COD Import Report Changes - Volume 6

Award Year 2025-26 to 2026-27 - Complete Field-Level Comparison
10 Reports Updated 1 New Report 26 Unchanged
11
Reports with Changes
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New Unique Fields
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41
Message Classes
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3
Record Lengths Changed
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2
Student Level Code Overhauls
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11 Reports with Structural Changes

These reports have field additions, position shifts, valid value changes, or layout modifications for 2026-27.

# Report Program Type of Change
1 Pell Grant Reconciliation Report Pell New field, shifted positions, record length
2 Pell Grant YTD Origination Record Pell New field, record length
3 Pell Grant YTD Disbursement Record Pell 3 new fields, cascading shifts, record length
4 TEACH Rebuild Origination Detail Record TEACH Student Level Code overhaul
5 DL SAS Disbursement Detail Record DL Record Count Seq # expanded (6 to 7 digits)
6 DL Rebuild Origination Detail Record DL New field, Student Level Code overhaul
7 DL Rebuild Disbursement Detail Record DL 3 new fields, valid value changes
8 DL Duplicate Student Borrower Report DL Scope expansion (Parent PLUS), valid value change
9 DL Actual Disbursement List (ADL) DL 3 new columns, shifted summary columns
10 DL Pending Disbursement List (PDL) DL 3 new columns, report renamed
11 Loan Limit Exception Report DL Entirely new report (10-field CSV)

8 New Unique Fields Added

These are the brand-new fields introduced in the 2026-27 award year report layouts.

Field Name Applies To (Message Classes) Position/Column Valid Values
Workforce Pell Eligible PGRC27OP, PGYR27OP 170, 343 Y / N / Blank
Workforce Pell Tuition and Fees 1 PGYR27OP (Disbursement Record) 262-273 00.00 - 999999999.99
Workforce Pell Tuition and Fees 2 PGYR27OP (Disbursement Record) 306-317 00.00 - 999999999.99
Workforce Pell Tuition and Fees 3 PGYR27OP (Disbursement Record) 350-361 00.00 - 999999999.99
Loan Limit Exception CODRBFOP (DL Origination) 789 Y / N / Blank
Enrollment Intensity CODRBFOP, DLAD27OP, DLPD27OP 229-231 / Col AC / Col U Numeric 0-100
Institutional Limit Applied CODRBFOP, DLAD27OP, DLPD27OP 232 / Col AB / Col T Y / N / Blank
Program Attendance Begin Date CODRBFOP, DLAD27OP, DLPD27OP 233-240 / Col AD / Col V CCYYMMDD / Blank

Note: The Loan Limit Exception Report adds 10 fields but is an entirely new web-only report, counted separately.

41 Message Classes / Reports Overview

Message classes are SAIG mailbox identifiers that COD uses to route specific report types to schools. For 2026-27, standard cycle indicators changed from 26 to 27.

Program Report Message Class Change(s)
Pell YTD PGYR27OP New fields, Unused length shift, SAI updated
Pell MRR PGMR27OP -
Pell Reconciliation PGRC27OP New field, Length increased
Pell Pending Disb PGPE27OP -
Pell Elec Statement PGLE27OP -
Pell Processing Opts PGPO27OP -
Pell Print Request PGPR27OP -
Pell Reporting Activity PGRA27OP -
Pell Verification Status PGVS27OP -
Pell SAS Disb MTD PGSM27OP -
Pell SAS Disb YTD PGSY27OP -
Pell SAS Disb Date Rng PGSA27OP -
Pell SAS Month (MTD) PSOM27OP -
Pell SAS Year (YTD) PSOY27OP -
Pell SAS Date Range PSOR27OP -
TEACH MRR THMR27OP -
TEACH Pending Disb THPE27OP -
TEACH Rebuild THRB27OP Student Level Code Overhaul
TEACH SAS Monthly THSM27OP -
TEACH SAS YTD THSY27OP -
TEACH SAS Disb MTD TSOM27OP -
TEACH SAS Disb YTD TSOY27OP -
TEACH SAS Disb Date Rng TSOR27OP -
DL ADL DLAD27OP 3 new columns, formatting shifts
DL PDL DLPD27OP 3 new columns, report renamed
DL Rebuild Orig/Disb CODRBFOP (No Yr) New fields, Value overhauls
DL Dup Borrower DUPLCDOP (No Yr) Scope Expanded (Parent PLUS)
DL Loan Limit Except New web-only CSV ENTIRELY NEW REPORT
DL SAS Fixed (Type D) DSDF27OP Record Count Seq # increased (6 to 7)
DL SAS Loan Fixed DSLF27OP -
DL SAS Disb CSV DSDD27OP -
DL SAS Loan CSV DSLD27OP -
DL SAS MTD Fixed DSMF27OP Record Count Seq # increased (6 to 7)
DL SAS YTD Fixed DSYF27OP Record Count Seq # increased (6 to 7)
DL SAS D-Rng Fixed DSRF27OP Record Count Seq # increased (6 to 7)
DL SAS MTD CSV DSMH27OP -
DL SAS YTD CSV DSYH27OP -
DL SAS D-Rng CSV DSRH27OP -
Non-Program School Monitoring CDMT27OP -
Non-Program Funding History CFHR27OP -
Non-Program R2T4 Report Web / No Class -

