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Regent Award offers two types of Export Student Transaction (EST) Processes, both of which are required for successful disbursement of funds to a student.  The EST for DRI process sets the DRI flag for export to COD.  Once COD accepts the disbursement, the EST for A/R process is used to create an XML file which is then imported into the school's A/R system to update student accounts with the related disbursement information.

The process flow for paying disbursements out of Regent Award is as follows:

  1. EST for DRI is run
    • This process sets the "intialDRIReleaseDate" on the Regent Award disbursement to the current date of the EST process
  2. COD Export is run
    • Newly released disbursements are sent to COD.
  3. COD sends an RS file back to the school
    • RS file is imported.  This updates the released flag on the Regent Award disbursement record if COD has accepted the disbursement.
  4. EST for A/R (Actual) is run
    • If the released disbursement was accepted by COD, the "driReleaseDate" on the Regent Award disbursement is set from the "intialDRIReleaseDate" value set during the prior EST for DRI run (Step 1 above).

It's important that disbursement information, including the actual disbursement date, is accurate at COD, and in Regent Award.  However, there are times when the school cannot import the EST for AR file into their AR system until a different date.  Potential reasons may be a delay in receiving a response from COD, timing issue on the school's side, restrict processes on an individual student record, systemic issue.  Therefore, schools need the ability to update the driReleaseDate on impacted disbursements.  To assist with this, Regent offers the ability to update the A/R release date for a disbursement.  This feature is permission-based and accessible via the “Update A/R Release Date” button on the Process Log Details section for the EST for AR process where the student was actually paid.

The disbursement release date is set based on the EST for DRI process.  If a delay occurs between the day the EST for DRI process is run and the day the EST for A/R process is run, the A/R Release Date must be updated to reflect the true disbursement date.  To do so, select the "Update AR Release Date" button from the EST for A/R process you wish to update. 


If the EST for AR process has produced multiple files, you may select one, many or all of those files to update the disbursement release date.  Enter the correct AR release date in the date picker field provided.  Then select the "Update AR Release Date" button to finalize the change.

All disbursements having only one actual EST transaction record in the chosen EST file(s) will have the Disbursement Release date updated in Regent Award (viewable from the Disbursement Details screen).  Disbursements having multiple transactions are not able to be updated using this feature.  Note, the XML file content itself will not be updated. 

In order to update the disbursement dates on COD, the COD export process will need to be executed and the resulting file(s) transmitted to COD.  Regent Award updates the disbursement date by sending a new sequence number for the disbursement.  For example:

COD Export prior to the EST update:

<DisbursementNumber>1</DisbursementNumber>
<DisbursementAmount>2000</DisbursementAmount>
<DisbursementDate>2017-01-18</DisbursementDate>
<SequenceNumber>1</SequenceNumber>


COD Export after the EST update (this is the same Regent Award disbursement record):

<DisbursementNumber>1</DisbursementNumber>
<DisbursementAmount>2000</DisbursementAmount>
<DisbursementDate>2017-01-19</DisbursementDate>
<SequenceNumber>2</SequenceNumber>

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