Release Schedule
Description | Date |
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Release No. | 6.2.0 |
Pilot Release Date & Time | 6.28.18 12:00 PM (TBD) |
Pilot Data Refresh Dates | 7.12.18 - 8:00AM - TBD 7.19.18 - 8:00AM - TBD |
Production Black-Out Start Time | 7.26.18 - 6:00PM (No Admin 1.0 data changes after this time) |
Production Release Date & Time | 7.27.18 - 6:00 PM |
Release Deployment | Planned Maintenance Window | Major Release |
Release 6.2.0 Scope
Description | Scope |
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Applications | OpenCCC |
Changes to Download Client | Yes |
Changes to Residency Logic | No |
Revised Data Dictionaries | Yes - New CCCApply Administrator 2.0 User Guide (Coming) |
Release Summary
The CCCApply Release 6.2.0 is a combined release of three development projects that will deploy together in order to stand up the new core admin service, CCC Administrator, and the upgrade version of the existing CCCApply Administrator 1.0 tool (Admin 1.0). The new CCC Administrator and the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0 Upgrade tool will completely replace Admin 1.0, which means that all 110 colleges who have adopted the OpenCCCApply applications will be affected by the cut-over of users and data to the new system as part of this deployment.
Therefore the completion of implementation and user acceptance testing by all CCCApply-using colleges is a condition that must be met before the production release, and before Admin 1.0 reaches end-of-life.
Minimal Changes to CCCApply Applications - No New Required Data Fields
The good news is there are very few changes to the CCCApply applications themselves in this release. There are no new questions or data fields that need to be added to data downloads. We took advantage of this release to fix a long list of bugs and technical debt issues across Apply, Promise Grant, and International which are listed below (by Application).
New Spam Filter Web Service
However, one new service being added to the CCCApply Standard application - the Spam Filter Web Service - is being implemented to combat the large number of fraudulent applications coming in through the Standard application. This service does have a required user component that colleges will need to monitor regularly in order to ensure the machine learning model behind the service continues to grow, learn and identify fraud as the spammers change their tactics to avoid being detected. This service sits in the post-submission application pipeline and will not affect the user experience; however colleges will be given training on how to monitor and process spam applications through the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0 as part of their implementation & UAT session.
Outline of Release Content
Below is the outline breakdown of each area in this multiple-project, inter-dependent product launch and maintenance release covered in these Release Notes.
CCCApply 6.2.0 Release
- Maintenance release updates and bug fixes for all four OpenCCCApply applications
- Approved change requests & CCCCO mandates
- New! - Spam Filter Web Service
- Machine-Learning algorithm & prediction service
- Fraud status data field and tagging options
- (See Spam Filter Web Service for CCCApply slide deck)
CCCApply Administrator 2.0 Upgrade
- Feature parity rewrite of the CCCApply Administrator
- Breakdown of feature functionality in new user interface
- Breakdown of features that were removed from the system (and moved to other locations)
- Overview of new features
- Spam Filter User Interface (CCCApply Standard Application only)
- Enhancement to the Majors module: new "Major Category" field and filter
- Pilot Only: Enhancement to the Majors module: new "Education Goal Alignment" filter*
- New! - CCCApply Administrator 2.0 - Overview of the CCCApply Administrator 2.0 Upgrade
- Feature parity rewrite of the CCCApply Administrator
CCC Administrator (Core Administrator Platform)
- Overview of purpose and system/technical requirements
- Proxy integration requirement
Overview of features and functionality
"Getting There" information
New custom URL for college and district users
Authentication & Authorization Summary
Launching integrated administrator tools, including the CCCApply Administrator 2.0
User Management - Basic User Authorization
- Overview of purpose and system/technical requirements
Release Strategy
On June 28, 2018, the "Pilot" versions of the new CCCApply Administrator v.2.0 tool - along with the new core CCC Administrator platform - will be rolled out to the Pilot environment and the current CCCApply Admin 1.0 will no longer be available. College pilot data will be migrated over to the new administrator which is now fully integrated with the CCCApply applications, database(s), download servers, and Report Center.
