For CCCApply Standard Application, International Application, CC Promise Grant (BOG) Application, and the OpenCCC Student Account System.

New Change Requests

Approved Change Requests

The nested tables below include the change request number, description links to the change requirements & specifications, and whether the change includes a new downloadable data field or new residency logic, and the year the change was released. Implementation is scheduled based on budget and work plan objectives for the fiscal year.

2018 Approved Change Requests

The following changes have been approved by the CCCApply Steering Committee. Implementation is scheduled based on budget and work plan objectives for the fiscal year.

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Date	CR #	Description	Application New Data Fields	Scheduled Release Date	Status - Release Notes Link
10.16.16	2017-06	Add Ability to Branch Majors by Meta Major in Administrator 2.0 *AKA - "Major Category" field <major_category> (optional)	<category> <CIP_code>	September 2018	IMPLEMENTED - Released 6.2.0 Sept 2018
10.10.16	2017-10 2018-10	Implement SPAM Filter for Suspicious Incoming Applications SPAM Filter Administrator UI Screens	<fraud_status> <fraud_score>	September 2018	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.2.0 Sept 2018 2017.07.12 - CCCTC Spam Filter - SOW
June 2017	2017-29	Rename "Personal Information" Page to Demographic Information and Re-order Application Flow	Standard App Only	Sept 2018	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.2.0 Sept 2018
June 2017	2017-30	Update All Footer Links Across CCCApply	All Apps	Sept 2018	APPROVED - Sub-Committee Apply UX
9.29.17	2018-03	Revisions to BOG Application for 2019 California College Promise Grant	Promise Grant	Jan 12, 2018	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.1.2
12.15.17	2018-05	Micro-service Between Promise Grant and Databases	Promise Grant	January 2018	APPROVED - MyPath Release
10.30.17	2018-07	Glue Integration of Promise Grant Application in MyPath	Promise Grant	January 2018	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.1.2

12.27.17	2018-07	Glue Integration of Promise Grant Application in MyPath	CCPG / MyPath	January 31	IMPLEMENTED - Deployed Feb 2018
4.03.18	2018-15	Remove Restrictions on Account Creation for Under 13 Year Olds	Account	April 3, 2018	IMPLEMENTED - September 2018 - 6.2.0
4.30.18	2018-16R	Make AB620 Data Available to Colleges Through Project Glue	Standard	May 2, 2018	IMPLEMENTED - September 2018 - 6.2.0
4.30.18	2018-17	Update MMI Questions in CCCApply	Standard	May 2, 2018	IMPLEMENTED - September 2018 - 6.2.0
4.30.18	2018-18	Expand Race & Ethnicity Section with New Categories	<race_ethnic_full>	May 2, 2018	APPROVED - December 2018 - 6.3.0
5.03.18	2018-20	Revise AB620 Onscreen Language Per Data Sharing Changes	Standard	May 2, 2018	IMPLEMENTED - September 2018 - 6.2.0
5.21.18	2018-21	Update Language in OpenCCC Security Questions	OpenCCC	May 2, 2018	IMPLEMENTED - September 2018 - 6.2.0
6.18.18	2018-22	Allow College Admissions Staff to Setup Manual Accounts for Special Populations	Account	June 13, 2018	IMPLEMENTED - September 2018 - 6.2.0
7.06.18	2018-24R	Revise CCCApply App Design to Support Non-credit Students & AB3101	CCCApply	July 25, 2018	APPROVED - March 2019 - 6.4.0
6.27.18	2018	Revise the Proxy EPPN-CCCID API and Report for Colleges	Proxy / Account	July 25, 2018	IMPLEMENTED -September 2018 - 6.2.0
7.25.18	2018-28	Combine Review App, Consent & Submission pages in CCCApply	CCCApply	July 25	IMPLEMENTED - September 2018 - 6.2.0
7-25-18	2018-32	Add Re-Direct from CCCApply to MyPath via Links & Opps Page for MyPath Colleges	CCCApply	July 25	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.2.0
8-02-18	2018-33	Enhance the SSO Proxy Sign-In Page with a Template with College Co-Branding	SSO Proxy	Sept 2018	IMPLEMENTED - September 2018 - 6.2.0
7-25.18	2018-34	Revise the Social Security Number question	OpenCCC / Edit Account	TBD	APPROVED - PENDING March 2019
7-20-18	2018-36	Refresh the CCCApply User Interface (Phase 1)	CCCApply	Dec 7, 2018	IMPLEMENTED - December 2018 - 6.3.0
7.25.18	2018-37	CCCApply Redesign - Low-Hanging Fruit #2	Standard	March 2019	APPROVED - March 2019

