Create a Batch for SEVIS Review

You can use the SEVIS Review page to create and queue a batch to have the PDSO/RO (Designated School Official or Responsible Officer) review the SEVIS data.

Prerequisites

You must have:

  • Common - Processes - View authorization

  • Contact Manager - Processes - SEVIS Review authorization

Your institution must have configured the campus to:

  • Accept international students

  • Extract data to SEVIS and configured the options for SEVIS

If your institution configured Required PDSO Review for TransmissionClosed Select Yes to specify that the DSO must review the data before it is sent to SEVIS. If you select Yes, the DSO is also the only person who can set a batch transmission Status to Ready to Send. The value is required, but contains a default of No. to Yes in the campus settings, you must: 

  • Assign a PDSO/RO and specify their SEVIS ID for PDSOClosed PDSO's INS identification number from SEVIS. The value is required.

  • Ensure that staff is assigned to the DSO/RO Group (code DSORO) staff group

You should also be familiar with Features for International Students and SEVIS.

Access Method

Select the Processes tile > locate Contact Manager > select SEVIS Review.

Procedure to Create and Queue the Batch

  1. Select the Process tab.

  2. Specify the values under Selection Criteria to filter the list.

    CampusesClosed The campus or campuses to which a person or item is assigned. It is filtered to display the campuses to which you have access. In some cases, it is also used to filter a list to only those items for the campus. In some lists, you can select more than one campus or select All. In lists that display columns, if the column contains more than one campus, you cannot sort or filter on that column.
  3. Select the Next button.

    Anthology Student displays the Results list.

  4. Review the values under Results.

    AcceptClosed Select this check box to include specific student records.

    ActionClosed The action associated with the student course.

    CampusClosed The campus or campuses to which a person or item is assigned. It is filtered to display the campuses to which you have access. In some cases, it is also used to filter a list to only those items for the campus. In some lists, you can select more than one campus or select All. In lists that display columns, if the column contains more than one campus, you cannot sort or filter on that column.

    DetailsClosed Displays further details on the selected student record.

    Print FlagClosed Select this check box to print the I-20 form for the selected student record.

    RejectClosed Select this check box to exclude specific student records.

    StaffClosed The last name and first name of the staff member.

    StudentClosed The last and first name of the student. In some lists, the name of the student is highlighted. If it is highlighted, you can select the link and it will display the Student Profile or a page available from the profile (such as their Documents list in Contact Manager). To display the Student Profile, you must have Common - Student - View authorization. If the link takes you to a page available from the profile, you must have authorization for that page. For example, if it displays the Documents list, you must have Contact Manager - Student Document - View authorization.

    Student NumberClosed If your institution assigns student numbers, the number your institution uses to identify the student. How the number is assigned is specified by your institution. For example, Anthology Student can be configured to assign the number, or your institution can use another method to assign it.

  5. Select the check box for the students you wanted to include in the batch.

  6. Select the Queue Review button.

  7. On the Queue Batch dialog, review or change the name of the batch and select the Queue button.

Anthology Student processes the students that you selected to include in the batch. If you updated the value, Anthology Student updates the value for all of the students that you selected.

When the batch completes, Anthology Student displays the results on the History tab so that you can review the results and verify the SEVIS data.