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Payment Roster Overview Payment Roster Page Display Payment Roster Entry Procedures Supplemental Payment Roster Payment Claim Deadlines Print or Save a Payment Roster Payment Claim Results
Payment Overview
Payment request rosters can be completed online at ING Grant Payment Roster at My Zone, replacing the paper process with a secure, electronic method of transmitting claims data for the Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant program. The ING Grant Payment system is available each Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. (CT).
ING Payment Roster functionality provides the ability to update several fields on an original payment request roster or create a supplemental request and submit them to ISAC electronically. A cumulative list of payment request rosters is available for the entire fiscal year. Payment request rosters can be printed at any time. Payment Roster Page Display
Select ING Payment Roster from the My Zone Program Selection screen to access the ING Payment Roster View screen. The information displayed on the ING Payment Roster View screen defaults to the most recent payment request roster produced. Information displayed on a roster includes all applicants who applied by the term deadline, sorted in ascending SSN order.
The page display for all ING Payment Rosters is as follows:
- Number of rows on each page is defaulted to a maximum of 20. The rows per page can be increased by changing the Rows per page setting on the bottom right corner of the screen. The rows per page can be increased in increments of 10 up to a maximum of 100.
- The information for each row will be displayed on one line and the data may extend beyond the viewable screen (it will not be wrapped to next line).
- The length of the columns will adjust to the longest value for the column.
- Links to First Page, Prev Page, Next Page and Last Page display at the bottom of the screen.
- The Page x of y (z records) will be displayed on the view screen with “x” representing the current page and “y” representing the total number of pages and “z” representing the total number of records.
- Rolling page numbers will display at the bottom of the screen e.g., 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >
- The number of pages displays at the bottom of the screen. e.g., Displaying results: 1-20 (of 100)
- Depending on the desktop (PC) setting (i.e., 640X480), the number of viewable columns that will fit on the screen will be limited, thus requiring scrolling to the right.
The functions at the bottom of a page that allow a user to change pages and increase the number of rows that are displayed will be grayed out until there are more than 20 rows of reports.
Payment Roster Entry Procedures
The information on the ING Payment Roster View screen is available to be updated only if the roster has not yet been submitted. Follow these data entry steps to enter and submit an ING Grant payment request roster to ISAC using ING Grant Payment Roster at My Zone:
- Select ING Grant Payment Roster from the My Zone Program Selection screen to access the ING Grant Payment Roster View screen.
- Information that displays on the ING Grant Payment Roster View screen is the similar to the paper version of the roster. The roster that displays defaults to the most recent roster produced. Students are listed in ascending SSN order. If the roster has already been submitted, a message will display next to the screen title.
- The allowable fees are reported in two fields (Activity Fee and Eligible fees which include registration, matriculation, graduation and term fees).
- The year in the Academic Year drop-down box defaults to the current academic year.
- The Term drop-down box includes a cumulative list of initial rosters for each term produced in an academic year. (e.g., Fall, Spring, Summer)
- An ING Payment Roster view includes:
- School Name and OPEID number
- Academic Year drop down box
- Term drop-down box (Fall, Spring or Summer)
- Due Date – The due date is system calculated based on date the roster was produced.
- Release Date – The date a roster is produced.
- Supplemental drop-down box - The supplemental roster file name includes a sequence number, the date produced and the word (Open) or (Submit) [e.g., 001-11/20/11 (Open)]
The printed version of a roster includes the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Address, Document Title and Program in the header. Totals for each column display at the bottom of each page and there is a grand total page.
- Enter ING Grant payment claim data on the initial term roster using the ING - Initial Payment Request Quick Reference Guide. The Quick Reference Guide includes the field name, field description, field type (mandatory or optional), value and rules for each column on the ING Payment Roster. Print this chart and keep it near the computer to assist with the entry of ING payment request rosters.
Reminder: Out-of-district tuition can be requested only if an in-district claim is requested at the same time or has already been paid for that term. Mandatory and optional fields, including the comment field, should be left blank for student who are not enrolled.
- After data has been entered, select one of the options at the bottom of the roster Reset, Save, or Submit.
- Select the <Reset> button to clear all the entry and begin again.
- Select the <Save> button if the payment request roster is only partially completed. The <save> button allows the users to return to data entry at a later time.
- Select the <Submit> button to save and transmit a complete roster to ISAC. When the <Submit> button is selected, a message will display prompting the user to verify the choice to submit the roster to ISAC. Press <OK> to submit the payment request.
When a payment request roster has been submitted, the information will be available for view only. The message, “ING Payment Roster View: Payment Roster already submitted on xx/xx/2009 (View Only)” will display next to the screen name if the roster has already been submitted to ISAC.
A college can submit a supplemental roster to make changes to the amounts previously claimed or add an eligible student who was not listed on the initial payment request roster. Refer to the instructions for completing and submitting a Supplemental Payment roster in the section below.
Supplemental Payment Roster
An ING Grant Supplemental Payment Roster can be created and submitted electronically to ISAC to request expenses not submitted with the initial term payment claim (e.g., change amounts previously claimed, add an eligible student who wasn’t included on the initial roster, request out-of-district tuition) which could be due to a granted appeal, out-of-district charges, an extension of the service commitment end date, etc.
