The Fall 2018 feature release introduces several improvements to the course and program screens. Workflow changes to support new policies on modifications and substantial changes are reflected in this version and conditional display of course and program fields are being deployed for the first time. Numerous accessibility and stability improvements are also included. You can see detailed descriptions of the tickets included and snapshots of the screens below. The release notes are organized according to the tab the change is reflected in.
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 | New stylesheet applied to Review Program page. | Major page layout changes are included in this release. Increased ease of use was the major design consideration for this upgrade. program proposal information is displayed on three pages in COCI:
With this release, programs look the same regardless of whether you are on the Manage, Detail or Review pages. All three pages contain the following sections:
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| Comments function on Review Program page changed to a single comment box. | The previous version contained a comment box against each data element on the form. Users reported it was unwieldy to enter, manage and respond to comments displayed by field. With this release, Reviewers can provide all feedback in a single, more dynamic comment field. The single comments box also allows for general communication between the Reviewer and the Submitter. |  | CC-1587 CC-1956 |
| Reviewers can format comments. | Features:
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| Comments are logged in history with role based access. | Comments are now stored in history so the Reviewer and Submitter are able to see the entire communication thread for the program. The comment entered becomes visible to the College Submitter and College Admin when either the "Save and Approve" or "Send to Revision" action buttons are clicked. Comments are not posted on the detail page or visible to users with read only access. |
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| Comments function on Review Course page changed to a single comment box. | The previous version contained a comment box against each data element on the form. Users reported it was unwieldy to enter, manage and respond to comments displayed by field. With this release, Reviewers can provide all feedback in a single, more dynamic comment field. The single comments box also allows for general communication between the Reviewer and the Submitter. |  | CC-1588 CC-2126 CC-1958 |
| Reviewers can format comments. | Features:
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| CC-1983 |
| Comments are logged in history with role based access. | Comments are now stored in history so the Reviewer and Submitter are able to see the entire communication thread for the program. The comment entered becomes visible to the College Submitter and College Admin when either the "Save and Approve" or "Send to Revision" action buttons are clicked. Comments are not posted on the detail page or visible to users with read only access. | ||
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| Improved consistency with action links between All Courses and All Programs page. | The All Courses and All Programs pages had to different Action links for working with inactive proposals. The link text on the All Programs page has been updated from "Reactivate" to "Send to Draft" and is now consistent with both the link text on the All Courses page and with the workflow steps itself. |
| CC-2183 |
 | Review added to Proposal Status dropdown. reviewer cannot see all programs on main program page proposal create date for programs pulling migrated date, not date actually created | College Submitters can now see and search for Programs in Review status from the Search Criteria on the All Programs page. Review has been added to the proposal status dropdown. |
| CC-1705 CC-1702 CC-1714 |
| Document Audit | CC-2135 | ||
| Updates to Program Detail Page Change PCN Field Label to Program Control Number (SP04) |  | CC-1583 CC-2137 | |
| Updates to the Manage Program Page Order of field in Units and Hours Section is illogical front end conditional display for all Program award types CCCCO Reviewer Name Display on View, Manage, Review Pages for Programs after submission number has been assigned FRONTEND: Program Manage - C-ID Status Programs Manage page display logic for draft comments Catalog field isnt responsive to quantity of text entered |  | CC-1585 CC-2059 CC-1589 CC-2009, 2010, 2011 CC-1949 CC-1957 CC-2056 | |
 | courses in approved status not appearing on add courses table | CC-1716 | ||
| backend field migrations and net new fields for programs | CC-1590 | ||
| conditional validations for all program award types | CC-1592 | ||
| History Page for Programs Documents uploaded need to be tagged in the history Approval Letters need to be stored in History | CC-1755 CC-1951 CC_1952 | ||
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| Document Audit | CC-2134 | ||
| review missing from proposal status dropdown on main program pages for submitter and college admin reviewer cannot see all courses on main course page | CC-1705 CC-1702 | ||
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 | CC-1586 | |||
| front end conditional display for Courses Add the word "Contact" to Min/Max NCC Course Hours Fields Conditional Field Display: Special Characteristics Code Descriptor Remove "Y-Credit Course" from CB11 drop down when CB04 = Noncredit Remove "Y-Credit Course" from CB22 drop down when CB04 = Noncredit Course Manage Page isDraft Comment Display Logic | CC-1594 CC-2078 CC-2128 CC-2131 CC-2130 CC-1959 | ||
backend field migrations and net new fields for courses | CC-1596 | |||
front end conditional validation for all course types | CC-1599 | |||
| TOPCode changes within same TOPCode discipline should be a NON-Sub change | CC-1745 | ||
| Refactor Manage Page for Courses - Backend | CC-1982 | ||
| History Page for Courses Documents uploaded need to be tagged in the history Approval Letters need to be stored in History | CC-1951 CC-1952 | |||
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| Add search/filter criteria to users page | CC-1657 | ||
| Accessibility Updates | CC-1620 | ||
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| MIS Error table (on MIS TAB) should display most recent error returned date not initial return date | CC-1939 |
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| Modifications to Public Reports | Formatting and layout changes to improve the usability of the excel export for Programs and Courses report. New data elements were added to the public Course Report:
| CC-1583 |