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Release Schedule
Description | Date |
|---|---|
Release No. | 6.1.2.0 |
Pilot Release Date & Time | 12.15.17 |
Production Release Date & Time | 01.12.18 - (TBD) |
Type | Interface Branding Update | Technical Fixes |
Release 6.1.2 Scope
| Description | Scope |
|---|---|
| Applications | CCCApply Standard Application |
| Changes to Download Client | Yes |
| Changes to Residency Logic | No |
| Revised Data Dictionaries | Yes |
| Updated User Guides | Download Client User Guide |
Contents
Release Notes Summary
Below is a summary of the changes and fixes that will be released to the Production environment on January 12, 2018.
- BOG Fee Waiver Re-Branding (Name Change)
- Technical Hot Fix - Configuration Change to CCCApply to Prevent Fraudulent Applications
- Bug Fix - Main Phone International & Second Phone International Data Format Fix
CCCApply Standard Application
This short-term fix being added to the CCCApply Standard Application is a simple configuration change - that can be modified as needed- intended to temporarily thwart spammers from submitting fraudulent applications through CCCApply. This change is temporary until the long-term CCCApply SPAM Filter utility is developed and implemented later this spring (2018). See information about the hot fix below, and click here to read more about the R&D project underway to identify and understand the rash of fraudulent applications being submitted across the system, and the development of a SPAM Filter utility being piloted this spring.
Title of Change | Hot Fix: Fraud Applications Prevention Configuration Change to CCCApply Standard Application |
Description | |
Additional Information | |
What does the configuration change actually do? | |
What does the college have to do? | |
| Does this change affect data or downloads? | |
| Does this change affect residency logic? | |
How is the application prevented from being submitted? | |
What happens if a legitimate applicant if prevented from submitting their application? | |
| Is this configuration change similar to the SPAM Filter utility under development? | |
| When will the SPAM Filter utility be ready for implementation? | |
| Can my college opt-in to use the filter? |
BOG Fee Waiver
Name Change: California College Promise Grant Application
Below is a summary of the enhancements made to the BOG Fee Waiver application in this release (6.1.2).
| Title of Change | |
| Description | |
| Additional Information | |
| What does the college have to do? | |
| Does this change affect data or downloads? | |
| Does this change affect residency logic? | |
Changes to Data Downloads
Data Field Format Fix for Main Phone International & Second Phone International
The data field format fix specified below pertains to the Main Phone International and Second Phone International data fields that were added to the CCCApply, Promise Grant (formerly known as the BOG) and the International Applications in October 2017 (Release 6.1.0). Please note that the format problems have been rectified in the database. If you implemented the temporary work-around provided by the CCCApply development team, please read the section "Reversing the Work-Around" very carefully to ensure you have the correct format specified in your download files.
Description | Data Field | Format | Download-able | Added to These Application(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Phone International | <mainphoneintl> | Char 25 | Yes | Standard App | These two new phone number fields are not replacing the current domestic phone number fields (Main Phone & Second Phone); they will need to be downloaded in addition to those existing fields. NOTE: If a user enters a non U.S. phone number in the Main Phone field, the new <mainphoneintl> field will store the response and the domestic <mainphone> field will be blank. Both fields will need to be added to the Standard and Promise Grant applications Format Definition XML files, and you'll need to run the new Download Client Jar file. Adding these fields to your downloads is optional. The CCCApply Download Client and all download XML files are backwards compatible. |
| Second Phone International | <secondphoneIntl> | Var Char 25 | Yes | Standard App | Same as above. |
Adding New Data Fields to Downloads
To download the new data fields, your college IT staff must first add them to the Format Definitions XML file(s) and run the updated version of the "transfer-client.jar" file corresponding to this Release (6.1.2). Each application has a corresponding Format Definition XML file, which the college uses to specifies which data fields should be downloaded each time your automated Download Job XML file is run. This process is described in the CCCApply Download Client User Guide.
| UPDATE: CCCApply Download Client Jar File for PILOT Release 6.1.2 - 12.15.17 Download Client Jar File: |
The Pilot Environment
The OpenCCCApply Pilot Environment is a preview and testing site used by colleges to implement the CCCApply applications and the OpenCCC Student Account System. The Pilot environment provides a copy of the production code during the year, except during the 30-Day Pilot Preview period - when it will contain pre-production code for an upcoming release. The Pilot Environment has separate /wiki/spaces/PD/pages/77562106, and different SLAs than the production versions of OpenCCC and CCCApply applications.
Getting to the Pilot Applications
Please see the Pilot Environment section in the CCCApply Public Documentation space for more information on getting to the Pilot Applications, pointing your download files to the Pilot download server, and identifying the Pilot Administrator & Report Center URLs.
| PILOT Application | NEW PILOT Application URL |
|---|---|
PILOT CCCApply Standard Application URL | https://pilot.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=XXX |
PILOT BOG Application URL | https://pilot.bog.opencccapply.net/gateway/bog?cccMisCode=XXX |
PILOT International Application URL | https://pilot.intl.opencccapply.net/gateway/intl?cccMisCode=XXX *Replace the XXX with your college MIS code. |
Pilot Download URL Attributes
Application | PILOT DOWNLOAD URL |
|---|---|
| PILOT CCCApply Standard Application | https://pilot.admin.openccc.net:8443/ccctransfer |
| PILOT BOG Application | https://pilot.admin.openccc.net:8443/ccctransferbog |
| PILOT International Application |
Pilot Administrator & Report Center URLs
The URLs below are "templates" - so the examples shown are not your URLs. These are provided to give you an example of what yours look like. Please contact your IT department if you do not have access to your Pilot Administrator and Pilot Report Center.
Pilot Administrator https://{yourDomain}/idp/profile/SAML2/Unsolicited/SSO?providerId=https://ci.control.openccc.net/shibboleth&shire=https://ci.control.openccc.net/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/POST&target=https://ci.control.openccc.net/admin/ | |
Pilot Report Center https://{yourDomain}/idp/profile/SAML2/Unsolicited/SSO?providerId=https://ci.control.openccc.net/shibboleth&shire=https://ci.control.openccc.net/Shibboleth.sso/SAML2/POST&target=https://ci.control.openccc.net/jasperserver-pro/ |
Data Dictionaries & Release Documentation
The following links point to the most current versions of the CCCApply Data Dictionaries and User Guides.
| Description | Version / FILE | Format | Release | Date Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCCApply Standard Application Data Dictionary | Release 6.1.2 | |||
| 2018-2019 California College Promise Grant Data Specification | CCPG-V2018 | 2018-2019 | 1.12.18 | |
| CCCApply International Application Data Dictionary | V2017.2 | Release 6.1.2 | 1.12.18 | |
| CCCApply Download Client User Guide | V.2017.2 | Release 6.1.2 | ||
| Download Client: transfer-client-V.6.1.2.0 | V.6.1.2.0 | JAR | Release 6.1.2 | |
| Pilot Environment | Webpage |