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CCC Technology Center Shuts Down QA Environment and Releases New PILOT (Beta) Environment for OpenCCCApply
July 16, 2015
On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, beginning at 9:00 AM PST, the CCC Technology Center will be shutting down and retiring the OpenCCCApply QA environment and replacing it with a new , secure site, testing environment called PILOT. The new PILOT site will be available for college use to colleges at 9:00 AM PST, Thursday, July 23, 2015. The new PILOT site
will launch fully functional and fully loadedThis change only pertains to the QA environment. No changes will be made to the Production environment (including student applications, downloads and staff tools), and no changes will be made to your existing QA .
The new PILOT site will launch fully functional and fully loaded, with all of your existing QA test data, artifacts, user accounts, Report Center reports, and other QA Administrator settings, in tact.Colleges LIVE on OpenCCCApply who would like continued access to a beta environment for testing downloads and implementation of additional CCCApply applications (i.e., BOG and International) will need to update their existing QA URL addresses to point to the new PILOT environment beginning Thursday morning. See below for additional information and the new PILOT URLs.
Exactly like the current QA site, the new PILOT environment will contain production-level code for the following OpenCCCApply applications:
OpenCCC Student Account System
CCCApply Standard & International Applications
Board of Governor’s (BOG) Fee Waiver Application
CCCApply Administrator
CCC Report Center
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IMPORTANT: On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 9:00 AM PST, the OpenCCCApply QA environment will be shut down and will no longer be available. No QA or other testing environment will be available that day. Beginning Thursday morning, July 23, at 9:00 AM PST, college users trying to access the QA applications and download URLs for testing will be re-directed to the new URLs. |
The new PILOT environment will contain production-level code for the following OpenCCCApply applications:
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OpenCCC Student Account System
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CCCApply Standard & International Applications
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Board of Governor’s (BOG) Fee Waiver Application
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CCCApply Administrator
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Colleges LIVE on OpenCCCApply who would like continued access to a beta environment for testing downloads and implementation of additional CCCApply applications (i.e., BOG and International) will need to update their existing QA URL addresses to point to the new PILOT environment beginning Thursday morning. See below for additional information and the new PILOT URLs.
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What does this change mean for colleges?
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Colleges that have already adopted OpenCCCApply will continue to have access to a beta environment that mirrors the Production code for testing and implementation.
What WILL NOT Change?
The URLs you are currently using to access the QA Administrator and Report Center WILL NOT CHANGE for the new PILOT environment. Your current user accounts will not change and you will continue to Sign In to the Administrator and Report Center with these credentials. All of your existing QA Administrator settings and artifacts, as well as any Ad Hoc or custom views and reports you've created in the QA Report Center, will be migrated over to the new PILOT environment for you. The entire process should be seamless for college users.
NOTE: If you encounter any problems accessing the new PILOT Administrator or Report Center using your existing QA URLs, please visit the new CCCApply College Support site www.ccctechnology.info and navigate to the CCCApply System Alerts category for FAQs, or to submit a request for technical support.
What WILL Change?
On Thursday, July 23 at 9:00 AM PST, colleges will need to update their existing QA URL addresses to the new PILOT applications and downloads URLs.
Remember: NO changes have been made to the student-facing (Production) CCCApply applications, staff tools, or download servers.
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| PILOT Application | NEW PILOT Application URL |
New PILOT CCCApply Application | https://pilot.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=XXX |
New PILOT BOG Application URL | https://pilot.bog.opencccapply.net/gateway/bog?cccMisCode=XXX |
New PILOT International Application URL | Coming soon |
*Example: Butte College: MIS Code = 111 | https://pilot.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=111 |
Downloads URL Attributes
Application for Download | NEW PILOT ENVIRONMENT URL |
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| CCCApply Application | https://pilot.admin.openccc.net:8443/ccctransfer |
| BOG Application | https://pilot.admin.openccc.net:8443/ccctransferbog |
| International Application | Coming soon |
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For questions related to the QA > PILOT site cutover transition, please contact Patty Donohue, Project Manager, pdonohue@ccctechcenter.org.
For 24/7 online documentation and support, visit www.ccctechnology.info > CCCApply System Alerts
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PILOT Environment Benefits:
Will match Production after a new Production release
Will be used to demonstrate upcoming release features and functionality prior to a release to Production
Secure, stable environment for testing and onboarding new colleges
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