Colleges should be aware of the following technical changes and potential impacts to one or more CCCApply applications implementations in the Version 6.7.0 release.
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Summary of Change Impacts &
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Required Updates
Each item in the table below describes an impact or a change to OpenCCC or CCCApply that may require colleges to make a technical update. Technical tasks or action items are detailed below.
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CCCApply Standard Application | Residency change for California homeless California homeless applicants will not be flagged with a residency status of “2 = possible resident” or “3 = non-resident” based on address alone. Address will only be used to determine residency for tuition purposes in combination with other residency flags if the “no permanent address homeless” or “no mailing address homeless” fields checkboxes are EMPTY. | There is no task required that corresponds to this change. Colleges should just be aware that the Area B residency logic was revised slightly to ensure homeless applicants that are otherwise California residents will no longer be flagged. | N/A | |||||
CCCApply Standard Application | Optional internationalization i18n (Spanish Translation) for CCCApply Supplemental Questions | Colleges that have implemented optional Supplemental Questions should be aware that they will be required to manage the translation of their custom text and add it to their Supplemental Questions XML file. | Optional | |||||
CCCApply Standard Application | New Highest Grade Completed question & data field has been added to the HS Transcript Information section in CCCApply Standard App only. | Colleges using the CCCApply Download Client for data delivery will need to add the new data field to their Standard Application Format Definition XML file and run the Download Client Jar v.6.7.0 Colleges using Glue for CCCApply for data delivery will need to follow the implementation tasks outlined by the SuperGlue team in Glue for Apply 6.7.0. | Optional (Download Client is backwards compatible) REQUIRED for Glue for Apply users | |||||
CCCApply Standard Application | Deprecated question & data field: The new “Highest Grade Completed” is REPLACING the existing “Completed Eleventh Grade” question and data field: <completed_eleventh_grade> | Colleges using the CCCApply Download Client for data delivery should be aware that the <completed_eleventh_grade> field and question will no longer be downloading data through the Download Client. | Optional (Download Client is backwards compatible) | CCCApply Standard Application | New question & data field added to SuperGlue SuperGlue for Apply 3.7.0: Question: Highest Grade Completed | Colleges using Glue for CCCApply for data delivery will need to follow the implementation tasks outlined by the SuperGlue team in Glue for Apply 6.7.0. | REQUIRED for Glue for Apply users - should note short term implementation. | Optional (Download Client is backwards compatible) |
Required Documentation & Links
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(Internationalization: The Optional <translation> Element)
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Changes to
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Data Fields
In the v.6.7.0 release, there is one new data field added to the CCCApply Standard Application data set <highest_grade_completed>, and one deprecated field <completed_eleventh_grade>.
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Deprecated: completed_eleventh_grade
CCCApply Data Delivery Methods
The CCCApply Standard Application data can be delivered in two formats:
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CCCApply Download Client
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Method
In general, in order to download new and or changed data fields and values that get deployed are implemented in the OpenCCC and CCCApply applications, you must first add and/1) add the new data field, or make required changes, to the fields in your application-specific Format Definition XML file(s) and 2) update the existing (transfer-client.jar) file for the current release. For the For more information, please see the Download Client section in the CCCApply public documentation site.
Add New <highest_grade_completed> Data Field to Standard Format Definition XML File
To download the new <highest_grade_completed> data in the CCCApply 6.7.0 Pilot release, update add the new field to your Standard Application Format Definition XML file using XML code.
For details on adding new fields to the Format Definition XML file with the <highest_grade_completed> field. , see the CCCApply Download Client User Guide.
Job and Format Definitions XML Templates
To ensure your CCCApply download files are always in synch with the latest release version, we recommend that all new and changed data fields be added to your download files (Format Definition XML) and replace/update the Download Client Jar file with each release. This should be done whether you plan to import the new fields to your college SIS system.
Running the 6.7.0 Download Client Jar File
When new fields are added to OpenCCC or any of the CCCApply Applications in one of the Annual Updates or a supplemental September release, they need to be manually added to your Application Format Definitions XML files (each application - CCCApply, BOG, International - has a unique one) AND you must update your Download Client with the release-specific Transfer-Client Jar file. A new 'transfer-client-jar" file is created for each release, including the Pilot releases. The latest transfer client jar files are always stored here with the Download Client User Guide.
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You must update your Download Client Jar file for each new release in order to download new data fields and other data. |
In your installed Download Client directory, replace the older files with the latest version files which are always stored with the Download Client User Guide:
Replace transfer-client-.jar with: <latest transfer-client.jar >
Replace conf/application-context.xml with: application-context.xml
Replace conf/ccctransfer.properties with: ccctransfer.properties
Update Your Pilot Download Client Jar File
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Replace your existing transfer-client.jar (V.X.X.0) with: < PLACE LATEST DLC FILE HERE >
Follow the instructions in the Pilot CCCApply Download Client User Guide.
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Replace your existing transfer-client.jar (V.X.X.0) with: < PLACE LATEST DLC FILE HERE >
Follow the instructions in the CCCApply Download Client User Guide.
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Please be sure to backup your files before downloading new ones. |
Adding New Data Fields & Updating Your Download Client
When new fields are added to OpenCCC or any of the CCCApply Applications in one of the Annual Updates or a supplemental September release, they need to be manually added to your Application Format Definitions XML files (each application - CCCApply, BOG, International - has a unique one) AND you must update your Download Client with the release-specific Transfer-Client Jar file. A new 'transfer-client-jar" file is created for each release, including the Pilot releases. The latest transfer client jar files are always stored here with the Download Client User Guide.
You must update your Download Client Jar file for each new release in order to download new data fields and other data.
In your installed Download Client directory, replace the older files with the latest version files which are always stored with the Download Client User Guide:
Replace transfer-client-.jar with: <latest transfer-client.jar >
Replace conf/application-context.xml with: application-context.xml
Replace conf/ccctransfer.properties with: ccctransfer.properties
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SuperGlue for CCCApply Method
For step by step implementation instructions, please see the Glue for CCCApply 6.7.0 page.
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CCCApply Pilot Release: Feedback & Support
During a CCCApply pilot release (30 days between pilot release and production release), colleges are encouraged to follow the response processes below to report system issues and bugs (S1 and S2) as well as non-critical bugs, change requests, and other general feedback (S3, S4) using the processes below.
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