2017 Approved Change Requests

The following changes were requested in 2017, or carried over for release in 2017. Development and deployment approval is based on scope, schedule, budget and work plan objectives for the fiscal year.

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CR #	Description	Review Date	New Data Fields / New Logic	Scheduled Release	Status - Release Notes Link
2017-01	Develop Web Service to Link Statewide Student Identifier (SSID) System with CCCApply	6.30.16	<hs_cds_full>	March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2014-40	System Generated Email to Students about Abandoned In-Progress Applications	6.30.15		March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2014-66	Create Paper-based Version of Standard Application for Special Populations	6.30.15		Dec 2016	IMPLEMENTED in Support Site
2015-16	Include Baccalaurate Degrees to the Award Type Field	6.16.16	New Award Type values: BA, BS	March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2015-26	/wiki/spaces/OPENAPPLY/pages/108036347	1.01.16		Sept 2016	IMPLEMENTED - Release 5.5
2016-23 2016-23B	OpenCCC Account Creation & CCCApply Workflow Problems Auto-Login for New Accounts directly into First Page of New Application	06.30.16		Sept 2016	IMPLEMENTED - Release 5.5
2016-04	Add "PILOT" to Header in Pilot Administrator & Report Center	1.20.16		Sept 2016	IMPLEMENTED - Release 5.5
2016-05	Make Text Authorization Checkbox Questions Default to Yes	5.11.16		March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2016-16	Re-order HS Ed Level Responses in Dropdown Menu; List Graduates First	11.20.16	See Data Dictionary	March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2016-23	OpenCCC Account Creation > Apply Submitted Apps Workflow Issues	CACCRAO		Sept 2016	IMPLEMENTED - Release 5.5
2016-19	Remove Xap Text & Hyperlink from CCCApply.org Homepage	5.11.16		Sept 2016	IMPLEMENTED.- Implemented
2016-20	Update Language on CCCApply.org Money Pg for BOG to Align with Icanaffordcollege.com	4.10.16		Sept 2016	IMPLEMENTED - Implemented
2016-39	Articulation with Californiacolleges.edu and CCCApply - Phased Approach	CCGI		March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2016-01	New CCC Administrator 2.0 Design & Functional Requirements	3.29.16		Sept 2018	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.2.0
2016-40	Revise OpenCCC Account Confirmation Email Language and Logo	9.20.16		March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2016-41	Develop API to Transfer CCCIDs to College from SSO Proxy	SSO Proxy		March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2016-42	Develop Mechanism to Pass Proxy-Created CCCID Back to Colleges	9.20.16	Via Report Center	March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2017-AA	Add Google Analytics to OpenCCC & CCCApply Applications	11.01.16		March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2018-BOG	2017-2018 BOG Fee Waiver Application Changes	11.01.16	<determined_homeless> <elig_method_d> <no_perm_address_homeless> <no_current_mailing_homeless>	March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0
2017-09 2017-11	Develop Alternate Workflow from App Submission to Links & Opps Via MyPath /wiki/spaces/PD/pages/147817757	11.01.16	Duplicate	Nov 2016	IMPLEMENTED - Release 5.5.2
2017-12	AB801 - Revise CCCApply to Identify Homeless Youth	11.01.16	<homeless_youth> <integrity_fg_40> <no_perm_address_homeless> <no_mailing_address_homeless> <determined_homeless> <elig_method_d>	March 2017	IMPLEMENTED - Release 6.0

2016 Approved Change Requests

The following changes were implemented in releases between April 2015 - the 5.4.0 Release (2016 Annual Update) March 31, 2016.

