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Release Summary

OpenCCC Account System


OpenCCC Account Creation Confirmation Email

To better support our students access and retain the details of their new OpenCCC account, a system auto-generated 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

New EncryptedText Supplemental Question Type

A new, secure supplemental question Type field has been developed, giving colleges an option to collect passwords and other sensitive data, using a regular expression and accepting a validation. Data collected using this new field type would be encrypted in the Apply database during transit and at rest. Technical development requirements include: 

    • Encrypted supplemental questions will leverage the same encryption scheme used for Social Security Numbers
    • May be used as a temporary password field (student input) with a second password confirmation field - similar to the Social Security Number fields;
    • Data would be encrypted during transit and at rest;
    • Uses a regular expression and accept a validation.
    • When a colleges requests the encrypted answer as part of their download format, the encrypted text will be decrypted just prior to download and sent to the download client over a SSL encrypted channel.
    • The value will be written to the colleges download file in plain text.

For more information on this new supplemental question type, please refer to the Working with Supplemental Questions User Guide (click this link automatically downloads the PDF).

 

Update Download Client Jar Files

To include this new question type in your current download file, you must first update your Download Client with the latest version of the Download Client jar files. Information and instructions can be found in the CCCApply Download Client User Guide.


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 change was made to the way error rules, based on the Residency Calculation, are run in the Standard Application. Colleges were not able to trigger an Ineligibility rule - which is calculated by the Residency Calculation - to trigger, though they were able to get an email message to successfully send based on the same logic.  Development researched this issue and confirmed that the Residency Calculation was being run during the submission process, after the college rules were run. With this change, college pre-submission rules will now run after all other logic calculations are performed, allowing colleges to validate against accurate, residency-based data. 
Note: This issue does not pertain to the BOG or International Application rules as these applications do not include residency algorithm.


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.

 

 

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