ASCENDER 6.0400

Release Date: 12/10/21 ASCENDER Update: 6.0400


State Reporting > Extracts > Fall > Student

❏ Corrected the program so it will not give an error when extracting data for students whose PK-ELIGIBLE-PREVIOUS-YEAR-INDICATOR-CODE is “1” and who is 4 or 5 as of September 1st.

State Reporting > Maintenance > Fall > Finance Budget

State Reporting > Maintenance > Mid Year > Finance Actual

❏ Corrected the issue that prevented users from creating account codes with a 99 function code and an 8XXX object code.

State Reporting > Maintenance > Fall > Student > Demo

❏ Removed code Special 40110-0126 - If a student's age on September 1 of the current school year is 5, and GRADE-LEVEL-CODE is “PK”, then ADA-ELIGIBILITY-CODE must be “4” or “5”.

State Reporting > Maintenance > Fall > Student > Enrollment

❏ Updated Fatal 40100-0193 - If PK-ELIGIBLE-PREVIOUS-YEAR-INDICATOR-CODE is “1”, then September 1 age must be 4 or 5.

State Reporting > Maintenance > Fall > Student > Demo
State Reporting > Maintenance > Summer > Student > Demo
State Reporting > Maintenance > Extended > Student > Demo screen

❏ Modified Crisis Code fields to allow up to 3 alpha-numeric characters (special characters are not allowed) to accommodate the new Crisis Codes added for the Summer Submission.

  • Crisis Code 10A would be included in the 2021-2022 PEIMS Summer Submission for a student enrolled, not in membership due to remote learning (ADA-ELIGIBILITY-CODE (E0787) value of “9”) on January 14, 2022.
  • Crisis Code 10B would be included in the 2021-2022 PEIMS Summer Submission for a student enrolled, not in membership due to remote learning (ADA-ELIGIBILITY-CODE (E0787) value of “9”) on May 13, 2022.

State Reporting > Utilities > Create TSDS Core Collections Interchanges


❏ Modified all interchanges in the Core Collection Early Childhood Data System - KG to include the 2022 Kindergarten Service ID changes.

  • 01020000
  • 02510001
  • 02520004
  • 02530002
  • 02540005
  • 02550020
  • 02560005
  • 02561005 (Deleted)
  • 02620001 (Deleted)
  • 02630001 (Deleted)
  • 02640005
  • 02650000
  • 02660009
  • 02670000
  • 02562005 (Added/New)
  • 02625001 (Added/New)


❏ Modified the program so empty course sections and Staff Demo data will not generate to the Classroom Roster - Winter Staff, Master, and Education Organization interchanges.


❏ Updated the 2022 Class Roster - Winter Staff Association Interchange to add the TeacherSchoolAssociation complex type with elements TX-UNIQUE-STAFF-ID (E1524) and CAMPUS-ID (E0266) to generate for Personnel staff with a TIA Designation Code and Role ID 087 Responsibility record.


❏ Modified the program to change the Core Collection Winter and Fall drop-down menus from Classroom Roster to Class Roster.


❏ Modified Core Collection Classroom Roster - Winter to add the following elements to the StaffExtension.

  • CREDITABLE YEAR-OF-SERVICE-INDICATOR (E1721) (Code Table C088)
  • TEACHER-INCENTIVE-ALLOTMENT-DESIGNATION-CODE (E1722) (Code Table DC165)