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Introduction

The CCCApply Administrator is the admin configuration tool for the CCCApply Standard & Noncredit and International admission applications, the California College Promise Grant Online application, and other integrated systemwide technology applications developed by the California Community Colleges Technology Center (CCCTC). The CCCApply Administrator is launched from the Applications menu in the CCC Administrator, accessible only by authorized California Community Colleges faculty and staff.

General Information

The CCCApply Administrator User Guide provides authorized college users with implementation and admin configuration instructions for setting up and maintaining individual CCCApply applications.  This document is updated regularly to reflect changes and new functionality implemented with CCCApply application version releases and as needed.

Scope of Document

The CCCApply Administrator User Guide addresses:

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This Guide does not address application “front-end” specifications such as application questions and responses, format definitions, display conditions, algorithms, or data elements; all of which are addressed in separate specifications located throughout the CCCApply Public Documentation site.

Glossary of Terms

Term

Description

CCC Administrator

The central administrator tool providing SSO-based authentication, system and user management, and a single point-of-entry for the CCCApply Administrator.

CCCApply Administrator

The back-end admin configuration tool for setting up and maintaining individual CCCApply applications for CCC colleges.

CCCApply Standard Application

The official domestic (US) online application for admission for the California Community Colleges.

CCCApply Noncredit Application

The streamlined workflow within the CCCApply Standard application exclusively for students enrolling in noncredit courses.

CCCApply International Application

The official international (non-US) online application for admission for the California Community Colleges.

CC Promise Grant Application

The official online California Colleges Promise Grant application for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.

CCCApply Report Center

The real-time, integrated BI reporting tool for all CCCApply submitted applications.

CCC Data Warehouse Report Server

The business intelligence and reporting tool for the CCC Data Warehouse data restricted to college and district IRPE researchers.

CCCMyPath

The customized student onboarding portal for California Community Colleges.

CRM

The College Relationship Manager (CRM) serves as the sales and service representative between the CCCTC Enabling Services and individual colleges.

Download Client

A software tool that facilitates the download of applications submitted to individual colleges from the CCCApply download server.

Enabling Services

The Enabling Services division of the CCC Technology Center provides direct sales, implementation, and support of systemwide technology applications.

English Proficiency Test

An optional, customizable module in the International application within the CCCApply Administrator that allows colleges to configure form fields regarding the applicant’s English proficiency tests taken.

Majors / Programs of Study

Major Categories

Messages

MMPS

OpenCCC

Pilot Environment

Reset Downloads

Rules

Supplemental Questions

Spam Filter

SuperGlue for Apply

System Administrator

Terms

User Manager

Utilities

Note

The CCCApply Standard application and the CCCApply International application are regularly referred to as CCCApply and International, respectively, throughout this user guide.

Environment Use and Support

CCCTC maintains two parallel development environments for all systemwide Student Success Suite (SSS) of applications, including OpenCCC, CCCApply, CCCMyPath, and other integrated applications and services. The CCCTC Production environment delivers the live system to end-users, while the Pilot environment provides colleges and districts with a sandbox environment for initial implementations of SSS applications and services, and to stage and test changes to their configurations prior to planned and unplanned product updates and new service roll-outs.

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The CCCTC Pilot environment is meant to be a carbon copy of the CCCTC Production environment, providing colleges with a sandbox for initial implementation of SSS applications and services, and to stage and test changes to their configurations prior to planned and unplanned product updates and new service roll-outs.

CCCApply Pilot Applications & Administrator

Colleges are provided an integrated, end-to-end Pilot environment for each of the CCCApply applications implemented. Authorized college staff are given Pilot user accounts and custom application URLs, configured to their college or district MIS code. Access to the CCCApply Pilot Environment by way of secure IdP is available Monday - Friday, from 7:00am - 4:00pm PST.

Pilot Use & Support

The Pilot environment is not actively monitored for errors and issues in the same way as the Production environment and there is no designated support team in place to respond to Pilot environment issues. It is recommended that college staff personnel use the online support community - CCCTechnology.info - to communicate issues, ask questions, and request assistance. The CCCTC Helpdesk and college staff support engineers monitor and triage all incoming posts during business hours and endeavor to respond within 48 hours to Pilot environment issues. Depending on the issue’s nature, resolution time may vary.

Enabling Services: Implementation & Support 

Implementation: Enabling Services

Technical Support: College Staff Support Services

Related Documents & Supporting Resources

The following additional user documentation and resources are available to support CCCApply setup, admin configuration, data delivery and reporting:

  • CCCApply Data Dictionaries

  • Working with Supplemental Questions User Guide

  • CCCApply Report Center User Guide

  • SuperGlue for Apply

  • SuperGlue Public Documentation Site

  • CCCMyPath Administrator User Guide

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CCC Administrator

The CCC Administrator is the central admin configuration and user management tool for the CCCApply Applications, the CC Promise Grant Online Application, and other integrated systemwide applications. Providing a single point-of-entry, college staff and faculty the ability to configure application settings and customize rules and messages, this scalable service provides a launch pad to integrated admin tools from a single point-of-entry.

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Note

Getting to the new CCCApply Administrator requires staff users to sign in to the CCC Administrator using their college-specific URL. Click here to find Administrator URLs or contact College Support Services at staffsupportccctc@openccc.zendesk.com

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System Administrator

(Applications->System Administrator)

The System Administrator module provides:  

  • SSO-based authentication to all CCC colleges through custom college-specific URLs configured to their college or district IdP

  • User management for all authorized CCC college staff and faculty users 

  • Access management to all integrated CCCTC administrator applications and services through a single point-of-entry

User Manager

(Applications->System Administrator->User Manager)

The User Manager module allows authorized users to view, add, edit, and delete* users within the scope of their own authorized user permissions. The User Manager section provides the ability for users with authorized role(s) to create new users and permissions for your college or district. 

