Release 10 – November 6, 2022

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New Features and Enhancements

Configuration Portal Enhancements

Configure Show Document Question Rule with Organization-level Questions

This enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs and participating programs. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact your Account Manager for more information.

You can use organization-level questions, which are questions shared by all programs in your organization and that applicants only need to complete once, when configuring the Show Document Question Rule. This enhancement allows you to further customize your program document requirements for individual applicants.

WebAdMIT Enhancements

Retire WebAdMIT's Old User Interface

WebAdMIT’s old user interface is now retired, and all users have been automatically switched to the new user interface, which launched in 2017 Sprint 12. This update provides a more modern interface with easier-to-use navigation. All WebAdMIT functionality remains the same.

PDF Download Behavior Changed in WebAdMIT

WebAdMIT now opens PDFs in a new browser tab, instead of placing them into your device's download folder. This enhancement gives quicker access to PDFs in WebAdMIT, improves their readability, and reduces data security risks related to storing applicant data on your device.

Note the following:

This enhancement does not override your browser settings. You can choose in your browser settings to download PDFs instead.
Document types other than PDF (e.g., .doc, .csv, .xls, .zip, etc.) in the Applicant Details page, Export Manager, PDF Manager, and Report Manager will continue to download to your computer.

This enhancement was inspired by user feedback.

Update Order of Users on Search Page

User information on the Admissions Users page is now sorted in the following order:

Users are alphabetized by email address, then
User’s most recent cycle is listed first, then
User’s CASs are alphabetized, then
User’s organizations are alphabetized.

This new sort order allows you to more easily scan through and identify a user’s access to your CASs and cycles.

This enhancement was inspired by user feedback.

User Type Filter for Association Users

Association users can now filter by User Type on the Admissions User page. This enhancement allows you to run more focused search queries.

This enhancement was inspired by user feedback.

Coming Soon!

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

Event	Date	Details
Sandbox Environment Refresh	November 7, 2022	The WebAdMIT Sandbox environment (sandbox.webadmit.org) was refreshed with current (cleansed) production data and program configurations. Any test exports, custom fields, etc., in the current sandbox were overwritten.
WebAdMIT Webinar Series	Various	Liaison Academy offers WebAdMIT training webinars. Each one-hour webinar focuses on a specific WebAdMIT feature and offers best practices, tips, and tricks for working with that feature. To learn more about these webinars and our other training resources, visit http://academy.liaisonedu.com.
Reviewing & Scoring Applicants: Best Practices with Assignments, Interviews, and Scoring in WebAdMIT	November 8 – 17, 2022	Register now for our Reviewing & Scoring Applicants: Best Practices with Assignments, Interviews, and Scoring in WebAdMIT virtual training course. Participants will learn how to make the 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 0.7 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Visit Liaison Academy to learn more about this class.
Sandbox Environment Refresh	December 5, 2022	The WebAdMIT Sandbox environment (sandbox.webadmit.org) will be refreshed with current (cleansed) production data and program configurations. Any test exports, custom fields, etc., in the current sandbox will be overwritten.
Developing a Comprehensive Reporting Strategy	December 6 – 15, 2022	Register now for our Developing a Comprehensive Reporting Strategy virtual training course that intertwines reporting strategies with WebAdMIT functionality. Participants will explore practical approaches for creating a data reporting strategy that supports their organization’s goals. This strategy includes using data available in WebAdMIT. Participants who successfully complete this course are eligible to earn 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Visit Liaison Academy to learn more about this class.
Shared Lookup Table Updates for Spring 2023	March 6, 2023	Many fields in the Applicant Portal contain predefined answer values that applicants can select; for example, the Country and County fields both have predefined answer values. These values are housed in shared "lookup tables" which are viewable in your CAS's/UniCAS's data dictionary (located under the Help panel in WebAdMIT). Lookup table change requests should be sent to your Account Manager, who will compile and review these requests prior to inclusion in the next lookup table update taking place this fall. The deadline to submit change requests was November 1, 2022. New lookup table values will appear in the Applicant Portal on March 6, 2023 (subject to change). You can view the upcoming lookup value changes on the Shared Lookup Table Updates for Spring 2023 page.