| Request No. | 2016-15 |
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| Date of Request | 7.14.16 |
| Requester | Fullerton College Residency Review Committee |
| Application(s) | Standard Application |
| Section / Page | Area B Residency Logic |
| Steering Approval Status | Pending Approval |
| Steering Hearing Date | 7.14.16 |
| Proposed Change to Download File | TBD |
| Proposed Change to Residency Logic | YES |
| JIRA Ticket | OPENAPPLY-3192 |
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Problem / Issue
Colleges are reporting multiple instances of problems with the residency calculation <residency status> when students respond “yes” to the “Out-of-state Taxes” question on the Residency page. According to the Area B logic, all four of the “out-of-state-indicator” questions must be “No” (or =0) in step 1 to prevent being classified as a non-resident (= “B0”).
Proposed Solution
Add missing step to the Area B residency logic for the final calculation of the Class B0 status.
On the current Area B step-by-step logic table, the final step in the process is to determine if the applicant's Area B status is B1 (Resident) or B2 (Possible Resident) or B0 (Non-Resident).
On Step 12, the logic says, "Has Class B2 been set (anywhere in the stepped logic)?" IF Yes, set Class B2; If NO, then set Class B1 (Resident). The logic fails to identify if the applicant has been classified as "B0" anywhere along the way. By adding this step in as the second to the last step, any applicant who had be classified with "B0" in Step 1 will be classified as B0 in the final area calculation.
Extensive testing and a table of use cases and edge case results will be created and documented to ensure that this addition does not "break" any other step of the logic pertaining to "B1 - Residents" and/or "B2 - Possible Residents".
Requirements Summary
| # | Description | Notes |
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| ALERT !! TYLER - Lets discuss this before I add any further rquirements or specifications. I know we have identified the correct issue, but I want to get your recommendation for where the missing step should be added. It may need to be added to Step 2 or 5, instead of at the end (Step 12). Talk to Patty before starting this work. | ||
| 1 | Add a new step 12 to the Area B residency logic (between steps 11 and 12) to identify students who had "Class B0" set in Step 1 of the logic and maintained that classification all the way through the remaining steps of the logic. Move the current Step 12 down one step to 13, and add in the new step 12 immediately above it. (See example in Proposed Technical Requirements table below). There are no other proposed changes to any other steps. The new Step 12 will read as follows: NEW STEP 12: "Has Class B0 been set?" IF Yes, set Class B0; If NO, go to step 13. NOTE: After adding in new Step 12, the old step 12 is now Step 13. There is no change to that step, which reads: "Has Class B2 been set?" If Yes, set Class B2; If NO, set B1. : | |
| 2 | Run tests to ensure new Step 12 does not negatively affect any other step within the Area B: Stay and Intent logic. Create a test case matrix to record test results from a variety of use case scenarios, including edge cases. Post the Test Case Matrix as part of the Release Notes in Public Documentation for colleges to use as reference. | |
| 3 | Update documentation:
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| 4 | Update the Area B Flowchart in Appendix A: Submission Calculation Service of the the CCCApply Standard Application Data Dictionary to reflect new step if necessary. |
Proposed Technical Specifications
- Update Area B of the residency algorithm to include a new step in the process which will be used to calculate part of the final Area B calculation..
- Add new Step 12: "Has Class B0 been set?"
- If yes, set Class B0 as the final Area B classification.
- If no, advance one step in the logic to Step 13: "Has Class B2 been set?". Keep existing logic here for the final classification.
- Add new Step 12: "Has Class B0 been set?"
Notes
This issue was reviewed by the CCCApply Residency Review Sub-Committee on 7-14-16. A committee of residency experts, including Michael Quaioit from the Chancellor's Office, reviewed several examples whether the logic was incorrectly calculating the final area B calculation and proposed the solution recommendation listed above.
Supporting Documentation