Launching the CCCApply Administrator

(Applications->CCCApply Administrator)

If your credentials include permission to configure the CCCApply Standard application, CCCApply International application, and/or CC Promise Grant (BOG Application) for your college or district, you can access those via the CCCApply Administrator.

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Note

The CCCApply Standard application and the CCCApply International application will be referred to as CCCApply and International, respectively, throughout this user guide.


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The CCCApply Administrator

The CCCApply Administrator is available to authorized users in the Pilot and Production environments. You will only be able to access administration tasks for your college or district colleges. 

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  • Terms, majors, and college- and district-level information

  • Custom supplemental questions for the CCCApply Standard and CCCApply International applications

  • Details of the English proficiency section in  the CCCApply International application

  • Automate rules and messages you configure for emails and error messages that display for application submissions

  • Reset downloads of previously downloaded student applications

  • Manage suspended fraudulent applications in the Spam Filter

Accessing the CCCApply Administrator

Use the following steps to access the CCCApply Administrator.

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The image above shows the CCCApply Administrator home (landing) page.


Layout & Navigation

The CCCApply Administrator’s two top header bars includes global links that always display no matter which application you are managing or which part of the application is in focus.

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The table below provides a summary of the CCCApply Administrator’s global links’ functionality.

Global Links & Menus

Function

CCCApply link (upper left corner)

Returns focus to the CCCApply Administrator landing page

Colleges & Districts drop-down list

Displays editable college or district contact information that displays on the CCCApply application

Note: After you navigate to the College Information and/or District Information pages you will need to reselect your CCCApply/International/CC Promise Grant application from the Applications drop-down list to navigate back to it for any continued administration.

Applications drop-down list

Displays the three different applications available for configuration:

  • CCCApply (Standard & Noncredit)

  • International

  • CC Promise Grant (BOG)

Sign Out link

Logs you out of your CCCApply Administrator session and displays the successful log out screen

Note: The CCC Administrator tab session remains open and active unless you close it. You will also remain logged into your college or district IdP session.

Select a College drop-down list

Displays the colleges available for configuration based on your credentials. The value displayed here defaults to only your college unless you are a multi-college district, in which case all of your district colleges display here for selection.

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The table below provides a summary of the CCCApply Administrator’s application-specific link functionality.

Application Links & Menus

Function

CCCApply link

International link

CC Promise Grant link

Displays the application you’ve selected from the Applications drop-down list and returns focus to the application’s home page.

Terms link

Displays all of the configured terms for the selected college and application. You can import, export, add, edit, and archive terms.

Note: It is strongly advised you take caution when editing terms in production that may have been used in submitted applications.

Available for: CCCApply and International applications

Majors link

Displays all of the configured majors for the selected college and application. You can import, export, add, edit, and archive majors.

Note: It is strongly advised you take caution when editing majors in production that may have been used in submitted applications.

Available for: CCCApply and International applications

English Proficiency

Displays the configurable English Proficiency options for your International application.

Available for: International applications only

Rules link

Displays all of the configured rules for the selected college and application. You can add, edit, and delete rules.

Available for: CCCApply, International, and CC Promise Grant applications

Messages link

Displays all of the configured messages for the selected college and application. You can add and edit messages.

Available for: CCCApply, International, and CC Promise Grant applications

Supplemental Questions link

Displays all of the configured supplemental questions for the selected college and application. You can import, edit, and download supplemental question XML content.

Available for: CCCApply and International applications

Utilities drop-down list

Displays the following configurable options:

  • Reset Downloads link (for resetting previously downloaded applications. The <status> field is reset to "I" from "D". See Data Dictionary.)

Available for: CCCApply, International, and CC Promise Grant applications

  • Spam Filter link (for processing applications that have met the criteria for fraud based on the fraudulent applications machine-learning model.)

Available for: CCCApply applications only

Date Fields & Best Practices

We recommend you use the Calendar widget when entering dates in date fields instead of free-form text entry. This will ensure correctly-entered date data format for your CCCApply applications.

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  • Adding a Major

  • Creating a Rule Using a Date

Sorting Columns

Throughout the CCCApply Administrator you can sort table data display by clicking any column header. Clicking a column a second time will toggle it back to its default display (i.e. from descending back to ascending sort order).

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Note

Note: When adding a new application to either the Reset Downloads or Spam Filter modules, it is recommended you do one of the following steps to display the new application correctly upon sorting (i.e. for the newly added application to display in the first row of the table):

  • Sort the table columns prior to adding a new application, OR

  • Refresh the page before adding applications 

Exporting Data from the CCCApply Administrator

You can export data in three modules in the CCCApply Administrator:

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The Supplemental Questions module includes a Download icon that effectively downloads/exports a .csv file of an individual specific supplemental question set.

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Configuring Your College & District Information

Use the following steps to edit your College & District Information data settings which is used in various ways for the CCCApply, International, and CC Promise Grant applications.

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Note

IMPORTANT:  The updated information displays on the CCCApply, International, and CC Promise Grant (BOG) applications when the student completes the application.

College Information Data Table & Settings

Field Label 

Required

Meaning / Usage

College Name

Yes

Not editable.  Name of the college. 

College MIS

Yes

Not editable.  Name of the college

Street Address 1

No

Recommended. College main street address. Editable field. 

Street Address 2

No

Recommended. College alternate street address. Editable field. 

City

Yes

Not editable.  City in which the main campus resides.

Postal Code

Yes

Not editable.  Postal code of the college main campus.

College URLs

No

Recommended.  College main website or admissions office URL.

Admissions Office Contact

No

Recommended.  Optional text input field.