A supplemental payment request can be created only if an electronic roster for the term exists. If an electronic roster for the term does not exist, print a blank supplemental roster form and fax it to School Services for payment processing. Multiple supplemental rosters can be submitted after the initial roster for the term is submitted. A new supplemental roster cannot be created if an open supplemental has not been submitted yet. Supplemental rosters received after the due date listed on the roster will be considered untimely.
The field names, field descriptions and rules for entering an ING Grant Supplemental Roster are the same as for entering an initial ING Grant Payment Roster except that the student’s full name, SSN and restrictions are not pre-populated and must be entered. In addition, the school must indicate the reason for submitting a supplemental claim by selecting one of the reasons in the Adjustment Type drop-down box. If a supplemental claim is due to an increase or decrease of the Total Dollars, a comment must be submitted to indicate the amount of the change. The payment request cannot be submitted to ISAC until a comment is entered.
- To create and submit an ING Supplemental Payment Request Roster:
- Select the term for which the supplemental roster applies from the Term drop-down box and click on the <Go> button,
- Select a roster from the Supplemental Drop-down box and click on the <Go> button.
- If a supplemental roster for the term has not been created, the word New will display in the Supplemental drop-down box.
- If a supplemental roster has been created or submitted, a file name will display in the Supplemental drop-down box. The file name for each roster includes a sequence number, the date produced and the word (Open) or (Submit) [e.g., 001-11/20/11 (Open)].
- A supplemental roster with the word Open in the file name must be submitted before another supplemental roster for the term can be created.
- One blank row displays when an Open supplemental roster is selected. Enter the payment ING payment claim data using the ING - Supplemental Payment Quick Reference Guide.
- To add additional students, click on the <+> on the far left side of the roster screen to add blank rows. To delete a row, click the <-> symbol.
- The Supplemental drop-down box includes a cumulative list of supplemental rosters created in an academic year.
- After the supplemental request has been created, select one of the options at the bottom of the roster: Reset, Save, Submit or Delete.
- Select the <Reset> button to clear all the entry and begin again.
- Select the <Save> button if the payment request roster is only partially completed. The <save> button allows the users to return to data entry at a later time.
- Select <Submit> to save and transmit a complete roster to ISAC. When the <Submit> button is selected, a message will display prompting the user to verify the choice to submit the roster to ISAC. Press <OK> to submit the payment request.
- To delete the entire supplemental roster, select <Save> first to display the <Delete> button. When the <Delete> button is selected a message will display asking for confirmation that the roster should be deleted. Click the appropriate response.
Payment Claim Deadlines
Colleges are notified when new payment request rosters are available at My Zone. Typically, ING payment requests rosters are available to complete online in:
- November for fall term claims
- March for spring term claims
- June for summer term claims
ING payment claims must be submitted electronically no later than 30 calendar days after payment request rosters are available at My Zone (date on roster). Supplemental payment claims must be submitted electronically to ISAC no later than 45 calendar days after the initial payment request rosters for the term were available at My Zone with the exception of summer term supplements which must be submitted by the same due date as the original payment claim for summer term. In order to be considered timely, ING payment request rosters must be submitted to ISAC on or before the due date for each term that displays on the payment request roster.
Print or Save a Payment Request Roster
To print an ING Grant payment request roster, select the <Print Roster> button at the bottom of the Payment Roster View screen. A dialog box will display with options to print, save or cancel.
To print and/or save the roster in a Portable Document File (PDF) format, after the dialog box opens, select one of these options:
- To print the roster, select the printer icon from the tool bar then print after setting the appropriate properties. The Cntl-P combination or right-clicking and then selecting <print> are other print options. The report will print as a PDF file.
- To save the roster, select select the diskette icon from the tool bar. Select a folder, enter a <File Name> and press <Save>. The report will save with a .pdf extension.
- Close the dialog box to return to the ING Payment Rser View screen.
The ING Payment Roster prints in a landscape orientation and is formatted similarly to the screen display. The printed version includes the Illinois Student Assistance Commission name and address, document title, program name and roster date in the header. The submit date will display on the report when the roster has been submitted to ISAC. Students on the report are listed in SSN order. The total number of students and amount of the claim on the roster displays at the bottom of the report.
ING Grant Payment Results
Voucher information is available online for each ING payment request after rosters are processed and a voucher number and voucher date have been entered into the My Zone system by ISAC. Payment vouchers will continue to be mailed to colleges. As vouchers are received, colleges should access ING Grant payment rosters at My Zone and then use the voucher number and voucher date on each roster to match payment data for individual student records. Having access to the vouchered rosters at My Zone replaces the photocopies of ING Grant payment rosters that were previously included with the voucher mailings.
To access voucher information through ING Payment Roster, select the appropriate term (Fall, Spring or Summer and supplemental roster date from the drop-down box, if applicable,) and open the corresponding payment roster. The voucher number and voucher date will display on the screen if records have been vouchered. When a voucher number and date have been assigned, the name of the screen changes to ING Payment Roster View - Vouchered. Generate a screen print from the desktop (Ctrl + Print Screen) to document that a record has been included on a voucher.
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