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Due to an issue identified during pilot release testing, the international phone number format bug fix is being moved from this release 6.1.2 to the next available release. Announcements for this release - CCC Support Site. |
Release Schedule
Description | Date |
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Release No. | 6.1.2.0 |
Pilot Release Date & Time | 12.15.17 - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Production Release Date & Time | 01.12.18 - 6:00 PM |
Type | Text Changes | Technical Fixes |
Release 6.1.2 Scope
Description | Scope |
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Applications | CCCApply Standard Application |
Changes to Download Client | Yes |
Changes to Residency Logic | No |
Revised Data Dictionaries | Yes - BOG Specification changed |
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Release Notes Summary
Below is a summary of the changes and fixes that will be released to the Production environment on January 12, 2018.
- Text Changes: Re-brand BOG Fee Waiver name to California College Promise Grant Application
- Technical Configuration Change: Configuration Change to CCCApply to Prevent Fraudulent Applications Data Field Format Fix: Main Phone International & Second Phone International Data Fields
Re-Brand Online BOG Fee WaiverName Change: CaliforniaApplication to California College Promise Grant ApplicationIn support of AB1741: California College Promise Innovation Grant Program, the CCCApply Online BOG Fee Waiver Application is changing its name to the California College Promise Grant Application (formerly known as the BOG Fee Waiver Application). This entails text changes to the application name only. All onscreen instances of the application name - formerly known as the BOG Fee Waiver Application - will be changed, including the Welcome page, My Applications page, the submission page, and the confirmation screen. Check out the new name changes in the Pilot environment between December 15 (release complete at 4:00 PM) and January 12, 2018. The production release is scheduled for January 12, 2018 at 6:00 PM. NOTE: The 2018-2019 California College Promise Grant Online Application will be available with the new branding on January 12. |
Out-of
-scope changes-Scope Changes for CC Promise Grant Re-Branding:
- No change to the online application URL
- No change to the download server URL for BOG
- No change to any of the data fields that may include "bog" in the data field name, including the BOG eligibility status fields (these are all hidden from students)
- No change to the onscreen labels in the CCCApply Administrator
- No change to the onscreen labels and folders in the CCC Report Center
CCCApply Spam PreventionSimplified Fraudulent Applications Configuration ChangeIn an effort to address the increase in reported fraudulent applications being submitted through CCCApply over the past year, we are implementing a simple configuration change in the CCCApply Standard Application to thwart spammers from submitting fraudulent applications - while we continue development work on the more extensiveCCCApply Spam Filterutility. What is theHot FixSpam Filter Utility?& Algorithm Under-DevelopmentOver the past year, a number of colleges have reported fraudulent applications being submitted through CCCApply. Thanks to the diligent efforts of these colleges in identifying and providing examples of these applications to the Tech Center, we began18 months, the CCCApply development team has been working with a data research and analysis researchteam who specialize in machine learning algorithms and have kicked off a research and development project and started a pilot project with four colleges. |
The goal of the R&D project is to develop a spam filter tool that - based on the machine learning algorithm - flags probable fraud applications and moves them to a "suspend" folder, allowing colleges to review and remove bad applications before they reach their download file. Development is underway now and we plan to release the tool and the admin user-interface to production by June 2018. Until then, we will continue our efforts to prevent fraud through CCCApply by identifying trends and putting development in place to further thwart fraudulent behavior.
What is the configuration change?
One way we can keep spammers from submitting fraud apps through CCCApply is to trigger an error message at the point of submission IF the application submission time is less than 90 seconds from the start time. If the system detects that the time to completion is less than 90 seconds, the error message will appear and block the app from being submitted.to better understand the increasing number of spam/fraudulent applications coming in through CCCApply and build a spam filter service that will identify, flag and folder bad applications before they get to the college's download file. The filter will include an admin user-interface, similar to an email application spam filter system, where college admins can specify and process the bad applications from the legitimate ones, thus training the backend algorithm each time an application is processed. *The CCCApply Spam Filter utility is under-development now and scheduled to be released in the Standard Application in May 2018. The service will be optional to those colleges that wish to implement. The admin user-interface will be included in the new CCCApply Administrator system, which is being rewritten and deployed as a centralized, admin configuration platform servicing multiple CCC Tech Center applications, including CCCApply, the new CC Promise Grant, the Canvas College Adapter (Glue) 2.5 web application and the CCC Data Warehouse. |
Spam/Fraudulent Application Configuration Change
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Our goal is to thwart spammers from submitting bad applications and abusing our . Legitimate applicants should never see or be affected by this change. |
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Format Fix for Main Phone International & Second Phone International
The data field format fix specified below pertains to the Main Phone International and Second Phone International data fields that were added to the CCCApply, CC Promise Grant (formerly known as the BOG) and the International Applications in October 2017 (Release 6.1.0). Please note that the format problems reported have been rectified in the database.