30-Day Pilot Period: College Implementation & User Acceptance Testing
June 28 - July 26: Similar to all previous CCCApply releases, Release 6.2.0 will deploy a full feature version of the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0 to the Pilot sandbox environment for 30 days, allowing the colleges to work with College Support Services to complete the "Pilot Implementation & User Acceptance Testing" process to validate your new college URLs and verify migration data.
Production Administrator 1.0 - Open Through July 27, 2018
During the 30-Day Pilot period, your existing Production CCCApply Admin 1.0 system is still available. Colleges should continue to use their existing links and accounts to get there.
Recurring Pilot Updates
June 28 - July 11: During the Pilot period development will continue with regression testing and fixing bugs identified during the migration and implementation process. This first few weeks is geared towards getting colleges to sign in and
July 12: The next scheduled Pilot refresh release is scheduled for July 1. Note: Data changes made in the Pilot environment may be overwritten by a data refresh scheduled for July 12.
Once your college has completed the required implementation and UAT checklist and training, authorized Pilot users will be able to access the new Administrator and manage data.
Pilot Implementation & UAT Plan
The new CCC Administrator and the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0 Upgrade tool will completely replace the current CCCApply admin system (Admin 1.0), which means that all 110 colleges who have adopted the CCCApply application will be affected by this product release.
The purpose of this pilot release plan is to ensure that every college and district has been informed about the scope and timeline for this release; and have completed the technical requirements and operational tasks necessary to ensure a successful transition to the new system - before we migrate off the production server and turn on the new common admin service to all colleges across the system.
A successful migration and implementation in the pilot environment will be the indicator of whether we are ready to make the switch in production, and when.
Pilot UAT Project
To ensure the successful transition of your CCCApply Admin 1.0 data from the legacy app to the new 2.0 system, we will deploy to the pilot environment for 4-6 weeks and work with a small set of colleges to streamline the transitionary support process. Once we have successfully met our objectives across the pilot colleges, the Tech Center support staff will work with each college individually on each step - ensuring each college is successfully able to complete the following tasks:
- Confirm that your college data, terms, and majors are setup correctly in the Admin 1.0 production environment (legacy system) - ensuring your production system data is ready for migration prior to the transition (switch) to the new system;
- Confirm successful login to the new CCC Administrator system with your new, college-specific URLs (one for pilot and one for production) and authentication with your existing user accounts
- Confirm individual access permissions are set correctly in the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0, including launching authorized applications from the CCC Administrator homepage
- Confirm that authorized users can navigate to the new CCCApply Spam Filter Interface and have reviewed the training video and user information for processing fraudulent applications
- Confirm that Admissions and Financial Aid staff have been informed and have access to training videos and user documentation for admin features and functionality
- Confirm that college users have registered for the College Support Site and understand how to request support for any of the new admin configuration tools
Support
Support for the new CCC Administrator, and all current and future integrated web applications - including the CCCApply Administrator 2.0, Canvas Web App, and the CCC Report Center - is provided by the CCCTC College Support Services. Colleges can contact support in a number of ways:
- Post a question or comment related to CCC Technology Center products and services on the College Support Site (CCCTechnology.info)
- Submit a request for technical or operational support through the College Support Site (See Using the College Support Site for more information)
- Contact College Support Services directly by email at staffsupportccctc@openccc.zendesk.com
Information is available online at: CCC Support Services
College Support Site
CCCTechnology.info - the College Support Site for the CCC Technology Center - is the starting place for requesting support for all OpenCCCApply applications and services, including the new CCCApply Spam Filter web service and user interface, the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0 tool, and all current and future OpenCCCApply projects and services.
California Community Colleges faculty and staff are encouraged to register for an account on the CCCTechnology.info site to stay informed on outgoing information, as well as to start or join a discussion about products, programs and other services supported by the CCC Technology Center.