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Release 5.4.0 (3.30.16) and Release 5.5.0 (9.30.16)

CR Number	Description	New Data Fields	Logic Changes	Release Notes
2014-53	Implement Auto-Population in CCCApply Standard Application			2016
2014-75	Display the CCCID in the My Applications Page Header			2016
2014-76	Add Preferred Name(s) Fields to OpenCCC Account	preferred_firstname preferred_middlename preferred_lastname preferred_name		2016
2015-03	Add CalWORKS to TANF/SSI Financial Assistance Questions Label			2016
2015-04	Add Supported Browsers/OS and Accessibility Info to OpenCCCApply application pages			2015 - 5.3.1
2015-05	Add Two New Values to Award Type Field: AA-T and AS-T			2016
2015-06	Update Foster Youth Question & Data Fields Per AB12 (Extended Foster Care)	integrity_fg_71	Area B	2016
2015-07	Update Military Status Field, Integrity Flag, and Area C Logic Per AB13		Area C	2016
2015-12	Recombine the CCCApply Standard Application Specification Parts into One Document			2016
2015-15	Fix RDD Validation on HS Ed Level for Terms that Start Before HS Completion Date			2016
2015-20	Revise Gender / Transgender Section Layout for Non-Minors (AB620 Revision Part 1)			2016
IA-2015-01	Add New Download Field & Checkbox Question for SSN/TIN Exceptions	ssn_exception		2016
2015-22	Revise SSN Encouragement Language Text Per Accessibility Requirements			2016
2015-23	Revise HS Ed Level Response Language to Include GED Alternative Equivalency Tests			2016
2015-24	Add Help Links to CCCTechnology.info in the Administrator & Report Center			2016
2015-31	Develop Secure Encrypted Supplemental Question Type Downloadable	<supp_secret_01> <supp_secret_02> <supp_secret_03>		2015 - 5.2.1
2016-03	Add Non US Address Confirmation Pop Up Box in Permanent Address OpenCCC Account	2.04.16 email	March 2016	Approved & Implemented 3/16
2015-26	/wiki/spaces/OPENAPPLY/pages/108036347	1.01.16	Sept 2016	Implemented 9.30.16
2016-15	Add Missing Step to Area B Residency Logic for Classification of Non-Residents (B0)	<integrity_fg_30>		Implemented 9.30.16
2016-38	Add Data Fields to Support Multiple Measures for Assessment Placement	<completed_eleventh_grade> <grade_point_average> <highest_english_course_taken> <highest_english_taken_grade>" <highest_math_course_taken> <highest_math_taken_grade> <highest_math_course_passed><highest_math_passed_grade>	Sept 2016	Approved - Implemented 9/2016 Opt-IN ONLY Standard Application
2016-32 5.4.16	Improve Communications of Annual Update Release to Colleges	CACCRAO	March 2016	IMPLEMENTED Policy posted
2016-17 5.4.16	Update Military Date of Discharge for Dependents of Veterans	CACCRAO	March 2016	Approved - Implemented
2016-38 6.10.16	Add Data Fields for Multiple Measures to Standard Application	CAI	Sept 2016	Approved - Deployed 5.5
2016-15 4.26.16	Add Missing Step to Area B Residency Logic for Classification of Non-Residents (B0)	4.26.16	Sept 2016	IMPLEMENTED - Deployed 5.5

Release 5.5.0 - September 30, 2016

CR Number	Description	Steering Approval Date	New Data Fields	Logic Changes	Release Notes
	Full Release 5.5.0-Summary Notes
	New Data Fields & Changes to the Download Client (Release 5.5.0)
	Bug Fixes in 5.5.0
2016-SA	Upgrade OpenCCC IdP Shibboleth V2 to V3