3 Record Length Changes

These reports had their total record length modified for 2026-27.

Report Message Class 2025-26 Length 2026-27 Length Reason
Pell Grant Reconciliation Report PGRC27OP 171 172 Workforce Pell Eligible field added (1 byte)
Pell Grant YTD Origination Record PGYR27OP 350 400 Workforce Pell Eligible + expanded unused area
Pell Grant YTD Disbursement Record PGYR27OP 350 400 3 Workforce Pell Tuition and Fees fields (36 bytes total)

2 Student Level Code Overhauls

The Student Level Code field was completely restructured for 2026-27 to split the previous generic "graduate/professional" code into 6 distinct graduate and professional classifications. This applies to:

Report Position Key Change
TEACH Rebuild Origination Detail Record 257-258 Codes renumbered (01-07 to 00-05, 08-13). Old codes 06/07 replaced by 08-13 for Grad/Professional split.
DL Rebuild Origination Detail Record 258-259 Same overhaul. New values: 08=Grad Never Prof, 09=Grad was Prof, 10=Prof Never Grad, 11=Prof was Grad, 12=Grad Concurrent, 13=Prof Concurrent.
PG
Pell Grant Reconciliation Report
PGRC26OP / PGRC27OP
4 Changes
Record Length: 171 → 172
Added Fields
Position Len Field Name Valid Values
170 1 Workforce Pell Eligible Y = Eligible; N = Not Eligible; Blank = No Determination
Shifted Fields
Field Old Position New Position
Minimum Pell Indicator 170 171
Max Pell Indicator 171 172
Updated Field Description
Field Change
Student Aid Index (SAI), pos 133-138 Description: "2024-25 and forward" → "2026-27 and forward"
PG
Pell Grant YTD Origination Record
PGYR26OP / PGYR27OP
2 Changes
Record Length: 350 → 400
Added Fields
Position Len Field Name Valid Values
343 1 Workforce Pell Eligible Y, N, or Blank
Modified Fields
Field Change
Unused 343-350 (Len 8) → 344-400 (Len 57)
Student Aid Index (SAI) Description: "2024-25 and forward" → "2026-27 and forward"
PG
Pell Grant YTD Disbursement Record
PGYR26OP / PGYR27OP
Major Changes
Record Length: 350 → 400
3 new Workforce Pell Tuition and Fees fields (12 bytes each) inserted at positions 262, 306, and 350. This causes a cascading shift of all subsequent fields.
Added Fields
Position Len Field Name Valid Values
262-273 12 Workforce Pell Tuition and Fees 1 00.00 - 999999999.99; Can be blank
306-317 12 Workforce Pell Tuition and Fees 2 00.00 - 999999999.99; Can be blank
350-361 12 Workforce Pell Tuition and Fees 3 00.00 - 999999999.99; Can be blank
Shifted Fields (cascading from insertions)
Field Old Position New Position
Program CIP Code 2 262-268 274-280
Pub Program Length Years 2 269-273 281-285
Pub Program Length Months 2 274-278 286-290
Pub Program Length Weeks 2 279-284 291-296
Special Program Indicator 2 285 297
Program Credential Level 2 286-287 298-299
Weeks Programs Acad Years 2 288-293 300-305
Program CIP Code 3 294-300 318-324
Program Credential Level 3 318-319 342-343
Program CIP Code Year 326-329 362-365
Payment Period End Date 330-337 366-373
Incarcerated Student Indicator 338 374
Unused 339-350 (Len 12) 375-400 (Len 25)
Modified Valid Values
Field Change
Disbursement Date Range TBA to 20310930 → 20260130 to 20320930
TH
TEACH Rebuild Origination Detail Record
THRB26OP / THRB27OP
1 Change
Record Length: Unchanged
Student Level Code (Pos 257-258) - Overhauled
2025-26 Value 2026-27 Value
01 = 1st yr undergrad, never attended 00 = 1st yr, undergrad/never attended
02 = 1st yr undergrad, attended before 01 = 1st yr, undergrad/attended before