OpenCCC Account Changes
The following changes were implemented in the 6.2.0 release.
Change Specification | Description | New Data Field or Change to Data Values | Change to Logic |
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Allow Users Under Age 13 to Create Open Heading 2 CCC Account | Per clarification of the COPPA laws, students under the age of 13 are eligible to create an OpenCCC account as the purpose of the account is related to educational institutions, and the educational journey of the student, and required to apply to a California Community College. | <birthdate> | Removed validation logic that prevents users under the age of 13 to create an OpenCCC Account based on their date of birth. |
OpenCCC Bug Fixes
Area or Section | Bug Description | Notes |
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Account Creation | Improve Password Hashing | |
Security Questions | Closing validation should take focus to first security question | |
Authentication | Mitre page is displayed when returning to SSP after creating an Account | |
Authorization | Add timestamp and nonce to auto-login | |
Account Recovery | Recovering an account by looking up username does not support International phone numbers | |
Account Recovery - Password Reset | Password Link Expiration Message Has Blurred Text | |
Account Creation | Phone country code appears in the phone extension field | |
Account Creation | Cannot update authorization for text messages | |
Account Recovery | "Forgot?" Link Not Working to Recover Password or Username | |
EPPN mapping does not update when you reuse an old EPPN | ||
IDP proxy takes user to error page instead of login page | ||
Did not receive email after creating new account with valid email address | ||
CCCApply Standard Application Changes
The following changes were implemented in the 6.2.0 release code.
Change Specification | Description | New Data Fields or Changes to Data Values | Change to Logic |
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CCCApply Spam Filter Web Service | Web service to identify and flag fraudulent applications in Standard Application | <fraud_status> | |
Spam Monitoring & Email Notifications | To support the new CCCApply Spam Filter Web Service implementation, two new email notifications were implemented that will notify the college if one or more submitted applications have been identified by the new machine learning prediction service model and suspended in your custom spam filter | ||
New Optional Major Category Dropdown Menu on the Enrollment Page | |||
Phase 1: New Optional Ed Goal Alignment to Majors Filter Logic | |||
Phase 1: Rename the Personal Information page to "Demographic Information" |
Projects & Services
Area or Section | Description | Notes |
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Add mainphoneintl and secondphoneintl to Administrator 1.0 Rules for Apply, BOG, International | ||
Add redirect so that traffic to https://www.opencccapply.net/ goes somewhere useful | ||
Export for the fraudulent apps filter | ||
Add Code That Makes Web service Call Out to College Adaptor Endpoint for California College Promise Grant Application | ||
Filter Logic and Behavior for EdGoal Alignment in Apply and International Application | ||
SPAM: Monitoring for applications in the fraudulent app pipeline | ||
CDE Web Service Integration Testing | ||
Re-enable AB620 Decryption | ||
Post Application Submit Message to SNS | ||
Updated error handling for fraud prediction service |
CCCApply Bug Fixes
Area or Section | Bug Description | Notes |
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Standard App - Post Submission | Application surveys are not being pushed to submitted_applications database | |
Remove military_stationed_ca_ed_start and military_stationed_ca_ed_end from download client | ||
When Clicking Enter SSN on Modal, Focus Does Not Go Back to SSN Field | ||
No Homeless youth pop-up on the Account Mailing page | ||
Fixed ability to go to My Applications on pages after Introduction after creating an account | ||
Fixed a download problem with Emoji characters in Supplemental Text field | ||
Fixed an issue where Clicking Save on Education page clears the grades for Multiple Measures questions | ||
Fixed issues where clicking Save on Education page clears the fields entered by user | ||
Error Message Appearing When Users Clicks Save on Enrollment Page | ||
Clicking Save Results in an Error Page After Selecting a Term | ||
Missing where clause on update to the eppn_mapping table | ||
Error modal shows when high school education level selected after switching from enrolling in high school and college at the same time | ||
HelpDesk - Password Reset Does Not Work for New Accounts | ||
G-Tool - Password Reset Is Not Working For New Accounts |
NEW! CCCApply Spam Filter Web Service
Over the past 18 months, the CCCApply development team has been working with a machine learning data research and analysis team to better understand the increasing number of spam/fraudulent applications coming in through CCCApply and ultimately build a spam filter service that will identify, flag, and suspend bad applications before they get to the college's download file. The filter will include an admin user-interface, similar to an email application spam filter system, where college admins can specify and process the flagged bad applications from the legitimate ones, thus training the backend algorithm each time an application is processed. |
Spam Filter User Interface
CC Promise Grant (BOG) Changes
The following changes were implemented in the 6.2.0 release code.