If populated, this field is merged/used in several ways in the post-submission application process, including: 

  1. Appears to the applicant on the post-submission confirmation screen;

  2. This contact name (along with the Admissions Office Email) is merged into the "abandoned application email templates" which is sent to the applicant if an application is started but not submitted after 24 hours, and again after 7 days.

  3. This same contact name is merged into the Spam Filter Email Notifications which sends an email alert to the "Admissions Office Email" alerting the college contact that there is one or more fraudulent applications in their spam filter awaiting processing.

Admissions Office Email

No

Recommended.  Optional text input field.

If populated, this email address is used in multiple ways in the post-submission application process, including:

  1. Appears to the applicant on the post-submission confirmation screen;

  2. This is the email address used in the "abandoned application email templates" which are sent (along with the Admissions Office Contact) if an application is started but not submitted after 24 hours, and again after 7 days.

  3. This is the email address used in the Spam Filter Email Notifications which sends an email alert the "Admissions Office Contact" that there is one or more fraudulent applications in their college-specific spam filter awaiting processing.  See "Spam Filter User Interface".

Admissions Office Phone

No

Recommended. Optional text input field. If populated, this information appears to the applicant on the post-submission confirmation screen.

Admissions Out-Of-State Phone

No

Recommended. Optional text input field. If populated, this information appears to the applicant on the post-submission confirmation screen.

Admissions Office Fax

No

Recommended. Optional text input field. If populated, this information appears to the applicant on the post-submission confirmation screen.

Academic (BOG) Year 
(Required for colleges using the CC Promise Grant Application)

Yes 

Required. Toggle used to indicate the college's academic year setting for financial aid.

District Information Data Table & Settings

Field Label

Required?

Meaning / Usage

District Name

Yes

Not editable. Name of the district.

District MIS Code

Yes

Not editable. MIS code of the district.

District Street Address 1

No

Recommended. District main street address. Editable field. 

District Street Address 2

No

Recommended. District alternate street address. Editable field. 

District City

Yes

Not editable.  City in which the district office resides.

District Postal Code

Yes

Not editable. Postal code of the district office.

District Applications

No

Not applicable.

Note

IMPORTANT:  The updated information displays on the CCCApply, International, and CC Promise Grant (BOG) applications when the student completes the application.

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Configuring Terms

The Terms module is where you can add, edit, archive (functions as a delete in the CCCApply Administrator), import, and export your custom college terms. The Terms module is available only for the CCCApply (Standard & Noncredit) and International applications. Terms have a required start and end date that determines which terms display in the Term Applying For drop-down list the CCCApply and International applications.

Note

The “term start date” is used to determine the residency determination date (RDD) in the CCCApply Standard Application (only), which is the day before the first day of the term (Start Date), for each term configured by the college. The RDD is used extensively across the CCCApply application to identify data fields/questions that are used in the residency algorithm to determine the “preliminary residency status” for the student upon submission of their application. See the CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Application Specification and Data Dictionary, “Appendix A: Submission Calculation Logic & Residency Algorithm" for details.

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Adding a Term

  1. Log into the CCC Administrator -> CCCApply Administrator.

  2. If you are a multi-college district, select the college for which you want to configure terms from the Select a college drop-down list. If your college is not in a multi-college district your college displays by default.

  3. Select either CCCApply or International from the Applications drop-down list.

  4. Click the Terms link to display the Terms Summary table.



  5. Click Add Term to display the Add Term for <Your College> dialog box where you can define the term.

    Screenshot showing the Add Term dialog screen.
  6. Enter or select values in the fields provided to define the term. Use the table below as a guide to configuring your values.

  7. Click Save to save the term, close the Add Term dialog box, and return focus to the Terms Summary table with your new term displayed.

Terms Table: Fields & Usage

Field Label

Required?

Meaning/Usage

Term Code

Yes

The 15-character code that identifies your college’s unique term.

Warning

The Term Code should not be edited or deleted once it is made available to students in the CCCApply Applications.

Term Start Date

Yes

The date on which the college-defined term starts (i.e., first day of classes).  Used to determine the RDD (Residency Determination Date) in the CCCApply Standard Application, which by state law is one day before the term start date. 

The term Start Date must be formatted as: mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm a - in the Import CSV file.

Term End Date

Yes

The date on which the college-defined term ends.

The term End Date must be formatted as: mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm a - in the Import CSV file.

Open Date

Yes

The date when the Term Description appears in the Term Applying For drop-down menu in on the Enrollment Information page in the CCCApply applications. This is the date a student can begin an application for this term. The current date and time must be between the Open Date and the Close Date (inclusive).

The term Open Date must be formatted as: mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm a - in the Import CSV file.

Close Date

Yes

The last date a student can begin or submit an application for this term. When the current date is past the Close Date value, the college-defined term no longer appears in the Term Applying For drop-down list on the Enrollment Information tab in the CCCApply application.

This is the last date that the Term Description appears in the Term Applying For drop-down menu in the CCCApply applications.

The term Close Date must be formatted as: mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm a - in the Import CSV file.

Description

Yes

The Description is an alphanumeric value that identifies the Term being applied to and is what displays in the Term Applied For drop-down list on the Enrollment Information tab in the CCCApply application for active terms (those in which the current date is between their open and close date).

Info

This is the only descriptor that displays to the applicant in the user interface that identifies the term.

Application Type

Yes

The Application Type specifies the application(s) in which the Term applies. The three options are: Standard, Noncredit, or Both.

Warning

NOTE: If left unspecified, the system default value will be “Standard” and the term will not display in the Noncredit application.

Info

NEW The new Application Type field allows colleges to configure different Terms for the Noncredit Application only, or for use in both the Standard and Noncredit applications at the same time.

