Sprint 6 – April 1, 2018

About These Release Notes

This document provides a summary of the new features and enhancements available in the Sprint 6 release. If you have any questions about these features, please contact your Account Manager.

New Features and Enhancements

WebAdMIT Enhancements

The following enhancement is available for WebAdMIT as part of Sprint 6.

1. Spell-Check Allowed When Creating Emails

Note that this enhancement is available immediately for all CASs.

When creating Email Templates or sending emails, the spell-check function from users' browsers is now enabled in WebAdMIT.

New Documentation

Please review the list of new reference guides, all accessible in the WebAdMIT Help Center.

Name	Details
Background Check Guide	This document reviews the Certiphi and Castle Branch background check services available to select CASs.
Updated Search Capability in CAS and WebAdMIT Help Centers	When applicants or admissions users run search queries in the CAS and WebAdMIT Help Centers, the results will only show results related to the specific CAS or WebAdMIT, not at all help centers.

Coming Soon!

Please review the list of upcoming events, including scheduled downtime/maintenance, product updates, and regional training opportunities.

Event	Date	Details
Updates to College Coursework Credit Value Entries	Spring	For CASs that collect college coursework, the Applicant Portal will be updated to allow applicants to enter course credit values in one numeric field. This field will also limit applicants from entering more than two digits after a decimal. Currently, applicants are required to enter course credit values in two fields: a numeric field for the whole course credit and a drop-down including preset fractional values.
Sandbox Environment Refresh	April 2, 2018	The WebAdMIT Sandbox environment (sandbox.webadmit.org) was refreshed with current (cleansed) production data and program configurations. Any configurations that existed in sandbox before the refresh and were not in production were deleted.
Manage Your Applicant Pool More Efficiently: 4 WebAdMIT Features You Should Be Using	April 10, 2018	In this session, we’ll review several features in WebAdMIT that can help you effectively manage your applicants. We'll discuss: Organizing applicants with Local Statuses Using List Manager to run advanced queries Managing applicant completion requirements with Requirements Recording applicant data in Custom Fields This webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 10 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET. You can register for this webinar at http://webadmit.liaisonedu.com.
Reviewing & Scoring Applicants Regional Training in San Diego, CA	April 19, 2018	Register now for our Reviewing & Scoring Applicants live training in San Diego, CA. Participants will learn how to make best use of the Assignments and Interviews features in WebAdMIT through a series of hands-on exercises led by a WebAdMIT expert. They will learn how to rank applicants and pinpoint the most qualified candidates, while networking with peers to learn how others are using WebAdMIT to achieve their admissions goals. Participants who successfully complete this course are eligible to earn 0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). To learn more about this class and our other training resources, visit http://webadmit.liaisonedu.com.
Reviewing & Scoring Applicants Regional Training in Atlanta, GA	May 22, 2018	Register now for our Reviewing & Scoring Applicants live training in Atlanta, GA. Participants will learn how to make best use of the Assignments and Interviews features in WebAdMIT through a series of hands-on exercises led by a WebAdMIT expert. They will learn how to rank applicants and pinpoint the most qualified candidates, while networking with peers to learn how others are using WebAdMIT to achieve their admissions goals. Participants who successfully complete this course are eligible to earn 0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). To learn more about this class and our other training resources, visit http://webadmit.liaisonedu.com.