Change Specification | Description | New Data Fields or Changes to Data Values | Change to Logic |
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Phase 1: Project Glue Support for the Promise Grant Application (BOG) | Web service Call to College Adaptor (Glue 2.5) for California College Promise Grant Application | TBD |
Promise Grant Bug Fixes
Area or Section | Bug Description | Notes |
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Account / Mailing Information | Editing DOB Year in BOG Does Not Change Options on Application | |
Account / Mailing Information | Confirm DOB only shows up if you change something | |
Submission Service | Duplicate BOG Applications | |
Submission Service | User is Able to Apply to the Same Year For Multiple Applications |
International Application Changes
The following changes were implemented in the 6.2.0 release code.
International App Bug Fixes
Area or Section | Bug Description | Notes |
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General Application | Inconsistent behavior for checkbox changes | |
CCCApply Administrator 2.0 Integration | Work to Integrate English Proficiency Tab from Admin 2.0 | |
CCCApply Administrator 2.0 Integration | Work to Integrate Rules from Admin 2.0 | |
Current Mont | United States of America Not Appearing in International Country Fields | |
I | Bug in I-94 Currently Residing in US Section from 6.1.0 Release | |
Citizenship | User is Able to Select United States of America (the) For Country of Citizenship | |
Save on Visas/Dependents in International leads to an error screen | ||
Save on Visas/Dependents page clears the fields | ||
User is Not Redirected After Account Creation - INTL |
New! CCCApply Administrator 2.0
Below is the full list of new features included in the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0 upgrade, as well as a summary of the existing functionality that has moved from the CCCApply Administrator to the new integrated CCC Administrator system, the core administrator platform that now manages all User management and single sign-on authentication.
- Major Category Filter
- Ed Goal Alignment Filter (Note: This filter will not be included in the Production version release on July 27. Read more below.)
- Spam Filter User Interface
Upgrade OverviewIn the first release, our objective is to replace the existing legacy system with feature parity content the same content and feature functionality in the new technology. The purpose for developing the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0 system is twofold: take advantage of an opportunity to upgrade the outdated admin configuration system for the CCCApply Applications from a "no longer supported", PHP-based system that contained both backend and user interface bugs and limited functionality with all-new, java-based, spring boot technology with 90% feature parity upgrade to legacy administrator (Admin1)
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Majors Filters | Benefits |
Sorting Your Majors List in Admin 2.0 In Admin 2.0, Majors module, all majors All majors/programs of study will now display in alphabetical order in the Intended Major/Program of Study menu in the Standard & International applications. Furthermore, categories will also display in alphabetical order, and all additional majors added to the system will default to alpha order. The Majors module was enhanced in several ways:
Using Both Filters Together: Both the Category Filter and the Education Goal Filter are optional. If your college chooses not to implement either of them, your majors will display in alphabetical order, regardless of the order you choose to implement. Using No Filters: For example, if the program of study is Art History AA-T, and has been aligned to the education goal, "B = Certificate In the administrator, the college aligns each major to one or more Education Goals,thus streamlining the
| Sorting Your Majors List: All majors/programs of study will now display in alphabetical order in the Intended Major/Program of Study menu in the Standard & International applications. Furthermore, categories will also display in alphabetical order, and all additional majors added to the system will default to alpha order. |
Navigation & User Interface Enhancements
| Usability EnhancementsFast, easy navigation menu bars provide easy access to all applications, modules, colleges, and utilities without leaving your current screen. Standardized Features Summary tables, add/edit modals, and menu bars have a standard look & feel across all modules, components, and applications. More? What other enhancements did we make from the Usability report that Gary Thompson did? |
Colleges & District Information
| Shared & Expanded Contact Information |
Spam Filter User Interface | |
The Major Category Filter
Many colleges have requested the ability to branch the display of their Majors in CCCApply as “Meta-majors” - which are collections of academic majors that have related courses, programs, degrees, and certificates. The intent of using Meta-majors is to help the student choose a degree or program of study based on their interests, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The Major Category filter will allow colleges to define one or more custom category values and align each major to the categories. Categories are created in the Add/Edit Major modal in the Majors module in the CCCApply or International administrator applications. Categories can also be added in bulk using the Import Majors function in the Majors module.
