Release 4 – May 12, 2024

CAS API Supports On Hold, Undelivered, and Academic Update Statuses

If applications transition into the On Hold, Undelivered, or any of the Academic Update (AU) statuses (e.g., AU In Progress, AU Received, etc.), then new and existing subscriptions with applicable event types will now deliver applications and documents to your destination.

Applicant-reported GMAT Focus Scores Available in CAS API

Applicant-reported GMAT Focus scores are now available in the CAS API under the existing JSON node academicHistory -> tests -> reported -> GMAT. Additionally, a new typeOfTest property is available to help distinguish between the GMAT and GMAT Focus tests. When you enter GMAT or GMAT FOCUS in this new property, it returns only data for that specific test type.

Enhanced Exporting Functionality

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 a member of your account team for more information.

In an effort to make exports faster, more stable, and more efficient, we’ve enhanced the Exports tool in Outcomes. These behind-the-scenes changes include:

• Optimized scaling
• Improved export logging and monitoring

Along with this enhancement, export history will now remain in Outcomes for 90 days.

User Interface Enhancements

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 a member of your account team for more information.

To make the user interface more accessible, we’ve made several UI enhancements. These include easier-to-read buttons, less scrolling, more mobile compatibility, and added tool tips for the Events Portal.

Additionally, in the Student Portal, the following changes have been made:

• A new * = indicates required fields tool tip on forms was added.
• Asterisks were added next to table sections with at least one required question.
• Clearer instructions were added around portfolio requirements.

Enhanced Events Functionality

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 a member of your account team for more information.

Several improvements have been made to the Events module, including:

• Enhanced event-editing functionality. With this enhancement, you can edit specific occurrences in an event. For example, if you have a recurring event and need to edit the start time for just one occurrence, you can now make this change without adjusting the entire series.
• Added six-month and 12- month filters on the Events grid. This enhancement gives you more options when filtering which events appear while you review the Events grid.

Conditional Visibility on Applicant Form 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 a member of your account team for more information.

Conditional visibility is now featured in Applicant Forms for public program properties. When working with forms in Outcomes, Conditional visibility allows you to configure questions, answer options, or entire forms to only be visible when specific criteria are met. This can be used in several ways. For example, when configuring programs, you can hide questions from applicants depending on which program term they are applying to. This allows you to use the same form for multiple programs, while still including questions that are unique to each program.

TX Forms

Base Version 2405.18

• TX Forms includes an Application form type to allow for the creation of forms related to a student, their application, and any supporting objects of either. For more information, see Creating TX Forms.
• TX Forms incorporates repeatable sections, allowing a single section to display multiple times to gather multiple records and streamline the building of TX Forms. For more information, see Creating TX Forms.

TargetX Resolved Defects

Applicant Dashboard (Version 2405.0)

• (CL-2116) The Decision Viewed Date/Time field is only updated the first time a student views their Decision Letter. Previously, the Decision Viewed Date/Time field would update each time a user chose to view their Decision Letter.
• (CL-2013) Application deadlines are accurately adjusted to accommodate the end of Daylight Saving Time. Previously, if a deadline fell after the conclusion of Daylight Saving Time, the system would inaccurately display the deadline.

Application Review (Version 2405.0)

• (CL-1875) Application review permissions that revoke read access to the Applicant Name on the Application Review object are now respected. Previously, the applicant’s name would still be visible even after access was removed.

Events (Version 2405.8)

• (CL-1883) When long comments are entered into a Custom Question, a message now indicates that the answer must be 255 characters or fewer. Previously, if a comment exceeded 255 characters, users would receive an 'upsert failed' error without any guidance.
• (CL-2112) In Events Settings, you cannot select Master for the School Picker Record Types setting. Previously, setting the School Picker Record Types to Master caused the School Picker to return no results on Events forms.
• (CL-2113) Recaptcha has been returned to Event TX forms and can be completed by all mobile users. Previously, when reCAPTCHA on mobile displayed the ‘select the images that contain <item> mode,’ the images did not appear correctly.
• (CL-2118) The Location question in the Appointment Scheduler shows the correct location based on the person URL parameter. Previously, it showed multiple locations based on availability for the selected reason.
• (CL-2127) Custom questions for events that exceed the mobile screen's length will now wrap the text. Previously, long custom questions required horizontal scrolling.
• (PD-6500) The Student-facing Events Site displays text, logos, and alignment accurately. Previously, there were various formatting issues, including enlarged text and misaligned elements.

Online Application (Version 2405.0)

• (CL-1961) Fields utilized in visibility conditions remain unaffected after saving the application. Previously, these fields would revert to their previous values after being updated.
• (CL-2013) Application deadlines are now accurately adjusted to accommodate the end of Daylight Saving Time. Previously, if a deadline fell after the conclusion of Daylight Saving Time, the system would inaccurately display the deadline.
• (CL-2072) When Prevent Multiple Applications is enabled in App Config, the Start a New Application button prohibits initiating a new application. Previously, clicking this button would redirect users to the Online App Home page and they could create a new application.
• (CL-2084) Verification and Post Submission Page Content for Application Forms now maintains font formatting. Previously, customizing these pages did not retain font formatting.

Portal (Base Version 2405.18)

• (CL-2013) Application deadlines are now accurately adjusted to accommodate the end of Daylight Saving Time. Previously, if a deadline fell after the conclusion of Daylight Saving Time, the system would inaccurately display the deadline.
• (CL-2116) The Decision Viewed Date/Time field is only updated the first time a student views their Decision Letter. Previously, the Decision Viewed Date/Time field would update each time a user chose to view their Decision Letter.
• (PD-5969) The application decision can no longer be reverted if the student is accepting an offer when the decision is changed. Previously, if a student logged in and the Application Decision was subsequently altered, their next login would revert to the previous value.

Retention (Version 2405.1)

• (CL-1927) The Advising Category/Type picklist reflects both record type and controlling/dependent field dependencies. Previously, it only reflected the controlling/dependent field dependencies.

Applicant Specific Deadline Filter on Search Page

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 a member of your account team for more information.

You can now search by the Applicant Specific Deadline field on the Search page. This field lists the applicant’s specific deadline date if your program configures multiple deadlines. If the applicant received an individual deadline extension, the new deadline date displays in this field. Additionally, all filter fields on the Search page have hover text that describes each field. These enhancements empower you to more easily find and filter applicants.