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Release Scope  

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Release Summary & Strategy

This release is the third deployment of the FY18/19 CCCApply Redesign effort, a joint effort under the guidance of the CCC Chancellor's Office, CCC Foundation and the CCC Technology Center to revise CCCApply application as the XYZ.  Read more about the CCCApply Redesign Project, including the project objectives and project planned release schedule for the first phase of the project (short-term revisions to the existing application) and future long-term plans to rebuild the application (holistic redesign). 

• Phase 1: Development of the CCCApply Non-Credit Application 
• Next set of "low-hanging fruit" short-term redesign changes
• Bug fixes

Also in this release:

• XYZ
• ABC
  
  

Pilot Preview

Due to the short timeline for this release, the Pilot preview period - the period in which our two external-facing CCCApply environments are not aligned, providing colleges user preview and implementation support prior to an upcoming production release - will begin Monday, November 19 through December 7, 2018. The CCCApply Support Services team will be monitoring feedback on the CCCTechnology.info support site and additional online support documentation and training will be available.

Release Schedule & Timeline

• February 19 - 9:00AM - 1:00PM (Note the Pilot Site will be down during this release).
• March 15 - 6:00PM - 11:00PM - Production Maintenance Window

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Changes to the CCCApply Standard Application

The following changes and enhancements were approved for development and implemented in the 6.3.0 release code.

Changes to the International Application

The following changes were approved and implemented in the 6.3.0 release code.

Changes to "Glue for Apply" and SuperGlue College Adapter

NOTE:  Talk to Glue team about whether the race fields from 6.3.0 are being added this time or if they're already added from the last Glue release in January?

Changes to the CCCApply Download Client

 The following data field has been added to the CCCApply Standard & International submitted_applications databases. Please see specific implementation steps to update your Format XML files and download client below.

CCCApply Data Field Information  

The table below provides an overview of the new or changed data fields in CCCApply Standard, International, and "Glue for Apply".

User Acceptance Testing (Pilot)

User acceptance testing and implementation support for this release is focused on the user interface changes deployed as part of the CCCApply Redesign Project - Phase 1. Colleges are encouraged to preview the new implementation in the Pilot Environment on February 15.  For all release announcements and system alerts, please follow "CCCApply System Alerts" on CCCTechnology.info.

• UAT GOALS & OBJECTIVES 
• UAT SUCCESS CRITERIA
• UAT STEPS
  • Testing in the Pilot Environment
  • Data Field Specifications & Mapping
    

Feedback & Resolution Process 

• Gathering Feedback: Feedback should be categorized as bugs, issues or enhancements. Only Severity 1 issues (issues that prevent critical business functions from being accomplished) will be considered as production release blockers.
• Reporting Feedback: User feedback should be noted in the result section. The following criteria should be followed and documented:
  • Any identified bugs with severity and priority 
  • Enhancement requests with priority identified
  • Issues that prevent critical business functions

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Data Dictionaries & Release Documentation

The following links point to the most current versions of the CCCApply Data Dictionaries and User Guides.