03 = 2nd yr undergrad/sophomore 02 = 2nd yr, undergrad/sophomore
04 = 3rd yr undergrad/junior 03 = 3rd yr, undergrad/junior
05 = 4th yr undergrad/senior 04 = 4th yr, undergrad/senior
06 = 5th yr/other undergrad 05 = 5th yr/other undergrad
07 = Continuing graduate/professional 08 = Graduate Never Professional
09 = Graduate was Professional
10 = Professional Never Graduate
11 = Professional was Graduate
12 = Graduate Concurrent Enrollment
13 = Professional Concurrent Enrollment
TEACH Rebuild Disbursement Detail Record is NOT updated for 2026-27.
DL
DL SAS Disb Detail - Fixed Length (Record Type "D")
DSDF/DD/LF/LD26OP → 27OP
2 Changes
Record Length: Unchanged (450)
Applies ONLY to the fixed-length Disbursement Detail (Record Type "D"). The CSV/Comma-Delimited Cash Summary (Type "T") retains 6-digit Record Count Sequence # and is NOT affected.
If Record Count Sequence # exceeds length 6 for 2025-26 and prior, COD will truncate to 6. Systems must handle 7-digit sequence numbers for 2026-27 and forward.
Modified Fields
Field 2025-26 2026-27
Filler Start 412, End 444, Len 33 Start 412, End 443, Len 32
Record Count Sequence # Start 445, End 450, Len 6
000001-999999		 Start 444, End 450, Len 7
0000001-9999999
DL
DL Rebuild Origination Detail Record
CODRBFOP (no year indicator)
5 Changes
Record Length: Unchanged (1200)
Added Fields
Position Len Field Name Valid Values
789 1 Loan Limit Exception Y = Yes; N = No; Can be blank
Modified Fields and Valid Values
Field Change
Filler Space Start 789 (Len 412) → Start 790 (Len 411)
PLUS Credit Decision (Pos 625) Value D: Denied → Declined
Student Level Code (Pos 258-259) Same overhaul as TEACH: codes 00-05, 08-13 (see TEACH section)
Program Credential Level (Pos 657-658) - Valid Value Changes
Value 2025-26 2026-27 Change
04 Post Baccalaureate Certificate Post Baccalaureate Certificate or Post Master's Certificate Modified
07 First Professional Degree REMOVED - no longer valid Removed
08 Graduate/Professional Certificate First Professional Degree Renamed
Full 2026-27 valid set: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 99. Value 07 does not exist in 2026-27.
DL
DL Rebuild Disbursement Detail Record
CODRBFOP (no year indicator)
5 Changes
Record Length: Unchanged (1200)
Added Fields
Position Len Field Name Valid Values
229-231 3 Enrollment Intensity Numeric 0-100
232 1 Institutional Limit Applied Y = Yes; N = No
233-240 8 Program Attendance Begin Date Format: CCYYMMDD; Can be blank
Modified Valid Values
Field Change
Enrollment Status (Pos 120) F=Full-time, Q=3/4-time, H=Half-time, L=Less-than-half (not valid DL)
Program Credential Level (1,2,3) Value 04 renamed, 07 REMOVED, 08 renamed. Full set: 01-06, 08, 99
Filler Space Now starts at 241 (Len 960)
DL
DL Duplicate Student Borrower Report
DUPLCDOP (no year indicator)
2 Changes
Scope Expansion
Change
Report now includes Parent PLUS Loans in addition to Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized awards.
Modified Valid Values
Field 2025-26 2026-27
Overlap Count 1 digit number, 0-7 1 to 2 digit number
DL
DL Actual Disbursement List Report (ADL)
DLAD26OP / DLAD27OP
6 Changes
Added Columns
Column Field Name Valid Values
AB Institutional Limit Applied Y = Yes; N = No; Can be blank
AC Enrollment Intensity Number: 0-100
AD Program Attendance Begin Date Date: YYYY-MM-DD; Can be blank
Shifted Columns (summary fields moved)
Field Old Column New Column
Sum All Net Disbursement Seq 1 AB AE
Sum All Net Increase Adjustments Seq > 1 AC AF