Important: This new filter is optional. Colleges do not have to implement the Major Category filter.
To implement this new filter to display in the student-facing applications, a new data field was added to the Majors database table: <major_category>. The new data field will function similarly to the way supplemental questions work, whereby the implementation of the category fields triggers the display of a new "Major Category" dropdown menu on the Enrollment page of the student-facing CCCApply Standard or International applications. If the college does not implement the new category filter - meaning, they do not add one or more categories (values) to the major category field - the Major Category dropdown will not appear in the application and the college's list of majors will display in alphabetical order in the existing "Intended Major or Program of Study" menu on the Enrollment page of the applications.
Note: Categories must be setup separately for the Standard and International applications.
The Ed Goal Alignment Filter
The Ed Goal alignment filter is another optional feature added to the Majors module, designed to give colleges the option to branch/display their majors and programs based on the education goal selected by the student. In other words, if a college chooses to align their majors and programs to education goals using the Ed Goal Alignment filter, when a student selects the education goal “Obtain a two-year degree without transfer” only the majors or programs that have been aligned to this education goal will be displayed to the student in the “Intended Major or Program of Study” dropdown menu on the Enrollment page in the Application.
Important: At the time of this publication, the Education Goal Alignment filter will not be released in the Production version of the CCCApply Administrator 2.0 on July 27, 2018. It will only be available to colleges in the Pilot Administrator version until such time as the development team can confirm successful user acceptance testing (UAT) from beta colleges and feedback can be incorporated into the implementation and user documentation.
New! CCC Administrator
The CCC Administrator is the new centralized admin service for California Community Colleges faculty and staff - providing SSO-based authentication and user management for all CCC Tech Center and systemwide administrator tools and services. This new service is designed to scale as users, products and services are developed and integrated with this central system.
A Single Point of EntryThe primary benefit of the CCC Administrator is to provide one single point of entry - one URL and one central landing page - for all your Tech Center and other systemwide admin configuration tools and services - thus eliminating the need for faculty and staff to manage multiple sites and login credentials for their systemwide administrator applications. SSO Authentication
User Authorization
Land and Launch Global Interface
Scalable Architecture
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Getting to the Administrators
New Custom URLs for Admin 2.0 and Report Center: Now that the CCCApply Administrator 2.0 is accessed through the new CCC Administrator system, there is no longer a direct link to get there. Colleges will have new custom URLs for the Pilot and Production systems - based on their .edu domain, making it easier for faculty and staff to get to the central system and launch all of their authorized applications and services.
- NOTE: Colleges will continue to use their existing URL link to the CCC Report Center until further notice. Your existing user accounts will still authenticate and authorize your access to your college or district reports and data.
Reminder: Accessing the CCCApply Administrator 2.0 During the Pilot Period
During the Pilot phase of this release, two versions of the CCCApply Administrator will be in use: the new Admin 2.0 will be available in the Pilot environment for testing and training, while Admin 1.0 is still live in Production through the production release on July 27.