Editing a Term

Use the following steps to edit a term.

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2.  Make your edits and click Save to close the Edit Term dialog box and return focus to the Terms Summary table with the edited term displayed.

Archiving a Term

Archiving terms in CCCApply Administrator renders them inaccessible and should be thought of as the same as deleting them. Archive functionality will be extended to be fully functional in a future release.

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Warning

Archiving a Term = Deleting a Term: Remember that archiving terms in CCCApply Administrator renders them inaccessible and should be thought of as the same as deleting them.

Exporting Terms

Use the following steps to export all terms to a .csv file.

  1. Choose either CCCApply or International from the Applications drop-down list and then click Terms to display the Terms module.



  2. Click Export Terms to display the Export Terms dialog box:


  3. Click Confirm to immediately download an export of all of your terms to a .csv file on your computer’s default download location (i.e. the Downloads folder on a Mac).

Editing the Exported Terms CSV File

The export function produces a .csv file describing the terms, and the import function requires a .csv file in exactly the same format. Unless you have experience with text editors and CSV files, the best way to edit your .csv file may be with a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc. However, these applications may have default date settings that may apply to dates you enter, so you may have to apply the correct date format (i.e. mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm a) to any new dates and/or times. Remember to save the file in CSV format when you are finished editing it.

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  1. Once you are done adding/editing terms, save the .csv file using your software’s Save As option.

  2. Edit the file name to be unique and confirm that the file extension displays as .csv.

  3. Your terms .csv file is now ready to be imported.

Importing Terms

You use a .csv file to import terms into the CCCApply Administrator. The easiest way to do this is usually to export the current terms and then edit the file since a header row and some configuration details are required.

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  1. Have ready an edited .csv file of terms for importing. See Editing the Exported Terms CSV File for details.

  2. From the Terms Summary table, click Import Terms to display…



    ...the Import Terms dialog box:



  3. Click Choose File to display your computer’s file navigator.



  4. Navigate and select the terms .csv file you want to import. The file name for the file you selected displays next to the Choose File button.

  5. Click Import to import the terms .csv file, close the Import Terms dialog box, and display the Terms Summary table where all rows are replaced/updated and the terms list refreshes to match your imported values.

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Configuring Majors

The Majors module is where you can add, edit, archive (currently, “archive” functions as a delete in CCCApply Administrator), import, and export majors. The Majors module is available only for the CCCApply Standard, Noncredit, and International applications.

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Note

Display of Major Categories: When adding a new category to a new or existing major, you must hit "Enter" after in inputting the text in the Categories text input field. Categories entered in the "Categories" input field will display in the Summary table in the order they were created. However, in CCCApply application, the categories will display in alphabetical order.

Adding a Major

The majors you define for the CCCApply, Noncredit application, and International applications are not the same.

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Field

Best Practice

Major Description

Enter your college’s description for a particular major, in 100 characters or less.

Note

The text you enter here displays in the Intended Major or Program of Study drop-down list that appears on the Enrollment Information tab of the CCCApply or International application(s). The majors display in alphabetical order regardless of the order you add or import your majors in the CCCApply Administrator.

Major Code

Enter your college’s code for the major, up to 30 characters.

Warning

The Major Code cannot be edited once it is added or imported to the major table and saved as a record.

Major Start Date

Enter the date when this major will start being available for selection by an applicant in either the CCCApply or International application(s)’ Intended Major or Program of Study drop-down list.

Major End Date

Enter the date in which this major will no longer be available for selection by an applicant in either the CCCApply or International application(s)’ Intended Major or Program of Study drop-down list. For a major to appear in the application’s drop-down list, the current date must be between ‘major:date_start’ and ‘major: date_end’ (inclusive).

If you do not want to end-date your major, you must select the Major has no end date check box.

Major has no end date check box

Select this check box if the major will have no end date. When this check box is selected, the Major End Date field becomes hidden.

TOP Code

Using this field is OPTIONAL: Enter the major’s six-character Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) code from the CCCCO (Chancellor’s Office).

Note

The TOP Code is NOT a required field and is not a downloadable data field.

Program Control #

Using this field is OPTIONAL: Enter the unique code for every major or program of study from the Chancellor’s office. May be used to identify CCCCO Program Control Number.

Note

The Program Control # is NOT a required field and is not a downloadable data field.

Application Type

You can select an option from the Application Type drop-down list so that the major you are configuring will display in only the Standard application, Noncredit application, or both.

Categories

Using this field is OPTIONAL: Major categories can be added, edited or removed by the college to filter or group their list of majors that appear in the CCCApply applications. Major categories are customized by each college.

The new, optional Major Categories field allows you to align as many custom categories to a single major so that students are guided systematically to their educational goals. The values you enter in the Categories field for a major display in the Major Category drop-down list in the CCCApply and/or International applications, and affect which majors display in the Intended Major or Program of Study drop-down list.

Note

When you configure the Categories field for a major, students will be required to select a Major Category in the application.

Warning

Important: If you choose to implement major categories you must configure every major with at least one category.

Note

The Major Category field only displays in the CCCApply and/or International application when you have configured one major with a Categories field value(s).

When you enter a value in the optional Categories field for a major you must press the Enter key in order for your entries to be accepted (and then displayed beneath the Categories field).

  • You can enter multiple category values (pressing Enter after each entry) for the major. There is no limit to the number of categories you can add here..

  • Each Categories value has a limit of 100 characters.

  • Click the “x” icon for any added category to remove it.

See /wiki/spaces/PD/pages/758546724 for further details.

CIP Code

Using this field is OPTIONAL field.  If you choose to populate the CIP Code field, enter the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code.

Award Type drop-down list

REQUIRED. Select the optional award type that the major aligns to from the Award Type drop-down list.



