FASTER User Manual

The Florida Automated System for Transferring Educational Records (FASTER) is a set of predefined data formats used by Florida’s educational institutions to electronically exchange student records and transcripts. Institutions must subscribe to the FASTER system in order to participate in this exchange.

The following documents comprise the FASTER User Manual, including the record formats and associated resources.

• FASTER User Manual (PDF)
• FASTER Record Formats
  • Header and Generic Record Formats (Interdistrict/Secondary/Postsecondary) (PDF)
  • Interdistrict/Secondary Record Format (PDF)
  • Postsecondary Record Format (PDF)
  • Participation Status File Layout (PDF)
• Appendices (PDF)
• Edit Specifications (PDF)
• Printed Transcript Formats
  • Interdistrict/Secondary (PDF)
  • Postsecondary (PDF)
• Sample Reports
  • Requests Edit Error Report (PDF)
  • Responses Edit Error Report (PDF)
  • Outgoing Aging Report (PDF)
  • Incoming Aging Report (PDF)
  • Participant Status Report (PDF)
• FASTER Technical Assistance Documents
  • MSIX District Technical Assistance (PDF)
  • Instructions for Submissions to Bright Futures (PDF)
  • Financial Aid Transient Student Process (PDF)
  • FASTER and SPEEDE/ExPRESS Conversion and Program Implementation Issues (PDF)