Schedule
Description | Date & Time | Status |
|---|---|---|
Release No. | 6.7.0 | |
Pilot Release | Friday, February 28 | |
Production Release | Friday, March 27, 2020 - 5:00PM - 11:00PM PST | |
Release Type | Maintenance Window | Major Release |
Scope
Description | Scope |
|---|---|
Applications | CCCApply Standard Application (Apply) OpenCCC Account System |
Changes to Residency Logic | Yes |
Changes to Download Client | Yes |
Contents
Summary
The CCCApply 2020 spring release is scheduled for March 27, 2020 - with a 30-day pilot preview release on February 28. This is a major release with a focus on user interface enhancements, bug fixes, and a handful of approved change requests in support of the CCCApply redesign effort, focused on breaking down barriers to student success and UI enhancements to streamline the student experience.
Schedule & Timeline
Pilot Release (College Preview): February 28, 2020 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm PST
Release 6.7.0 Preview Webinar - Tuesday, March 7 at 3:00 pm
Production Release: Friday, March 27 - 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm PST
Stay Informed during the release! Follow the "CCCApply System Alerts" page - and any other category, page or individual post, on CCCTechnology.info.
CCCApply Redesign Project
Many of the enhancements being implemented in this release continue to meet the goals and objectives established in the CCCApply Redesign project which began in the spring of 2018. Those objectives include, but are not limited to:
Adopt a student-centric approach to design and development and commit to making every design decision with the student in mind.
Implement industry-standards, best practices, and design principles in support of the student journey and Vision for Success.
Collaborate and engage with more college faculty and staff working directly with students.
Include more subject matter experts from our Chancellor's Office to support legal and statutory guidance
Engage the expertise of our systemwide partners (i.e., Foundation of the CCC, Immigrants Rising, AB 705 committee, and the California Colleges Guidance Initiative) to facilitate opportunities for hands-on student feedback and testing.
Recap roadmap for Q3-Q4
Mobile Support for OpenCCC Account System
Now students can experience one cohesive mobile experience from creating their OpenCCC account through to CCCApply application submission. All responsive design work is complete on the OpenCCC Account system, including Account Recovery and both Edit Account applications.
College Support Services supports Chrome for Windows and Safari for Mac. Explore the new mobile design today and preview the student user experience.
New Spanish-Language Translation for OpenCCC and all CCCApply Applications
Summary with screen shots
Coming Spring 2020 - New User Interface Design for CCC Student Success Technology Applications
Changes to Support Student Success
Breaking Down Barriers in CCCApply: Milestones Achieved
New “Highest Grade Completed” Question is Added to the High School Transcript Information (Self-Reported Multiple Measures) Section on the Education Page
BIG STORY
Only in the Standard/Noncredit App
New question is being added to collect the user’s “Highest Grade Completed”
New question REPLACES the existing “Completed Eleventh Grade” Y/N question. That field will be deprecated but remains backwards compatible (does not need to be removed from downloads but will no longer collect data). Field will also remain in the CCCApply Report Center and Data Warehouse. Field will be removed from the CCCApply Administrator Rules & Messages.
Additional changes include: NEW CONDITIONS FOR DISPLAY - this is important because the HSTI section will now be displayed and required for ALL applicants who have completed high school or equivalent in the US. This means every applicant who has completed high school (or equivalency test) regardless of age. This is a big change to the current implementation that only displays for applicants who are within 10 years of graduation or equivalent.
New Social Security Number Question - Layout & Language Updates
Summary with screen shots
Homeless Youth Logic Change
Summary with screen shots
Language Updates to Support Undocumented Students
Summary with screen shots
New AB540 Affidavit PDF
The old version of the AB540 eligibility affidavit was replaced with the current 2018 AB540 affidavit PDF.
New California Dream Act Application URL
Now Available on the Special Links & Applications Page
Language Changes in the Citizenship Section
Changed the “Citizenship” section label to “Citizenship & Immigration” and changed the “Citizenship Status” question to: “Citizenship & Immigration Status” question in the CCCApply Standard Application.
Add sentence below the “Citizenship & Immigration Status” menu to support undocumented students
Language Change to Residency Section
Revise the “California Residence” question label to “California Residence for Tuition Purposes”
What’s Next in the CCCApply Redesign Project?
California College Promise Grant Application 2020-2021
The 2020-2021 CC Promise Grant Application is now available and deployed on January 1, 2020.
NEW! CC Promise Grant Application is now available in Spanish! Click on the “Cambiar A Espanol” button from any page in the application to switch the language to Spanish.
Maintenance & Support
Bug Fixes & Other Changes
For information, contact CCCApply College Support staffsupportccctc@openccc.zendesk.com
Application | Type | Description | Fix or Solution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CCCApply | BUG | |||
Changes to Data Fields
For colleges using the CCCApply Download Client, there is one new data field to add to your Standard Application Format Definition XML and run the 6.7.0 Jar file in order to download the data in Pilot and Production. See the data specs in the CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Application Data Dictionary v.2020.1 (see below).
Type | Description | Data Field | App | Page / Section / Question | Download Client | Administrator Rules | Report Center | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NEW | Highest Grade Completed | <highest_grade_completed> | Standard | Education > HS Transcript Information | Yes | Yes | Yes | New Multiple Measures Question |
DEPRECATED | Completed Eleventh Grade | <completed_eleventh_grade> | Standard | REMOVED / Deprecated question & field from the HS Transcript Information section | No change | Removed from Administrator | No change | Removed from the Multiple Measures Question |
Removed from Administrator | Fraud Score | <fraud_status> | Standard | REMOVED from Administrator Rules & Messages | No change | REMOVE | No change | This field was added to the Rules App fields by mistake; Remove |
Removed from Administrator | Fraud Status | <fraud_score> | Standard | REMOVED from Administrator Rules & Messages | No change | REMOVE | No change | This field was added to the Rules App fields by mistake; Remove |
Changes to the CCCApply Download Client
The following data fields have been added or changed in the CCCApply applications. The section below pertains specifically to the CCCApply Download Client; see further below for information related to data fields being added to SuperGlue. For data specification documents, please see the CCCApply Data Dictionaries and User Guides space.
New Download Client Jar File for v.6.7.0
Update your CCCApply Download XML files for the v.6.7.0 release in order to download new or revised data fields with your CCCApply Download Client. All changes must be made to your CCCApply Format Definition XML file(s) and the Download Client Jar file must be updated with the latest version = transfer-client.6.7.0.jar For more information, please see the CCCApply Download Client User Guide > User Guides
Changes to "Glue for Apply" and the SuperGlue College Adapter
Description | Data Field | Type | Application | Section / Page / Question | Glue | Rules | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest Grade Completed | <highest_grade_completed> | New Question & Data Field | Standard | Education / HS Transcript Information | Yes | Yes | New Multiple Measures Question |
Changes to Logic
Homeless Youth
Data Documentation
Description | Version | File Type | Download or Link |
|---|---|---|---|
CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Application Data Dictionary | v.2020.1 | ||
CC Promise Grant Application Data Specification | v.2020-2021 | ||
CCCApply International Application Data Dictionary | v.2020.1 | ||
CCCApply Administrator 2.0 User Guide | v.2020.1 | Online Doc | |
CCCApply Download Client User Guide | v.2020.1 | Online Doc | |
Download Client Jar File v.6.7.0 | v.6.7.0 | Jar | |
CCCApply Report Center User Guide | v.2020.1 |