Electronic Direct Certification. Navigate to the NH Nutrition Application Website: User must have “submit” level.

Electronic Direct Certification

Navigate to the NH Nutrition Application Website:

http://ww7.ed.state.nh.us/NHNutrition

User must have “submit” level privileges on the Claim Site

3 Methods of interacting with the application:

1.Eligible Roster

2.Query by Student• Using Name and DOB combination• Using SASID

3.Query by File• Using SASID• Using Name and DOB combination

3 Methods of interacting with the application:

1.Eligible Roster• SAU is already determined based on logon information• Can select either current or previous school year• Roster can be sorted several ways• Data can be directly exported to csv file

•Advantages:• No data needs to be submitted• Easily printable and sortable rosters• Good for schools with limited technology in place

•Disadvantages• Data is based on most current I4See submission• May not capture all students currently enrolled• May contain students no longer enrolled• Not easily imported into POS

3 Methods of interacting with the application:

2.Query by Student• Look up the eligibility of an individual student• Can be done by SASID or Name DOB combination

•Advantages:• Not District sensitive – Roster may not show student• Entire household is eligible if one student is eligible• Quickly and easily verify a student’s eligibility who has

not yet submitted an application•Disadvantages

• Need to print screen for documentation• Only one student at a time is processed• Need to know SASID or Name, DOB combination

3 Methods of interacting with the application:

3.Query by File• Upload and process your entire student DB at once• Can be done by SASID or Name DOB combination

•Advantages:• Not District sensitive• Flexible -Upload any data needed to create imported DC applications in

your specific POS or Applications processing system• Export can originate from SIS or POS• Export definition may be able to be saved and easily run

•Disadvantages• Need to know SASID or Name, DOB combination• File needs to be checked for errors prior to upload• Can be complicated, especially at first• Process takes a few minutes based on file size

3 Methods of interacting with the application:

3.Query by File

If using SASID, a valid 10 digit SASID must be the first field in any upload.

If using Name, the following fields must be the first 5 fields in every record, in this order:

Last Name, First Name, MI*, DOB, Gender*

• *MI and Gender are optional, but a field must exist!• You can add whatever data you want after required data!

Required format for importing Direct Certification files into several popular POS/Application Programs:

•Also called WinSnap•Only field needed is Local student ID

•For Query by File using SASID:

SASID, Local ID

•For Query by File using Name:

Last Name, First Name, MI(Optional), DOB, Gender (optional), Local ID

•DOB may be formatted x,x,xxxx or xx,xx,xxxx (3/5/2010 or 03/05/2010)

Required format for importing Direct Certification files into several popular POS/Application Programs:

•If using NutriKids F/R processing, Direct Cert files cannot be imported by user. Must be entered manually as DC application or your database file must be sent to NK Tech Support.

•If Using only NutriKids POS, eligibility can be imported. •Fields required for any NutriKids import are:

Local ID, Last Name, First Name, School, Grade

•For Query by File using SASID:

SASID, Local ID, Last Name, First Name, School, Grade, Eligibility

•For Query by File using Name:

Last Name, First Name, MI (Optional), DOB, Gender (Optional), Local ID, School, Grade, Eligibility

Required format for importing Direct Certification files into several popular POS/Application Programs:

•If using MealTime POS only:

Local ID, Eligibility

•For Query by File using SASID:

SASID, Local ID, Eligibility

•For Query by File using Name:

Last Name, First Name, MI (Optional), DOB, Gender (Optional), Local ID, Eligibility

Required format for importing Direct Certification files into several popular POS/Application Programs:

If using MT Applications:

Local ID, First Name, Last Name, Household Name, Household Address, Household City, Household

State, Household ZIP

•For Query by File using SASID:

SASID, Local ID, First Name, Last Name, Household Name, Household Address, Household City, Household State, Household ZIP

•For Query by File using Name:

Last Name, First Name, MI, DOB, Gender, Local ID, Household Name, Household Address, Household City, Household State, Household ZIP

For other POS systems:

•Determine if your POS/ Apps system can import a Direct Certification file and create an application.

•If so, determine the fields necessary and create an export with these fields, either from POS or SIS.

•Save definition if at all possible.

•Use SASID if possible.

•Upload to NH Nutrition Application.

•Import records with “Y” at end.

Potential Issues when attempting to open the application:

1.Pop-Up blocker is turned on in Browser

Potential Issues when attempting to open the application:

1.Pop-Up blocker is turned on in Browser2.Site is blocked in browser

Potential Issues when attempting to open the application:

1.Pop-Up blocker is turned on in Browser2.Site is blocked in browser3.Site is blocked on local network firewall4.Pop-Up is blocked by add on program such as Google Toolbar or Norton

In Summary

•No paper letters next year- sink or swim with EDC!

•Use all available resources – local IT staff, POS and SIS provider tech support

•EDC is getting more common – more built in functionality

•New data is available by the 5th of every month

•The more Directly Certified applications you have, the smaller your pool for verification