Editing a Major

Use the following steps to edit a major:

  1. Select the Edit icon on the row for the major that you want to edit.  




    This displays the Edit Major dialog box.

  2. Make your edits and click Save to close the Edit Major dialog box and return focus to the Majors table.

Archiving a Major

Archiving majors in CCCApply Administrator 2.0 renders them inaccessible and should be thought of as the same as deleting them. Archive functionality will be extended to be fully functional in a future release.

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Note

Note: Remember that archiving majors in CCCApply Administrator 2.0 renders them inaccessible and should be thought of as the same as deleting them.


Exporting Majors

Use the following steps to export majors to a .csv file.

  1. Click the Export Majors button to display…



    ..the Export Majors confirmation dialog box:


  2. Click Confirm to immediately download an export of all of your majors to a .csv file on your computer’s default download location (i.e. the Downloads folder on a Mac).

Editing the Exported Majors CSV File

The export function produces a .csv file describing the majors, and the import function requires a .csv file in exactly the same format. Unless you have experience with text editors and CSV files, the best way to edit your .csv file may be with a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc. However, these applications may have default date settings that may apply to dates you enter, so you may have to apply the correct date format (i.e. mm/dd/yyyy) to any new dates and/or times. Remember to save the file in CSV format when you are finished editing it.

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CSV Column Heading

Required

Important Configuration Notes

Header Row

YES

IMPORTANT: The header row is required in order for your .csv file to import correctly and the values to be stored properly by the CCCApply Administrator.

Application

YES

  • The Application column identifies the CCCApply application that these majors pertain to;

  • The Application data is system-generated and should not be changed. 

  • When adding new Majors to your file, ensure the application is correct and in all caps.

  • Do not mix APPLY and INTERNATIONAL application majors in one .csv file at this time.

  • Do not remove or change this column.

Note

The Application column value must be in ALL CAPS and be either:

  • APPLY (for CCCApply application majors), OR,

  • INTERNATIONAL (for International application majors)

You cannot mix APPLY and INTERNATIONAL application majors in one .csv file at this time.

Major Code

YES

  • The “Code” column displays the required Major Code identifier that you have listed in your existing list of majors.

  • Adds a row to the Majors database table identifying a unique Major

  • Must be formatted based on layout in the Data Dictionary

Major Description

YES

  • The “Description” is required

  • Can be edited/modified by an authorized college/district user

  • Must be formatted based on layout in the Data Dictionary

  • Provides a text description of the active major to the end-user

  • *This is the text that appears to the end user in the "Intended Major or Program of Study" menu in CCCApply Standard and International applications

Category

NO

  • The “Category” column is optional.  See detailed notes about adding your custom categories to this column in the section above.

TOP Code

NO

  • The “Top Code” is an Optional field, but can be added by the college if desired.

  • Top Codes should be aligned to each individual Major

  • Does not appear to the end user

Program Control Number

NO

  • The “Program Control Number” is an optional field, but can be added by the college if desired.

  • Program Control Numbers should be aligned to each individual major

  • Does not appear to the end user

Award Type (AwardType)

YES

The Award Type (AwardType) field values are slightly different in the new Admin 2.0 system.  The following notes pertain to implementing this field in the new system:

  • When importing majors using the CSV file, you MUST include a value in the awardType column on your import file. If you do not have an aligned award type for one or more majors, please enter “None". 

  • The award type values must not contain any spaces and MUST be one of the following allowed values:

    • AA_degree

    • AS_degree

    • AA_T

    • AS_T

    • Certificate

    • Other

    • None

  • The “Award Type” is an optional field, but can be added by the college, if desired.

  • Each major must have a value assigned to Award Type

  • The award type DOES NOT DISPLAY to the end user

  • Having a value in the Award Type field is required in the new system. This is a bug that we will fix in a future version.

Warning

Though the Award Type value does not display to the end-user in the CCCApply applications, and has been an optional field in the legacy Admin 1.0 system, having a value in this field/column is REQUIRED in the Admin 2.0 system. All imported majors, and majors migrated from the legacy Admin 1.0 system, must include a value in this field. If you do not have award types aligned to your majors in Admin 1.0, please ensure "None" is populated in the field in Admin 2.0. 

Note

If you are working with your Admin 1.0 Export Majors file, you'll notice that the Award Types export a single character numerical value. This format also works as an accepted  The award type values must not contain any spaces and MUST be one of the following allowed values:

1 = AA_degree

2 = AS_degree

5 = AA_T

6 = AS_T

3 = Certificate

4 = Other

X = BA_degree

Y = BS_degree

0 = None

When importing majors using the CSV file, please include a value in the awardType column on your import file. If you do not have an aligned award type for one or more majors, please enter “None”

Application Type

NO

  • Enter "Standard" in your CSV file for the Standard application.

  • Enter "Noncredit" in your CSV file for the Noncredit application.

  • If you don't specify the awardType value then it will default to "Standard" for the CCCApply Standard application only.

  • You can leave this value blank when working in the Administrator 2.0 for the International application, when configuring majors for the International application only. REMINDER: You cannot combine the CCCStandard or Noncredit major codes in the same CSV with the International application major codes. 

CIP Code

NO

  • The “CIP Code” is an optional field, but can be added by the college, if desired.

  • Aligned to each individual major

  • Does not appear to the end user

Education Goals (eduGoals)  NOT APPLICABLE in this version

NO

Leave this column in place and leave it empty.

Warning

VERY IMPORTANT:  Though the “EduGoal” field and filter is not applicable in this release, the "eduGoal" column MUST NOT BE REMOVED from your Majors CSV file, and the entire column must be left BLANK in your CSV file.

