LDOE walks business managers through EdLink AFR submission, validations and attestation

During a virtual demonstration, LDOE staff and EdLink representatives walked school system business managers through the portal and validation checks used to submit the Annual Financial Report (AFR) via EdLink. The session covered required file formats, pre-submission checks that will block progress, the attestation step, security-role requests, and how districts and charter schools should submit reports.

The demonstration was led by Amar, a presenter from the demo team, who guided attendees step-by-step through the AFR upload and review workflow in EdLink. Amar showed that users can upload either the department-provided Excel templates or vendor-produced text files and that the system validates template accuracy, key-punch code accuracy, and missing or invalid values before allowing users to advance. He demonstrated a negative scenario in which a file failed pre-submission validations and noted that the portal will prevent users from continuing until the template and data issues are corrected.

Why it matters: school systems must submit accurate AFRs and complete a digital attestation before the portal accepts final submissions. LDOE…