The CCCApply Administrator 2.0 is an upgrade version to the existing admin tool currently in use by all California Community Colleges using the student-facing CCCApply applications. The majority of the development is feature parity, which means the modules and components were simply reworked in new, more modern technology in order to work better, look better, and fix long-standing bugs in the original Php-based code. All the existing feature functionality has been carried over to the new tool - in addition to a handful of new features.
What is the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0?
The new CCCApply Administrator 2.0 is a feature parity upgrade of the existing CCCApply Administrator (1.0) - meaning, the first version release of this new administrator is basically a direct replacement of the tool. Approximately 90% is duplication of the existing features and functionality; and 10% is new features and user interface/user experience upgrade (updated look & feel, enhanced navigation, and other changes for enhanced usability).
What is the purpose of the upgrade?
The primary objective for this product upgrade is twofold: 1) replace the existing, outdated and unsupported, PHP-based legacy Administrator system with a streamlined, user-friendly admin configuration tool using modern technologies (java-based, spring boot web application with React-based user-interface) with a new architectural framework designed to adapt and scale as additional CCCApply applications, utilities, and connected web services are added to the system over the next several years; and 2) implement a new, centralized core administration system - called the CCC Core Administrator - which will deliver SSO-based authentication, flexible application-based authorization, and centralized, shared User & Systems Administration services for all CCC Technology Center web applications (and some vendor-based applications) via one single-point-of-entry (one URL for all admin applications) and consolidated User management administration (roles, access permissions and user accounts).
What is the difference between Admin 1.0 and Admin 2.0?
The most significant change between the current CCCApply Administrator and the new 2.0 system is the addition of the new centralized CCC Administrator service which now sits in front of the CCCApply Administrator 2.0, as well as all other admin tools, in order to facilitate SSO-based authentication via one single point-of-entry and one consolidated user account (per person).
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NOTE: User management was previously maintained within the CCCApply Administrator. This has now changed. All current Admin 1.0 user accounts have been migrated to the new CCC Administrator system and will be leveraged across all integrated administrator applications and services, including the new Canvas Web App, and the CCC Report Center. |
With the new centralized CCC Administrator, college and district users now only have to maintain one URL and one set of login credentials for all their authorized admin systems. Once logged in, users can launch and navigate to multiple admin applications in a single session, including the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0, and the Canvas Web App.
New CCCApply Administrator 2.0 Features
Though 90% of the feature functionality in the new Admin 2.0 application will not change in the new upgrade, several new features were implemented and are limited to:
Majors Category Filter: A new “Major Category” filter has been built into the Majors module for categorizing and enhanced filtering of the display of your college Majors in the Standard and International applications;
Spam Filter Web Service & User Interface: A new spam filter web service and user interface has been developed and added to the CCCApply post-submission application service to prevent fraudulent applications from making it through to the college downloads via CCCApply. See Spam Filter Web Service for more information.
Who will be affected by the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0? How?
At this time in the OpenCCCApply adoption cycle, 110 colleges have already implemented OpenCCC and the Standard Application, including custom admin configuration of their data settings in the current (legacy) Administrator.