87/365 - 3C Coordinator

On my way into the office this morning, I was waylaid by a barrage of communication code requests even before I had my computer open for business. In addition to resending the four AWRD comm codes I had set up earlier this month, I was being asked to set up another one ASAP to run Letter Gen for our 17 new "Leaders and Best."

I got right into Wolverine Access to do the Communication Quick Setup, updated the master list of SMTD Comm Codes, and prepped a Batch Load Communication Template, complete with UMID's and APPL #'s, and voilà! The damn codes wouldn't load into the system.

It took a little digging on MyLinc before I realized I used the ADMP template instead of the AWRD template, which required FINAID info. Of course! I made the necessary edits to the spreadsheet, ran the Batch Load Comm, and again....nada.

So, I ran the Communication Speed Key Table to see if something was wrong with the setup and discovered I accidentally set the code up for MUS68SP, not MUSF68SP as I had intended. I also made a note to tell my colleagues that the 2nd digit in the accompanying letter code A0W was a zero, not an "O." Again, I edited the spreadsheet and tried the Batch Load Communication, and again it failed.

That's when I tried updating the Communication Speed Keys with the new AWRD codes in my User Defaults, along with the ADMP and PROS codes. Still no luck, even when I attempted to manually enter the code using the Variable Data. The only plausible remaining cause for error was my access to the FINAID data, but by that point, I figured I could hand-calligraphy these letters before I heard back from ITS or OARS.

Oh, the joys of UM data access.