules have been updated to account for loans with multiple disbursements in the same payment period, resulting in fewer instances where the Compare Awards grid displays $1 of Unmet Cost. See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topic Awards Tab | |
Regent Award | COD | Title: Updated the COD Export Process for COMRECIN Files Tickets: RS-28308; RS-28801; Description: During the COD Export Process, the data for existing awards with cancelled disbursements is inserted before the data for awards with changed disbursement amounts or newly scheduled disbursements in COMRECIN files. This will help reduce COD rejects by ensuring that COD is informed of cancelled disbursements before it receives data for changed or new disbursements. | |
Regent Award/Review | ISIR Processing/Verification | Title: Support for 2025-2026 ISIR Message Classes Tickets: RS-28295; RS-25992; Description: 2025-2026 Message Classes have been added to the SAIG Mailbox in Regent. See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topic Message Classes Supported by Regent Award | |
Regent Fund | Awarding | Title: Updates to the Awarding Tool’s ‘Auto-Approve and Package' Option, Phase 1 Tickets: RS-27845; RS-28805; Description: In the Selections section of the Awarding Tool, the ‘Auto-approve and package all award amounts greater than $0’ field has been renamed to ‘Auto-approve and package all new awards and any changes to existing awards.' This is a display change only; updates to the checkbox’s functionality will follow in the next release. See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topic Regent Fund Awarding Tool | |
Regent Award/Review/Access | ISIR Processing/Verification | Title: Support 2025-2026 ISIR Processing and ISIR Corrections Tickets: RS-25992; RS-27788; RS-27789; RS-28757; RS28758; RS-28759; RS-28760; RS-28761; RS-28762; RS-28763; RS-28764; RS-28765; RS-28770; RS-28802; Description: Note: The current updates support basic ISIR editing and processing. In the next major release, Regent plans to additionally update the ISIR Verification/Corrections Wizard to support Verification and the Verification Worksheet (VWS). | |
Regent Access | Packaging | Title: Update Regent Access eAccess Exports for 2025-2026 ISIR Format Changes Tickets: RS-25992; RS-27787; RS-28833; RS-28847; RS-2848; Description: See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topic Access - Export Files | |
Regent Award | Annual Federal and State Reporting | Title: New Export Processes for Gainful Employment (GE) and Financial Value Transparency (FVT) Data Tickets: RS-27289; RS-28505; RS-28703; RS-28715; RS-28716; RS-28720; RS-28721; RS-28722; RS-28724; RS-28726; Description: See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topics Export Data - Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency (GE-FVT) , Permissions List , Export Processes | |
Regent Access | Workflow/Questionnaire | Title: 2025-2026 Access Master Smart Form Created Tickets: RS-25992; RS-25993; RS-28755; RS-28756; Description: The Access Master Smart Form for 2025-2026 has been created with year values aligning with the new FAY. Minor updates from the prior year have been made, related to updates to the FAFSA, such as ‘Student Other Circumstances’ group being renamed ‘Student Homelessness’. Note: The “Unsub only” question about a student’s parents being unwilling to provide information is not included on the Access form for 25-26. |
Bugs
The following bugs are resolved in this release:
Key | Product Selection | Functional Area | Release Note |
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Regent Access | Student Experience | Problem: Two field values for a 2025-2026 Access form in the Export Access Database Extract file (CSV file) incorrectly refer to the prior year. Cause: The Export Access Database Extract file (CSV file) pulls the values the value for the hidden academicYear and academicYearRange questions from the default value field defined in the Smart Form setup. The academicYear and academicYearRange questions were not updated with year over year updates so academicYear exported 2025 and academicYearRange exported 2024-2025. Fix: Updated the hidden academicYear and academicYearRange questions and adjusted their default values so academicYear exports 2026 and academicYearRange exports 2025-2026.. Testing: Complete a 2025-2026 Access form. Run the Export Access Database Extract file and confirm the academicYear and academicYearRange values are accurate. | |
Regent Award | EST/Disbursements | Problem: Cause: Pell was configured to Disburse on Enrollment Level and Non-term programs were inadvertently set to 0 for the ACEIP and Enrollment Level. Fix: Testing: | |
Regent Award | Awarding | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: | |
Regent Award | Awarding | Problem: Errors in IL MAP Grant ruleset caused award to be recalculated to an incorrect amount for Fall and Spring when student was fully withdrawn. Cause: Ruleset was implemented with errors in the awarding calculation logic, related to use of user defined fields for withdrawal refund percentages. Fix: Ruleset has been updated with correct awarding calculation logic. Testing: Award IL MAP Grant. Fully withdraw student. Verify IL MAP Grant award amounts for Fall and Spring term are adjusted correctly. | |
Regent Award | Awarding | Problem:The system zeroed out paid loans after the Census Units amount dropped to half time. Cause:The sysem did not award properly using Enrollment Level (EL) or Census Enrollment Level (CEL), depending timing and with changes to Course Enrollment (CE) data in 6.9 Release Fix:A code change was applied, so that the system will match CEL and EL prior to Census. After Census the CEL will be established from CE Data. Testing:Navigate to an affected student. There are three ways to test. The first option is to click check box on funds Adjust After Census Date in Fund Setup for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan and for Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan. The instance with a time machine should be used - the date on server should be set to 10/18/2024 which is after Census Date 1 and before the Start of Course 2. Package a student and ensure that Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan and for Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan are present. The second option is to change Enrolled Date of course to be before Census date 1 (9/16/2024). The tird option is add attendance to course that will cause Census Date to change. | |
Regent Award | ISIR Processing/Verification | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: | |
Regent Award | Account Management | Problem: Some students who have satisfactory academic progress (SAP) status ' FA Suspended' were paid with Pell Grant. Cause: The system was checking SAP records where SAP Sources as SIS and Manual, it did not check where SAP source is Manual. Fix: A code change was applied so that the system will check SAP records which have SAP Source- Manual Testing: Before testing ensure that in Institution Setup “SAP FA Suspension cancels all future aid: “Yes“. Package the student and ensure that Pell is canceled for the current term for the student who is having 'FA Suspended’ SAP status for previous term. Navigate to an affected student, e.g. Jaycee Rausch, 597005168, who is having partially Paid Pell in Fall 2024 and SAP status for Summer 2024 is “Satisfactory“. Update student with SBL to make Summer 2024 term with SAP status ‘FA Suspended’. Package the student and confirm that Pell is cancelled. | |
Student Experience | Student Experience | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: | |
Regent Award | SAP | Problem: The prior term’s SAP status was not inherited into the next term when the corresponding setting was enabled. Cause: System was getting the "first" non-withdrawn PP without checking to see if it was Historic and overwriting subsequent PP with non-calculated record when it should have perpetuated the historic record. Fix: Code updated to not consider a PP to be "first" if it is Historic. Testing: Upload SBL with Historic SAP record. Run packaging. Run SAP and review the results. | |
Regent Award | SAP | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
Scripts
The following scripts relate to this release:
Key | Functional Area | Release Note |
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Scripts | Purpose of Script: Data Changed by the Script: How to Access the Script: How to Test the Script: |
Data Views
The following data views relate to this release:
Key | Functional Area | Release Note |
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Data Views | Title: Data View Updates per 6.9.1.0 Release Tickets: RS-28911; Description: The following Data Views were created per changes to existing tables:
The following Data View was created per creation of a new table:
See the Customer Zone Knowledge Base topic Regent Award Data View Data Dictionary |