2015 Approved Change Requests Implemented

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CR Number	Description	New Data Fields	Logic Changes	Release Year
2013-25	AB620 Inclusion of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Questions	transgender sexual_orientation	No	2013
2014-02	SSN/TIN Question Revision	ssn_type	No	2014
2014-06	Update CCCApply to Better Comply with SB11 and SB15: Restrict Concurrent Enrollment in High School & College for Applicants 22 Years Old or Older			2015
2014-10	/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/97943868		Area A	2014
2014-13	Revise Residency Status "2" in Data Dictionary			2014
2014-14	AB258: Re-define the Term "Veteran" to "Served in the Military" in CCCApply Applications			2015
2014-17	Combined Changes to Links & Opportunities Page			2014
2014-18	Alien Registration Number Checking		Area A	2014
2014-24	Update Entry Level Status Title & Question			2014
2014-27	Update VISA Types in OpenCCCApply		Area A	2015
2014-31	Clarify Time-Out Message for Students			2015
2014-34`	Re-Add Stationed in CA for Ed Purposes to Military Status Section	military_ca_stationed_ed integrity_fg_65	Area C	2014 - 4.71
2014-38	Remove Foster Youth Question from Needs & Interests Page and Table			2014 - 4.71
2014-42	Bold "My Current Mailing Address is Outside the United States" on Current Mailing Address Section			2014 - 4.68
2014-44	Update AB540 Algorithm: New Visa Types and Integrity Flag	integrity_fg_64		2014 - 4.71
2014-49	Remove Invalid Education Goal Field Response Value D -	Field Value Change		2014-4.68
2014-52	/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/92471323	campaign1 campaign2 campaign3		2014 - 5.3.0
2014-56	/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/92471316	ip_address		2015
2014-60	Revise Error Message for Birthdate Field (Applicants Under Age 13)			2015
2014-65	Revise Error Validation for Date Stay Began in California			2015
2014-70	Add Term Start and End Dates to Terms Descriptions			2015
2014-71	Correct Error in Foster Youth Eligibility in Residency Logic (Area B)		Area B	2015
2014-79	Fix Error Validation for HS Completion Date Field			2015
2015-01	Implement Auto OpenCCC Account Creation Confirmation Email			2015 - 5.2.1
2015-04	Add Supported Browsers/OS and Accessibility Info to OpenCCCApply application pages			2015 - 5.3.1
2015-31	Develop Secure Encrypted Supplemental Question Type Downloadable	<supp_secret_01> <supp_secret_02> <supp_secret_03>		2015 - 5.2.1

Deferred Change Requests (2014 - 2016)

The following change requests were deferred by the CCCApply Steering Committee at the time of the 5.4.0 Release (2016 Annual Update) March 31, 2016.

