Release 5.3.0
A summary of all accessibility related changes is posted here: Accessibility Release 5.3.0
What's was happening:
Certain fields, such as the Gender field <gender>, that include a value of Null were not being stored and returned properly through the Download Client. They were storing and returning an empty string value "" or a blank string " ".
Expected behavior:
If the student skips the <gender> field question, the application should store and return _null_in the download file. As per the Data Dictionary/specification when a student does not interact with the Gender question. Per federal law - Office of Civil Rights - we cannot require that a student identify themselves with a specific gender; therefore this question cannot be a "required" question on the application.
Current behavior:
We corrected the application DB to store a Null value for Gender field <gender> and ensured the null value is correctly transferred to the Download Client.
Below are the four response values that should be stored and returned per the CCCApply Data Dictionary:
M - Male
F - Female
X - Decline to State
Null - no response
Edit Account page is rendering with no styling
SSN Nattering Modal: 'exceptions' link will not open
Tab Indicators do not persist when 'Incomplete'
Error occurs when attempting to reset password
Recover Account: User is prevented from changing Hover Help to Spanish
Regression: Privacy Policy link should open in new window
Regression: Attended California High School for Three Years not appearing at default
Regression: Graduated from California High School question appearing at default
Regression: Unable to update Account Name field in Apply, BOG, or International
Fix AB620 encryption
Regression: Alignment for "Repeat Social" text from "Edit Account" page on Apply, BOG, and International is Off
Scripts for null-ing out old ssn hash values.
Remove HTTPS warning in apply uPortal from logs
Update Account Country Listings for Multiple Country Codes
To provide students with an easy way to identify their CCCID (OpenCCC Student Account Identification Number), the user's CCCID was placed in the header of the user's My Applications page and the OpenCCC My Account page. Since the CCCID cannot be edited by the user, this will not affect performance.
Regression: Transfer client should fully write files before marking apps as downloaded
Regression: Missing client side validation for Username field and reCapcha
Regression: Multiple Error Modals Open upon invalid Step 2 Entries on Recover Account
Regression: Error for Duplicate Security Questions Not Triggered Soon Enough
Regression: Incorrect Error for Password containing Username
Regression: Client Side Validation Not in Place for Previous Name
Recover Account: User is prevented from changing Hover Help to Spanish
Create new sym keys to replace expired keys
Error occurs when attempting to reset password
Regression: Cannot make match to recover Username for users without a First Name
Change Code from Reset Password to Recover Account
No client side validation for spaces in username
The 2016-2017 BOG Fee Waiver application was released to the production server and will be available for college/student use on January 1, 2016. There were no text or language changes to the application this year; however, the Method B Income Table was updated to include the new 2016-2017 incremental baseline for dependents.
Extend the Length of BOG Academic Year Field Onscreen
Add flag option to BOG to turn off "validate year"
Regression: Align box with "authorize text message" text on BOG
Remove debug statement containing sensitive data
Regression: Missing Alt Text for Image
Session Time not logging user out of BOG
Regression: Missing header links on "Edit Account" page within BOG and International
Regression - Confirmation Page: Items are not in proper places
Make Improvements to jgroups Memory to Avoid Memory Leaks