NOTE: Until further notice, do not enter ANY data or values in the EduGoals column in your Majors CSV file. If any values accidentally get entered into the column, your students may not be able to select a Major in CCCApply.

Start Date

YES

  • The “Start” date is required.

  • The Start Date data in this column identifies the date when the Major starts appearing in the "Intended Major or Program of Study" menu in CCCApply applications.

  • The Start Date must be configured in the following format:  mm/dd/yyyy

  • Cannot be after the major’s End Date or the associated Term's Term End date, else error message will display;

  • Must be a valid calendar date (cannot be February 30, etc.)

Note

When importing majors using the CSV file, the date must be formatted as follows:  mm/dd/yyyy. This is important or the file will not import correctly.)

End Date

YES

  • The “End” column identifies the major’s End Date which is the date that the major stops appearing in the "Intended Major or Program of Study" menu in CCCApply applications;

  • The End Date is required, else error message.

  • The major must be setup with one of the following settings:  

    • Major has no end date, OR

    • Major has end date

  • The End Date must be configured in the following format:  mm/dd/yyyy

  • Can be added individually by clicking on "Add Major" or "Edit Major" by an authorized user

  • Must be a valid calendar date, i.e., cannot be February 30, etc. (else error message appears)

  • Cannot be before the Major Start Date, else error message else error message will display

  • Can be added by the Import Majors process via a properly formatted .csv file with all required Majors data fields

  • If user selects "Major has no end date" THEN  the Major will ALWAYS display in the "Intended Major or Program of Study" menu in CCCApply

  • If user selects, "Major has end date" - THEN a valid end date must be provided in the CSV file , else error message should display

Create Date

NO

Warning

VERY IMPORTANT: The “Create” column is a system-generated date field that MUST remain blank when completing your CSV import file.

Warning

VERY IMPORTANT:  The “EduGoal” and the "Created" columns do not pertain to this version of the Majors module in Admin 2.0 - BUT the data columns MUST remain in your Import Majors file and should be left BLANK in your CSV file. The code value cannot be duplicated so your for-credit and Noncredit courses, even if they are the same course, must have a unique code.

Importing Majors

You use a .csv file to import majors into the CCCApply Administrator. The easiest way to do this is usually to export the current majors and then /wiki/spaces/PD/pages/758546724 since a header row and some configuration details are required.

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  1. Using the exact format that Have ready an edited .csv file of majors for importing. See /wiki/spaces/PD/pages/758546724 for details.

  2. Select either CCCApply or International from the Applications drop-down list.

  3. From the Majors module, click Import Majors to display… 



    ...the Import Majors dialog box.

  4. Click Choose File to display your computer’s file navigator.

  5. Navigate and select the majors .csv file you want to import. Ensure that, if you selected CCCApply or International in step 2 above, you select the correct application majors .csv file. After selecting your .csv file, the file name displays next to the Choose File button.


  6. Click Import to import the majors .csv file. The Import Majors dialog box closes automatically, and the Majors table displays with all rows updated and and refreshed to display your edited and new major values.

How Your Majors & Programs Display in the CCCApply Applications

The new default sort order for all majors and programs of study that appear in the Intended Major or Program of Study dropdown menu in the CCCApply Standard, Noncredit, and International applications is alphabetical order of the Major Description field. Colleges can edit the Major Description of each major in the Majors module in the Administrator.

Configuring the Major Category Filter

The optional Categories field in the CCCApply Administrator’s Majors module allows colleges to group majors and programs of study into custom categories, such as meta majors. When implemented, these categories display on the CCCApply and/or International applications’ Enrollment Information tab. Students will be required to select a Major Category when completing the application. There is no limit on Major Category options you can define.

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Warning

The Major Category filter can be implemented for the CCCApply and/or the International applications, but must be configured for each application separately.

Implementing the Major Category Filter

You can implement the major categories manually or, more efficiently, by importing them. Colleges must define their list of major categories and then align those categories to each major or program of study for their college.

To get started colleges should complete the The Major Category Implementation Worksheet, which provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide for setting up the Major Category field in CCCApply.

Disabling the Major Category Filter

The Major Category filter in CCCApply and/or International can be turned off by removing all custom categories created in the CCCApply Administrator’s Major module Categories field for every major. Once all Categories values for all majors are removed the Major Category drop-down list will not display in the CCCApply and/or International application. The Intended Major or Program of Study drop-down list will revert back to displaying the full list of majors and programs in alphabetical order (by Major Description).

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Configuring the English Proficiency Section

The English Proficiency module is where you configure the English proficiency section displayed on the International Application for your college, indicating the proficiency types that can be selected, whether score fields display, and low/high scores required for your college.


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8. When you select a Yes radio button to require the score field to appear if the proficiency type is selected, the Low and High score fields become enabled and allow you to enter a low and high test range for that particular test that are accepted by your college.

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Configuring Application Rules

The Rules module is where you create and configure automatic actions that run when a student submits an application. You can also edit and delete rules. You can apply rules to either the CCCApply or International application (rules are not applicable for the CC Promise Grant application).

When you have an active rule in place for either of the applications, any normal application field calculations occur prior to the rule running, so that the rule can validate correctly against accurate data.

Rules Module Basics

Creating rules for the CCCApply and/or International application involves selecting application fields to be used as rule triggers; if using multiple rules, configuring the order in which each rule executes; for email rules, selecting the message that will display; and, finally, writing the rule itself and previewing it for accuracy.

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Warning

Adding a Rule around a Boolean Field

When adding or editing a rule that includes a boolean field, there should be no quotations around the values:  true, false or null.  This applies to ALL boolean fields.  

For example:  if (dsps == true)  OR  if (athletic_interest == false)

See the rule examples provided in the Reference tab of the Rule Preview box for more examples.

