Release Summary
OpenCCC Account System
OpenCCC Account Creation Confirmation Email
To better support our students access and retain the details of their new OpenCCC accounts, a system auto-generated confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided during account creation. In addition to basic user account details, the email will include the student's new CCCID (California Community Colleges Identification) and links to support services, including the OpenCCC Account Recovery system. Additional information included in the confirmation email message:
- CCCID Confirmation: The user's unique seven-digit CCCID (three letters + four numbers);
- Apply to College: A reminder that the creation of the OpenCCC account is not equivalent to applying to college, and provides a hyperlink to CCCApply.org where the student can apply to the college of their choice if they haven't done so already.
- Self-Service Account Recovery: Information and a hyperlink to the OpenCCC.net website for Account Recovery;
- Need Help? Information and a hyperlink to the online student support site, CCCHelp.info, to access 24/7, online support information.
CCCApply Application Updates
New Download Field
Secure Supplemental Question Type Field
A new, secure supplemental question type was developed to handle sensitive student data using encryption/decryption
Download Client
Fix for Boolean Formats with nullValues
A fix was made to the Download client which was defaulting to printing an empty string for boolean formats with a null value. This issue was identified after a recent release as a change in behavior from previous versions and was creating issues for some colleges. There is a workaround in place where the value can set to nullValue="<false value>" attribute in the format file; however, this release will fix the issue and revert back to the old behavior.
Boolean Formats with nullValue
The following information was added to the Boolean Formatter information in the Download Client User Guide:
"If the nullValue attribute is not defined, then any fields with null values will default to display the falseValue attribute in your download data."
Rules
Rules Based on Residency Calculations
A fix was made to the way certain error Rules - using derived fields based on residency calculation - are run in the Standard Application. (Note: This issue does not pertain to BOG or International Application rules as they do not have fields based on residency calculations.) It was identified that college-defined rules were being run before the residency calculations, and therefore any rule that looked for a residency field would not return the data in time necessary for that rule to trigger. The fix to this issue was to run the college rules after the residency calculations are made and therefore trigger the rules Colleges were running into issues when trying to implement an error rule which would prevent a student from submitting an application based on a field or flag, such as the Admissions Ineligibility flag, because the final Residency Calculation, which is what calculates this field, is run during the submission process after the college rules are run.
Accessibility Updates
The following updates were made across all OpenCCCApply applications, in accordance with State 508 accessibility compliance.
Accessibility Page
A new, persistent web page, dedicated to providing supported browsers, operating systems, and screen readers, will appear in the footer of all CCCApply applications, including My Applications and OpenCCC.net, next to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use URLs. Required by the State Auditor for 508 Compliance, the page also includes keyboard short-cuts, and support contact information for people with disabilities.
* OPENAPPLY-2506 - Download client defaults to printing empty string for booleans with a null value
* OPENAPPLY-2434 - Residency Calculations run after College Rules are run