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CR Number		Description	Reason for Deferral	Sub-Committee	Target Development Date
2014-12		College Control of Needs & Interests - Add Needs Only			CCCApply 3.0
2014-20		Vietnamese Language for Hover Help			CCCApply v3.0
12.10.15	2016-02	Add "Mobile/Cell Phone" to the Phone Number Field Response Values	OpenCCC	9.20.16	Deferred to CCCApply 3.0/OpenCCC Revision
	2016-13	Revise Ed Goal Responses to Support CCCCO/AEBG		Pending	May not make it for March 2017
	2016-36	Issues with CCCApply & Non-Credit Students	DEFERRED	9.20.16	No Development / CCCApply 3.0
5.9.16	2016-35	Confirm Accuracy of Ineligibility Flag Logic in CCCApply	Hancock		Review- Residency committee
	2016-11	Colleges Want to Setup Student SSO Authentication to Access CCCApply	3.13.16	CCCApply 3.0	Proxy/ Portal Integration
5.4.16	2016-18	Improve Ability to Update Majors & Certificates in the Administrator	CACCRAO	CCCApply 3.0	Duplicate - Admin 2.0
4.29.16	2016-12	Add More Space/Fields for Additional Colleges Attended in Standard Application	5.11.16		Deferred to CV3
4.28.16	2016-13	Revise Ed Goal Response Options to Support CCCCO/AEBG	Waiting on CCCCO		Deferred to Dec 6 Meeting
	2016-22	2016-22: Add Data Field for Intended 4 Year Major to Standard App Ed Goal	Admin 2.0	Admin 2.0	CCCApply 3.0
1.1.16	2016-25	MIS Alignment to Standard Application			Deferred
5.4.16	2016-26	Special Populations (ESL) Sensitive to & Confounded by Gender AB620 Questions	CACCRAO	CCCApply 3.0	CCCApply 3.0
5.4.16	2016-27	/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/121110595	CACCRAO	CCCApply 3.0	CCCApply 3.0
5.4.16	2016-28	Standard Application Takes Too Long to Complete	CACCRAO	CCCApply 3.0	CCCApply 3.0
5.4.16	2016-29	Colleges Request Access to Rules Email Logs	CACCRAO	CCCApply 3.0	CCCApply 3.0
5.4.16	2016-36	Issues with Non-Credit Programs and CCCApply	CACCRAO	TBD	*HOT TOPIC - Sub-Committee
9.02.16	2016-42	Collect Transgender Binary Pronouns in CCCApply	9.20.16	Defer	Deferred until mandated
9.20.16	2017-05	Add Optional College-Configured Help Text Field in Majors/Programs Section	Standard App	Defer to review need	Chris Truong, Santa Ana CollegeThis could be Admin 2.0 change
12.22.16	2017-13	Restrict Special Characters in Username Field	Reported as bug	Still in hopper	DEFERRED - See what AWS offers for security

Declined Change Requests

The following change requests were declined by the CCCApply Steering Committee. More information is available upon request.

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Declined Requests (2017-2018)

Date	CR #	Description	Application	Decision Date	Status
06.28.17	2017-10A	Add Email Token to Track Legitimate Submitted Apps	Standard	Sept 2018	DECLINED. See alternate solution: Spam Filter Web Service,
Jan 2017	2017-28	Add "Intended Major for Transfer" to Majors Page in Standard App	Standard	July 2017	DECLINED.

12.20.17	2018-10	Add Helpdesk Application to CCC Administrator	Helpdesk	January 31	DECLINED. Moved to Core Administrator team
11.08.17	2018-12	Store CCCApply Data Dictionaries & Other Technical Specs in Administrator	Admin	May 2 (via Survey)	DECLINED. Moved to Shared Infrastructure team for requirements and deployment.
4.03.18	2018-16	Add MIS Requirements Fields to CCCApply Downloads	Standard	April 3, 2018	DECLINED - May 2018
7.06.18	2018-23	/wiki/spaces/PD/pages/726565100	Account	July 25, 2018	MOVED to New OpenCCC Project

