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(EDESuite) Subject: Availability of EDExpress for Windows 2019-2020, Release 1.0

Posted Date:September 28, 2018

Author: Federal Student Aid

Subject: Availability of EDExpress for Windows 2019-2020, Release 1.0

We are pleased to announce the posting of EDExpress for Windows 2019-2020, Release 1.0, on the Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) website, located at https://fsadownload.ed.gov. This release contains Global, Application Processing, and Packaging functionality for the 2019-2020 cycle.

In addition, the following EDExpress 2019-2020 documents are available on the FSAdownload website:

  • Installation Guide for EDExpress for Windows 2019-2020 (provides technical guidance regarding installing and using Release 1.0)

  • EDExpress for Windows 2019-2020, Release 1.0 Cover Letter (provides information regarding enhancements available in Release 1.0)

  • EDExpress for Windows 2019-2020, Release 1.0 Desk Reference (covers Global, Application Processing, and Packaging functionality)

The 2019-2020 Packaging Technical Reference, which provides technical guidance and record layouts for use with the EDExpress 2019-2020 Packaging module, is also available on the FSAdownload website.

EDExpress 2019-2020 Installation – Special Notes

Note the following guidance during the installation of EDExpress 2019-2020, Release 1.0:

  • When you initiate the EDExpress 2019-2020 installation process, you will be prompted to install the ACE Access Database Engine. This functionality is required to install EDExpress 2019-2020. Click Install to allow the process to determine if the ACE Access Database Engine is already on the workstation and install it if it is not, after which the installation will proceed.

  • EDExpress 2019-2020 requires Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.6.2. You will be prompted to install this software if the EDExpress 2019-2020 installation process determines it is not available on your workstation.

For more information on installing EDExpress 2019-2020, Release 1.0, see the EDExpress for Windows 2019-2020 Installation Guide, available for download from the FSAdownload website.

EDExpress 2019-2020 Initial Login Information

When you first access EDExpress 2019-2020 after installation, the default user ID is SYSADMIN and the default password is $y$tem Adm1n. Be sure to include the space between $y$tem and Adm1n (the two parts of the default password).

After you enter the default user ID and password, EDExpress 2019-2020 requires that you immediately define a new password for the SYSADMIN. New passwords must be a minimum of 12 characters and must include at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one keyboard character that is not a letter or number (such as an exclamation mark or other punctuation symbol). You can adjust the minimum password length and other requirements in the Password Setup dialog box (Tools, Setup, Global, Password Setup).

The SYSADMIN user ID only provides access to critical administrative functions in order to limit its use for routine software tasks and improve your ability to trace actions taken in the software to specific users. EDExpress administrators at your school should create unique user IDs in Security Users setup with the necessary access (based on the associated Security Group) and log into the software under those IDs for most software tasks they perform.

For more information on security setup, see EDExpress Help in the software and the EDExpress for Windows 2019-2020, Release 1.0 Desk Reference, available for download from the FSAdownload website.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding downloading, installing, or using EDExpress 2019-2020, Release 1.0, contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 1-800-330-5947 (TDD/TTY 1-800-511-5806) or by email at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.

You can also post questions regarding EDExpress on FSATech. FSATech is an
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