Sum All Net Decrease Adjustments Seq > 1 AD AG
Shifted Columns (summary fields moved)
Field Old Column New Column
Sum All Net Disbursement Seq 1 AB AE
Sum All Net Increase Adjustments Seq > 1 AC AF
Sum All Net Decrease Adjustments Seq > 1 AD AG
Sum Net Reported Disbursements for Period AE AH
DL
DL Pending Disbursement List Report (PDL)
DLPD26OP / DLPD27OP
4 Changes
Report renamed from "Pending Disbursement Listing" to "Pending Disbursement List".
Added Columns
Column Field Name Valid Values
T Institutional Limit Applied Y = Yes; N = No; Can be blank
U Enrollment Intensity Number: 0-100
V Program Attendance Begin Date Date: CCYY-MM-DD; Can be blank
NEW
Loan Limit Exception Report
NEW - CSV via COD Reporting Website
New Report
Entirely new report for 2026-27 and forward. Available on COD Reporting Website only. Generated weekly (Friday evening). Cumulative: all students with flag = Y. Ordered by SSN ascending.
Complete CSV Record Layout
Column Field Name Valid Values
A Institutional OPE ID 00000000-99999999
B Institution Name Character field: 0-9, A-Z, period, apostrophe, dash
C Student's Last Name Character field
D Student's Name Suffix Character field
E Student's First Name Character field
F Student Middle Name Character field
G Student's Current SSN 000000000-999999999
H Student's Date of Birth Format: CCYYMMDD
I Loan Limit Exception Flag Y = Yes
J Graduate/Professional or Parent PLUS Indicator GP = Grad/Professional; PP = Parent PLUS
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Pell Grant - Unchanged Reports
PGMR / PGPE / PGLE / PGPO / PGPR / PGRA / PGVS / PSOM/Y/R + 2 more
Year Updates Only
No structural field changes. Only year references updated (2025-2026 to 2026-27) and cycle indicators (6 to 7).
Report 2025-26 2026-27
Pell MRR PGMR26OP PGMR27OP
Pell Pending Disbursement PGPE26OP PGPE27OP
Pell Electronic Statement of Acct PGLE26OP PGLE27OP
Pell Processing Options PGPO26OP PGPO27OP
Pell Print Request PGPR26OP PGPR27OP
Pell Reporting Activity PGRA26OP PGRA27OP
Pell Verification Status PGVS26OP PGVS27OP
Pell SAS (Month/Year/Date Range) PSOM/Y/R26OP PSOM/Y/R27OP
Pell Lifetime Eligibility Used (LEU) Report
Pell-IASG Weekly Coronavirus Report
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TEACH Grant - Unchanged Reports
THMR / THPE / THSM/Y / TSOM/Y/R + 3 more
Year Updates Only
No structural field changes. TEACH Rebuild Disbursement Detail is also unchanged for 2026-27.
Report 2025-26 2026-27
TEACH MRR THMR26OP THMR27OP
TEACH Pending Disbursement THPE26OP THPE27OP
TEACH SAS (Monthly/YTD) THSM/Y26OP THSM/Y27OP
TEACH SAS Disb Detail (M/Y/R) TSOM/Y/R26OP TSOM/Y/R27OP
TEACH Agreement/Discharge Report
TEACH Counseling Report
TEACH Weekly Coronavirus Report
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Direct Loan - Unchanged Reports
DL Coronavirus, MPN Status, PLUS App, School Monitoring
Year Updates Only
No structural field changes. Only year references and cycle indicators updated.
Report Notes
DL Weekly Coronavirus Report Year references only
DL MPN Status Report Year references only
DL Completed PLUS Application Report Year references only
COD School Monitoring Report Year references only
Exit Counseling File/Report Year references only
Counseling Report Year references only
Weekly Credit Status Report Year references only
Direct Subsidized Loan Usage Change Year references only
Discrepant Loan Data Report Year references only
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