Action Code Validation (STVACTN) page

Use the Action Code Validation (STVACTN) page to define codes, descriptions, and processing rules for actions that can be made in CAPP student adjustment processing.

An action code can be assigned to any student adjustment. The system uses action codes to determine how an adjustment should be handled by the compliance process.

Fields Descriptions
Code Action code assigned to the adjustment action. Required.
Description Description of the action code. Required.
Action Indicator Indicator to specify the way in which compliance should process an adjustment requirement. Waive is the default value.

Add Indicates that the requirement is added specifically for the student. An added adjustment is an active requirement that must be satisfied.

Eliminate Indicates that the requirement is one that the student is not required to satisfy. Action codes with an action indicator of Eliminate can be assigned to adjusted items that should not be considered by compliance. It tells the person who reviews compliance output that the requirement normally exists, but was not used for the student. An eliminated requirement never accumulates (counts) toward any compliance totals.

Substitute Indicates that the original requirement will be satisfied by a different course.

Waive Indicates that the requirement is one that the student is not required to satisfy. Action codes with an action indicator of Waive can be assigned to adjusted items that should not be considered by compliance. It tells the person who reviews the compliance output that a requirement normally exists, but was not used by compliance processing.

Waived requirements are used by compliance similarly to eliminated requirements with one significant difference. A waived requirement can be flagged to “count” (by selecting the Count check box), which means that it accumulates credits or courses to the appropriate group, area, or program minimum credit/course totals. An eliminated requirement never counts toward compliance totals.
Count Check box used to indicate whether a waived requirement should accumulate credits or courses toward group, area, or program credit and course totals. It can be selected only for actions with an action indicator of Waived.

Compliance accumulates credits and courses toward group, area, or program totals based upon the action indicator.

  • When the action indicator is Add or Substitute, credits and courses always accumulate.
  • When the action indicator is Eliminate, the requirement is not being used, and no credits or courses accumulate.
  • When the action indicator is Waived, the Count check box controls whether credits and courses accumulate.
Activity Date Date on which the record was last updated. Display only.