Note: Colleges will receive their new URLs during their one-on-one, online, Pilot Implementation & User Acceptance Testing (UAT) session with College Support Services during the first few weeks in July. These UAT sessions will be conducted with one or two designated staff from your college or district on behalf of your college; however, professional development opportunities, webinars, video tutorials and user documentation will be emailed out to all college staff throughout the pilot period.
Land & Launch Interface
All integrated admin applications, including the CCCApply Administrator 2.0 application, will launch from the CCC Administrator global landing page.
- New Landing Page: The home page of the CCC Administrator is now the central “landing page” for all users. From there, users must select the administrator tool they seek to manage via the Applications menu on the CAP homepage.
New “Applications” Menu: In this first release (CAP 1.0), CCCApply and Canvas College Adaptor admin tools are the only tools accessible from the CCC Administrator. As more CCCTC admin applications are developed and integrated with CAP, they will launch from this core system AND leverage the same SSO, authorizations, and System Administrator (to define their own application-specific roles and permissions).
IMPORTANT: The CCC Report Center will not launch from the CCC Administrator in the first release. Until further notice, all colleges and districts will continue to use their existing custom URLs and user accounts to access the CCC Report Center.
Authorized User Management
User and Access Management has been moved from the CCCApply Administrator 1.0 to the core admin platform system in order to merge and streamline all the Admin 1.0 user accounts that exist across the three CCCApply Applications and Report Center - into just two accounts per user; one for Pilot and one for the Production environment systems.
However, for the first phase of development and implementation of this central service, all user roles and application access will be managed by the CCC Tech Center (Support Services and Enabling Services).
College Pilot Implementation & User Acceptance Testing Session:
ALL USERS must have a Basic User Account in order to authenticate into the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0.
ALL USER ACCOUNTS for the CCCApply Administrator 2.0 and the CCC Report Center will now be created and managed in the “User Manager” system in the CCC Administrator.
ALL EXISTING USER ACCOUNTS for the Admin 1.0 and the CCC Report Center systems will be migrated over to the new 2.0 system prior to Pilot and Production releases.
ALL USERS will have "Basic User" permissions for the initial Pilot launch of the new CCCApply Administrator 2.0. This basic user authorization will allow users to login (authentication) to the CCC Administrator tool, and from there can launch and access the administrator applications they are currently authorized to access.
College Support Services will schedule one-on-one calls (online sessions) with a designated college or district representative during the weeks of July 2 - July 22, 2018.
All existing college and district user accounts will be validated by an authorized CCCTC College Support Services technician during the Pilot Implementation process. Updates will be made during the support session to ensure only valid users will have accounts moving forward.
The purpose of the Pilot Implementation and support session is to ensure that each college completes implementation tasks and user acceptance testing (UAT) to verify each user account is valid prior to production release. To schedule your Pilot Implementation session, please contact CCCTC College Support Services today!
NOTE: Just like in Admin 1.0, all users must have a User account before they can be authenticated into the CCC Administrator. In the first release, all existing Admin 1.0 users will be migrated over to the new system. Their Admin 1.0 roles have been converted to the equivalent role in the new 2.0.
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Getting There: New URLs |
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Launching Integrated Apps |
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Getting to the CCC Report Center
In this release, colleges will continue to navigate to the CCC Report Center through a separate URL - however, all User authorizations are created in the CCC Administrator system.
During the CCCApply Release 6.2.0 “30-day Pilot Period”, College Support Services will work with each CCC college (or district) to verify every Admin 1.0 user accounts created under your MIS code to ensure they are still current and valid prior to the production release on July 27. All CCCApply Administrator 2.0 users must have a validated user account in order to log in to the new system. This validation is confirmed during your required Pilot Implementation session (one per college). Please schedule your session today, contact CCCTC College Support Services today!
Phase 1: Project Glue for CCCApply (College Adapter 2.5)
With the CCCTC Technology Platform College Adaptor version 2.5, Colleges can receive a full dataset of a student’s CCCApply data directly to a staging table in their college ERP/SIS. A student’s Apply data will be delivered as soon as their application is complete. The Apply dataset includes unencrypted LGBTQ data that can be used for mandatory reporting to the Chancellor’s office. Delivery of College Promise and International data is not supported in this version of the adaptor. College ERPs supported: Colleague, Banner and PeopleSoft.