Adding a Rule

Use the following steps to create a new rule.

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Detailed descriptions and examples of the rule syntax can be found on the Reference tab next to the Preview tab in the Add Rule dialog box and Edit Rule dialog box.

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Creating Email Rules Examples

Use the steps below to create a rule to send a welcome email to applicants who are active in the military.

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  1. Changing the "military_status" field to a value of "2" causes the preview to change, presenting the details of the action that will be taken.




  2. Once you’re satisfied with your rule’s preview, click Save to save the rule, close the Add Rule dialog box, and display your saved rule in the Rules table.



  3. After a caching delay of 30 minutes you can then submit a test application in your Pilot environment that meets the requirements for triggering the email in order to test it and see the result.

    For a student who indicates active military status in their CCCApply application, this rule will send him/her an email with the subject line of "Welcome to College!" and a "from" address of "admissions@alanhancock.edu". The body of the email will be the content of the "Welcome Military" message.


Creating an Error Message Rule Example

Use the steps below to create a rule to display an error/warning message in the application reminding the student that they need to supply their SSN number in order to apply for financial aid.  

  1. Enter (or copy/paste) the following rule text in the Rule field:

    if(ssn == null)
    {
    error("Warning: You must provide your social security number to apply for financial aid. Please confirm this is your intent.")
    }

    Note that the keyword “error” is followed by a parenthetical statement consisting of the error message text you want to display based on the “if” condition.

  2. Click Check & Preview to validate the rule and to display any parameterized fields.Select the Null check box to display a preview of the error message:



    Note that the Rule Preview shows (Nothing) since the conditions for the warning message to display are not yet met (i.e. snn == null).

  3. Select the Null check box to display a preview of the error message:



  4. Once you’re satisfied with your rule’s preview, click Save to save the rule. The Add Rule dialog box automatically closes and your saved rule displays in the Rules table.




  5. After a caching delay of 30 minutes you can then submit a test application in your Pilot environment that meets the requirements for triggering the error message in order to test it and see the result.

    For a student who has not provided their SSN number in their CCCApply application the following error message displays when they click Submit my Application:

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Editing a Rule

Use the following steps to edit a rule.

  1. Select the Edit icon on the row for the rule that you want to edit.  


    This displays the Edit Rule dialog box.

  2. Make your edits and click Save to save your changes. The Edit Rule dialog box automatically closes, and focus returns to the Rules table.

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Configuring Messages for Rules

The Messages module is where you create and edit the messages that can be sent by email to students and/or college staff using the Rules module. Before you create a rule for sending an email, we recommend that you first write the text for the body of the email using the Messages module.

Note

Note: You do not need to create messages for rules that report an error to the user. Messages for error rules are entered directly in the rule definition itself. See the Rules module for more information.

Creating a New Message

Use the following steps to create a message in the Messages module.

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  1. In the Message ID field, type: Welcome Email

  2. In the Message Content field, type: Congratulations,

  3. Then, leaving a space after the comma, scroll (don’t click) through the field names in the Application Data Fields field group until you find firstname, and click it. Note that ${firstname} appears in the Message Content field where your cursor was located.  



  4. In the Message Content field, type: ! You are now enrolled at

  5. Then, leaving a space after the “at” scroll (don’t click) through the field names in the Application Data Fields field group until you find college_name and click it. Note that ${college_name} appears in the Message Content field where your cursor was located.



  6. In the Message Content field, type:  “for the” without the quotes.

  7. Then, leaving a space after the “ for the ” scroll (don’t click) through the field names in the Application Data Fields field group until you find term_description and click it. Note that ${term_description} appears in the Message Content field where your cursor was located.



  8. In the Message Content field, type: term. Your completed message should now display as in the image below:



    With this message in place, consider an example student named Ethel who has applied to Allan Hancock College for the Fall 2018 term. A rule that uses this message will email a student named Ethel with this body text: "Congratulations, Ethel! You are now enrolled at Allan Hancock College for the Fall 2018 Term."

  9. When you are satisfied with the contents of your email, click Save. The Messages Summary table redisplays, now including your new message.


Editing A Message

Use the following steps to edit a pre-existing message in the Messages module.

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Note

Note: You can change the Message ID, but remember that you must also update your rules to use the new ID.

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Configuring Supplemental Questions

The Supplemental Questions module allows you to add supplemental questions, to the CCCApply and/or Noncredit applications, that display to the end user at the end of the online application. Supplemental questions are an optional configuration and not all colleges use them.

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Use the table below to determine how best to implement Supplemental Questions vis-a-vis the CCCApply Standard application and the Noncredit application.

If you:

Then:

Do not want to implement Supplemental Questions in either the CCCApply Standard OR Noncredit applications...

Do nothing. Do not upload any Supplemental Questions XML files for either application.

Don't currently implement Supplemental Questions but want to do so for either the CCCApply Standard application OR the Noncredit application or both...

You will need to:

  • Create and import one XML file for each application (i.e. one XML file of Supplemental Questions for the CCCApply Standard application and one XML file of Supplemental Questions for the Noncredit application); and

  • In the XML file for the Noncredit Application's Supplemental Questions: 

    • Add the ApplicationType attribute to the SupplementalQuestions element in the XML file and set it to "Noncredit" 

  • Then import for the Supplemental Questions XML file for each application.

Already have the Supplemental Questions implemented in your CCCApply Standard application...

Those CCCApply Standard application Supplemental Questions will continue to display for your CCCApply Standard application.

If you want to also implement the Noncredit application and include Supplemental Questions in it, you will need to import a separate XML file specifically for the Noncredit application that includes the ApplicationType attribute set to "Noncredit" as mentioned above.