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If you implemented the temporary work-around provided by the CCCApply development team, please read the section "Reversing the Work-Around" very carefully to ensure you have the correct format specified in your download files. |
Description | Data Field | Format | Download-able | Added to These Application(s) | Notes | ||
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Main Phone International | <mainphoneintl> | Char 25 | Yes | Standard App | These two new phone number fields are not replacing the current domestic phone number fields (Main Phone & Second Phone); they will need to be downloaded in addition to those existing fields. NOTE: If a user enters a non U.S. phone number in the Main Phone field, the new <mainphoneintl> field will store the response and the domestic <mainphone> field will be blank.
Adding these fields to your downloads is optional. The CCCApply Download Client and all download XML files are backwards compatible. | ||
Second Phone International | <secondphoneIntl> | Var Char 25 | Yes | Standard App | Same as above. |
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Adding New Data Fields to DownloadsTo download the new data fields, your college IT staff must first add them to the Format Definitions XML file(s) and run the updated version of the "transfer-client.jar" file corresponding to this Release (6.1.2). Each application has a corresponding Format Definition XML file, which the college uses to specifies which data fields should be downloaded each time your automated Download Job XML file is run. This process is described in the CCCApply Download Client User Guide.
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The Pilot Environment
The OpenCCCApply Pilot Environment is a preview and testing site used by colleges to implement the CCCApply applications and the OpenCCC Student Account System. The Pilot environment provides a copy of the production code during the year, except during the 30-Day Pilot Preview period - when it will contain pre-production code for an upcoming release. The Pilot Environment has separate /wiki/spaces/PD/pages/77562106, and different SLAs than the production versions of OpenCCC and CCCApply applications.
Getting to the Pilot Applications
Please see the Pilot Environment section in the CCCApply Public Documentation space for more information on getting to the Pilot Applications, pointing your download files to the Pilot download server, and identifying the Pilot Administrator & Report Center URLs.
PILOT Application | NEW PILOT Application URL |
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PILOT CCCApply Standard Application URL | https://pilot.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=XXX |
PILOT Promise Grant (BOG) Application URL | https://pilot.bog.opencccapply.net/gateway/bog?cccMisCode=XXX |
PILOT International Application URL | https://pilot.intl.opencccapply.net/gateway/intl?cccMisCode=XXX *Replace the XXX with your college MIS code. |
Pilot Download URL Attributes
Application | PILOT DOWNLOAD URL |
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PILOT CCCApply Standard Application | https://pilot.admin.openccc.net:8443/ccctransfer |
PILOT Promise Grant Application (formerly BOG) | https://pilot.admin.openccc.net:8443/ccctransferbog |
PILOT International Application |
Pilot Administrator & Report Center URLs
The URLs below are "templates" - so the examples shown are not your URLs. These are provided to give you an example of what yours look like. Please contact your IT department if you do not have access to your Pilot Administrator and Pilot Report Center.
Pilot Administrator https://{yourDomain}/idp/profile/SAML2/Unsolicited/SSO?providerId=https://ci.control.openccc.net/shibboleth&shire=https://ci.control.openccc.net/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/POST&target=https://ci.control.openccc.net/admin/ | |
Pilot Report Center https://{yourDomain}/idp/profile/SAML2/Unsolicited/SSO?providerId=https://ci.control.openccc.net/shibboleth&shire=https://ci.control.openccc.net/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/POST&target=https://ci.control.openccc.net/jasperserver-pro/ |
Data Dictionaries & Release Documentation
The following links point to the most current versions of the CCCApply Data Dictionaries and User Guides.
Description | Version / FILE | Format | Release | Date Published |
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CCCApply Standard Application Data Dictionary | Release 6.1.0 | |||
2018-2019 California College Promise Grant Data Specification | CCPG-V2018 | 2018-2019 | 1.12.18 | |
CCCApply International Application Data Dictionary | V2017.2 | Release 6.1.0 | 1.12.18 | |
CCCApply Download Client User Guide | V.2017.2 | Release 6.1.0 | ||
Download Client: transfer-client-V.6.1.0.0 | V.6.1.0.0 | JAR | Release 6.1.0 | No change to the download client jar file for Release 6.1.2 |
Pilot Environment | Webpage |