Project Glue for CCCApply - Phase 1
The Phase 1 goal of the Project Glue Support for CCCApply is to securely deliver in real time CCCApply records into a staging table in the College SIS via the Glue College Adaptor. Records will include the entire CCCApply dataset, including the college's custom Supplemental Questions, and unencrypted AB620 data fields: Sexual Orientation and Transgender. Implementation of this delivery will require data to be stored in an encrypted database table at the college.
We foresee colleges using this dataset in two possible scenarios:
- Scenario 1: College Continues to Use the CCCApply Download Client as well as the College Adaptor CCCApply Dataset
College continues to use their existing CCCApply Download Client (DL Client) workflow to manage and process new applications without disruption to existing business processes. The college uses the new College Adaptor dataset to join AB620 data via the Application_ID field to applications processed through the Download Client, for storage in the College SIS for MIS reporting purposes. - Scenario 2: College Discontinues Use of the Download Client; Implements College Adaptor with College SIS
College discontinues use of the DL Client and fully integrates the College Adaptor with their college SIS. In this scenario, the college will work with the CCC Technology Center to point their post processing scripts at the new secure staging table and adjust the scripts to consume the newly delivered CCCApply dataset. With minor adjustments the scripts would run as before, storing the data in the college SIS or prepare the necessary files for upload.
What is Project Glue?
Project Glue is the integrations framework for the products of the California Community Colleges Technology Center (CCCTC). Project Glue integrations facilitate data exchange between the system-wide products built by or purchased by the CCCTC and college student information systems*. This includes the following applications:
- Course Exchange:
- Canvas Webapp
- My Path Enterprise Student Portal
- Career Planning Systems
- Multiple Measures Student Placement Platform
- CCCApply
- Promise Grant Application (BOG)
CCC Report Center Changes
The following fields have been added to the CCC Report Center.
Description | Data Field | Format | Notes |
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Fraud Status | <fraud_status> | VarChar 2 | Standard Application Downloads Only |
CIP Code | <cip_code> | ||
Major Category | <major_category> | Standard & International |
Download Client Changes
The following fields have been added to the Download Client. To add them to your download file, update your Download Format XML files, as indicated.
Description | Data Field | Format | Notes |
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Fraud Status Flag | <fraud_status> | Text | Identifies status of application before and after fraud prediction service as part of the Spam Filter web service. |
CIP Code | <cip_code> | alpha-numeric | Check to make sure this is downloadable |
Major Category | <major_category> | Text | Check to make sure this is downloadable |
The New 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 contains 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 Your College's Pilot Applications
Please see the Pilot Environment section in the CCCApply Public Documentation space for more information on getting to the Pilot CCCApply Applications, pointing your download files to the Pilot download server, and identifying the Pilot Administrator & Report Center URLs.
Pilot Download URL Attributes
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.
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 |
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CCCApply Standard Application Data Dictionary | Release 6.1.0 | No change for 6.1.2 | ||
2018-2019_CCPG_Specification.pdf | CCPG-V2018 | 2018-2019 | 1.12.18 | |
CCCApply International Application Data Dictionary | V2017.2 | Release 6.1.0 | No change for 6.1.2 | |
CCCApply Download Client User Guide | V.2017.2 | Release 6.1.0 | No change for 6.1.2 | |
Download Client: transfer-client-V.6.1.0.0 | V.6.1.0.0 | JAR | Release 6.1.0 | No change to the download client jar file for Release 6.1.2 |
Pilot Environment | Webpage |
Project Glue Support for CCCApply (College Adaptor 2.5)
- Complete CCCApply Standard Application data set including Supplemental Questions
- Decryption support for AB620 data fields: Sexual Orientation & Transgender for College Adapter 2.5