The easiest way to implement supplemental questions for your Noncredit application is to export your existing CCCApply Standard application Supplemental Questions XML file, edit it as you wish, add the ApplicationType attribute as mentioned above, save the file with a new name, and then import it. You will then see active Supplemental Questions for both your Standard and Noncredit applications.

Importing Supplemental Questions

Warning

Warning: Your import file must contain all of your supplemental questions, not only those you want to add. Do not import a file that contains only the questions you wish to add. This will cause all of your existing supplemental questions to be over-written. Instead, export your existing supplemental questions to a file, add your new questions to that file, and then import it.

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  1. Log into the CCC Administrator -> CCCApply Administrator.

  2. If you are a multi-college district, select the college for which you want to configure majors from the Select a college drop-down list. If your college is not in a multi-college district your college displays by default.

  3. Select CCCApply from the Applications drop-down list.

  4. Click the Supplemental Questions link to display the Supplemental Questions Summary table.


  5. Click Import XML to display the Import Supplemental Questions dialog box.


  6. Click Choose File to navigate to your supplemental question XML file. The Import button becomes enabled once you have selected a file.

  7. Follow the onscreen instructions and click Import to import your supplemental questions.

    1. A success message displays for correctly-formatted and imported XML files.

    2. The Supplemental Questions Summary table will redisplayed, now including an entry for your newly-imported questions. A page ID will be assigned to your uploaded file. If you later export this set of questions, this page ID will be part of the output file name.

    3. If your XML file is not formatted correctly (invalid), then an error message displays notifying you. You must validate your supplemental questions XML file against the cccSuppQuesTypes.xsd file here.

Updating Status And Effective Date

Use the following steps to edit a supplemental question set in order to change its effective date and/or its status.

  1. Click the Edit icon on the row for the supplemental question set you want to edit.  



    This displays the Edit Supplemental Question dialog box.

  2. Edit the page status (active or not active) and/or the Effective Date value. The Effective Date field value must be a future date

  3. Click Save to save your changes. The Edit Supplemental Question dialog box automatically closes, and focus returns to the Supplemental Questions Summary table.

Downloading Your Supplemental Question XML Set

Use the following steps to export an XML supplemental question set. You may want to do this in order to edit the XML and then re-import it as a new/edited set of supplemental questions.

  1. Select the Download icon on the row the supplemental question set you want to download (only one page can be downloaded at a time).  



    The Export Supplemental Question dialog box displays.

  2. Click Confirm to export/download the XML supplemental question file to your computer’s default download location. The default name of the downloaded file incorporates the page ID and effective date, i.e. the supplemental question set with an ID of 502 and effective date of 5/9/18 has a file name of: supp-611-502-20180509.xml.

  3. Use a text editor or XML editor to edit the file as needed. You can then validate the file and import it and have a new, updated supplemental question set.

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Using the Utilities

The Utilities module contains:

  • The application Reset Downloads feature, that lets you reset downloaded applications that were previously downloaded, and,

  • The SPAM filter, that allows you to mark applications as either valid or SPAM

Configuring the Spam Filter

The SPAM Filter uses machine learning to identify potentially fraudulent student applications so you can filter them out prior to downloading them to your SIS. The Download Client has been updated to only download trusted applications. Those applications identified as potentially fraudulent appear in the SPAM Filter Summary table, allowing you to confirm the application as SPAM or valid.

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  1. Log into the CCC Administrator -> CCCApply Administrator.

  2. If you are a multi-college district, select the college for which you want to check SPAM from the Select a college drop-down list. If your college is not in a multi-college district your college displays by default.

  3. Select either CCCApply or International from the Applications drop-down list.

  4. Click the Utilities drop-down list and select Spam Filter to display the SPAM Filter Summary table.  




    Any potentially fraudulent applications display with some details including a Confidence % value indicating the machine learning algorithm’s analysis of how likely the application is to be fraudulent.

    Note: If you have a specific application that you want to mark as spam or validate as not spam, you can enter the application ID in the Find an application search field to find it. You can look up and retrieve previously-downloaded applications and mark them as valid or fraudulent.

  5. Use the CCCApply Report Center to view any application in greater detail if you are unsure if it is valid or SPAM.

  6. Select the check box for the row of any application you want to mark as SPAM or valid to enable the Confirm Spam and Mark as Valid buttons.



  7. Click the:

    1. Confirm Spam button to mark the application as SPAM. The machine learning algorithm will incorporate the application’s details to help it identify future fraudulent applications.

    2. Mark as Valid button to mark the application as legitimate so that it can be submitted and available for download using the Download Client.

SPAM Email Alerts

SPAM email alerts are automatically sent to the Admissions Office Email you entered in the College Information module. Two email alerts will be sent to your Admissions Office email:

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To ensure that your Admissions Office email address is valid, and update/enter in the most appropriate email address for application fraud notification. If the Admissions Office Email field has no value, then CCCApply will sends these emails to the default Admissions email address.

Resetting Downloaded Applications

By default, the Download Client downloads only those student applications that have not already been downloaded. When you run the Download Client, it only delivers new applications that have been submitted since the last time it was run. If for some reason the need arises to re-download applications, the Reset Downloads module allows you to reset previously-downloaded applications to enable the Download Client to deliver them.

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5. Click Find Applications to display a list of the student applications associated with the app_ids.

6. Click the AppID check box to select all the applications, or manually select the check box(es) for the application you want to reset, and click Reset Applications for Download to display the Reset Downloads confirmation dialog box.


7. Click Confirm to make the application(s) available for download by the Download Client. The Reset Downloads dialog box closes automatically, and the Reset Downloads module displays with a confirmation message. When you next run the Download Client, these applications will be included in the download file.

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Change Notifications

Date

Change Description

Notification

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