CR Number		Description	Steering Response	Requester	Decline Date
2014-05	2014-05	Modify Review Application Page with Edit Links or Tabs	Scope / Resources		2014
2014-09	2014-09	Collect MIS Military Data (SG01 & SG02) in OpenCCCApply	Note: These fields were add in 2016 VACA Bill		2014 - but eventually added in March 2016
2014-25	2014-25	Add Question "Prior State of Residence" for Applicants from Out of State		Declined	Declined
2014-32	2014-32	Add Nickname Field to OpenCCC Account		Declined	Declined
2014-37	2014-37	Clarify Language Relative to <RDD> Throughout the Application	Scope of project. Lack of resources.	Declined	Declined
2014-41	2014-41	Change the Criteria for Integrity Flag 61 - Add Field for GED or Equivalent Completion State & Date of Last HS		Declined	Declined
2014-43	2014-43	Student Information Update Application - Short Form Supplement to CCCApply		Declined	Declined
2014-45	2014-45	Integrate Google Analytics for Colleges Tracking OpenCCCApply		Declined	Declined
2014-46	2014-46	Steering To Consider ByLaw Policy To Decline A Request		Declined	Declined
2014-47	2014-47	CA Veterans New 15 Yr Limitation on Priority Registration		Declined	Declined
2014-48	2014-48	Add Question for DACA Worker Status for Residency		Declined	Declined
2014-50	2014-50	Set Parent Education Level Questions to Not Required		Declined	Declined
2014-63	2014-63	Make Gender Field Required on Application		Declined	Declined
2014-69	2014-69	Develop Non-Credit ONLINE Application		Declined	Declined
2014-80	2014-80	Add Transgender to Gender Field		Declined	Declined
2015-08	2015-08	South Bay Consortium - New MIS District for Special CCCApply Application for Public Safety JBL		Linda Vaughn, FHDA	This request is being denied due to complexities relative to Terms and RDD dates amongst the various colleges participating in the JBL.
2015-11	2015-11	Add Hmong as a population to Ethnicity Question			Supplemental questions can be used for these types of questions.
2015-24	2015-24	Add SG04 Incarcerated Students to Application	Term-based data	Declined	Declined
2016-01	2016-01	Visually Display Asterisks on All Required Fields in Application		Declined	Declined
IA-2016-01	2016-01IA	Make Required Questions Visable with an Asterisk		Declined	Declined
2016-10	2016-10	Add Questions to Needs & Intersts for Teaching		Bill Mulrooney	Supplemental questions can be used for these types of questions. LOs Rios, Riverside and El Camino declined. Rio Hondo uses sup question
1.20.16	2016-06	Make "First Name" a Required Field in Account	3.13.16	Henry Villareal	This was declined because we cannot require a student to have a first name.
11.20.15	2016-07	AB620 -Gender Fields Response Options Update on CCCApply	11.05.15	Declined	Declined
4.16.16	2016-08	Ability to Query Email Logs in Rules Server		Declined	Declined
3.13.16	2016-10	Add Question to Needs & Interests for Teaching	3.13.16	Declined	Declined
5.04.16	2016-14	Add "Country" Field for Citizenship Status Question	CACCRAO	Declined	Declined
4.21.16	2016-21	2016-21: Add Duplicate SSN Validation in OpenCCC		Declined	Declined
4.19.16	2016-22	Add Data Field for 4 YR Intended Major to Standard Application	8.03.16	Declined	Declined
5.4.16	2016-24	Middle School Students Classified as Non-Residents Due to Last HS Attended	CACCRAO	Declined	Declined
5.4.16	2016-26	Special Populations (ELL) Sensitive to & Confounded by Gender & AB620 Questions	CACCRAO	Declined	Declined
5.4.16	2016-28	Standard Application Takes Too Long to Complete	CACCRAO	Declined	Declined
5.4.16	2016-29	Colleges Want Access to Rules Email Logs	CACCRAO	Declined	Declined
6.02.16	2016-37	Review Use of Residency Determination Status for Admission Eligibility Issues	College of Redwoods	Declined	Declined
5.4.16	2016-31	CEEB Codes Inclusion to CCCApply	CACCRAO	Declined	Declined
5.4.16	2016-30	Colleges Want Access to In-Progress Applications	CACCRAO	~~Declined~~	Being Resurrected Duplicate: See 2014-40
2017-04	2017-04	Add Expected High School Completion Date for Future Graduation Date	3.17.17	Declined	Revisited in 11.08.17 Declined (Deferred to v3.0)

Sub-Committee Projects & Issues

Currently there are several projects and high-priority issues that are being reviewed or investigated through sub-committees of the CCCApply Steering Committee. Sub-committees include members of the CCCApply Steering Committee, as well as Subject Matter Experts (SME) from the Chancellor's Office, the California Department of Education (CDE), CCC Academic Senate, technology vendors, and other stakeholders with vested interest in the resolution or implementation of various projects or initiatives relative to OpenCCCApply.

Sub-committee projects are approved by the Steering Committee, however the project objectives, goals, agendas and meeting schedules are determined by the sub-committee members themselves. Below is a list of the issues that are currently being reviewed. Sub-committees will report up to the Steering body during bi-monthly meetings.

See CCCApply Steering Sub-Committees