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30-Day Pilot Site Preview

In order to allow colleges time to review and implement the changes and enhancements to be deployed in the 2017 Annual Update (Release 6.0) on March 31, 2017, the code will be released to the Pilot environment 30 days in advance, on March 1, 2017. 

See the "Pilot Environment" section in the CCCApply Public Documentation space for information about the Pilot site.

NOTICE:  All changes and enhancements deployed as part of this release, including the 2017-2018 BOG Fee Waiver Application, will remain in the Pilot site as a clone to the production deployment. Colleges that have not yet implemented the online BOG Fee Waiver Application may preview the application in the Pilot environment. Colleges interested in implementing should contact the CCCApply Product Manager, Patty Donohue, to schedule a BOG Application Kick-Off Meeting to get started on the IT project and operational tasks. 

Release Notes Summary

Below is a summary of the approved change requests and other enhancements included in the 2017 CCCApply Annual Update (Release 6.0).  

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OpenCCC Student Account 

The following feature enhancements will be made to the OpenCCC Student Account system. 

Click on the Change Specification / Technical Notes hyperlinks in the table below to see detailed change specifications for each item. 

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CCCApply Standard Application

Below is a summary of the Approved changes and enhancements to be deployed in the CCCApply Standard application. 

Click on the Change Specification / Technical Notes hyperlinks in the table below to see the detailed change specifications for each item. 

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BOG Fee Waiver Application

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Changes to Downloads (New Data Fields)

The following data fields were added to the database in Release 6.0. 

Action for College IT Staff
To include them in your download file, you must update the Download/Transfer Client Jar file below.To download these download these fields, your college IT staff must add them to the Download Format Definitions XML file for the application(s) they pertain to. This process is described in the CCCApply Download Client User Guide.

<field name="hs_cds_full"/>
<field name="col1_cds_full"/>
<field name="col2_cds_full"/>
<field name="col3_cds_full"/>
<field name="col4_cds_full"/>

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Logic Changes

CCCApply Residency Logic Changes

Area B:  Stay & Intent
Logic Changes for Homeless Youth AB 801

The Area B residency logic was updated to determine if the applicant - under age 25 - is eligible for residency and/or priority registration - based on their homeless status. A new question has been added to the Residency page in the Standard Application (only appears if the applicant is under age 25 at time of application) and a Yes response triggers a new Integrity Flag to alert Admissions staff of their homeless status.  Click to expand the link below to see the New Step 12 added to Class B2 is set, and triggers a new Integrity Flag (40), which alerts Adminis, a new step 13 was added to the Area B residency logic to ens

What action does the college need to take?
No change is required by the college (unless you have custom residency calculation forms that need to be updated with the new step and change to Step 1). Otherwise, the residency algorithm will continue to do its job calculating the "Preliminary Residency Status". Admissions staff should be aware that there is a new integrity flag for "Out-of-State Activities" to help identify these cases and collect proof when needed.

Questions? Please add questions and comments in the support site: CCCTechnology.info.

Update to Final BOG Eligibility Flag

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Bug Fixes

The following bugs were fixed in the 6.0 release. No action is required by the colleges.

Accessibility Fixes

The issues below were determined to be mandatory or feasible fixes for current version of CCCApply.
 

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The PILOT Site

All items to be deployed in Release 6.0 on March 31, 2017 be deployed to the Pilot Site 30 days prior to the release and will remain in Pilot after the Production release. We encourage college Admissions staff to review the changes and alert your IT department staff to add the new data fields to your Download files. (See New Data Fields & Changes to the Download Client section for new fields added.) NOTE: All other changes, including the new step added to the Area B residency logic, require no action by the college. 

Getting to the Pilot Applications

Please see "Pilot Environment" section in the CCCApply Public Documentation space for more information on getting to the Pilot Applications, staff tools, and download server.

Remember to include your college's MIS code to the end of each application URL. 

Data Dictionaries & Release Documentation

The following links pertain to Release 6.0 documentation, including CCCApply Data Dictionaries and User Guides.

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