Release 9 – October 5, 2025
New Features and Enhancements
Cross-Portal Enhancements
Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.
Annual Fall High School Lookup Updates
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.
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." Periodically, we update these tables to include additional response options.
The Master High School List has been updated, including the high school CEEB codes from the College Board. Review the Shared Lookup Table Updates page for a full list of updates.
These lookup table updates impact the following portals, some of which you may use. If you created a "crosswalk" from our portals to your local data in your SIS/CRM, you may need to update this crosswalk for the newly-added options. For guidance on the optimal implementation of the new values, review the Shared Lookup Table Updates page.
Cal State Apply Applicant Decision Codes in WebAdMIT Appear in CSU Transfer Planner
This enhancement is automatically available for use by Cal State Apply and CSU Transfer Planner. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.
CSU Transfer Planner offers the Transfer Success Pathway (TSP), a dual admission program in which community college students enroll in an agreement with a California State University (CSU). This agreement guarantees admission into a student's chosen major once the student has met all admission requirements. These students will use Cal State Apply to formalize their application to a CSU. Then, in WebAdMIT, CSU campuses use Decision Codes to track admissions decisions for their Cal State Apply applicants.
To enable CSU campuses to more easily track and report on the success of the TSP program and students matriculating into a CSU, WebAdMIT's Decision Code data for Cal State Apply applicants is now shared with the CSU Transfer Planner University Portal and the Chancellor's Office.
CSU Transfer Planner
If your transfer student has a Cal State Apply application, any associated Decision Codes will appear on their Contact record once they visit the Check Status page in the application. This data is only available for University Portal users and the Chancellor's Office.
WebAdMIT
The Chancellor's Office can continue to use WebAdMIT's Decision Code API to place Cal State Apply applicants in the applicable Decision Code.
CAS API Enhancements
The following enhancements are automatically available for the CAS API, and no action is required on the part of any school or program. If you have any questions about these features, contact support.
Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.
Support for Redirected Status in CAS API Subscriptions
The Redirect process allows programs to redirect applicants that were not accepted to any of their selected programs. With this enhancement, the CAS API Subscription framework has been enhanced to support applications in "Redirected" status. Applications that transition into "Redirected" status will trigger the following events:
- application.updated
- application.program.selected
See the CAS API technical reference documentation for more information.
Support Organization Contacts in CAS API
The CAS API GET Organizations (list) and GET Organization (detail) endpoints have been enhanced with a new JSON child node "orgContacts." This new object contains an array of all individuals associated with the organization. The following new properties are supported:
- Organization contact first name
- Organization contact last name
- Organization contact email
- Organization contact phone
- Organization contact notes
See the CAS API technical reference documentation for more information.
Support ReferenceDataSet values in observationHourSettings
Two new properties have been added to the observationHourSettings JSON node in the CAS API Application v1 and v2 data models:
- "settingTypeReferenceSet": 0, (example value = "LK_OHInPatientSettings")
- "settingTypeReferenceSetId": "string", (example value = "113")
These new properties maybe be useful for downstream consumers and display purposes, as they enable grouping the existing "settingType" by the "settingTypeReferenceSet."
See the CAS API technical reference documentation for more information.
CAS Applicant Portal Enhancements
Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.
Email Address Validation
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.
Email address used to create CAS applications will now be checked to confirm if they are legitimate or from a disposable source. This additional security check helps prevent bots or nefarious sources from creating fake CAS accounts.
CAS Configuration Portal Enhancements
The following enhancements are now available in the CAS Configuration Portal. If you have any questions about these features, contact a member of your account team or support.
Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.
Program Short Name Field Naming Consistency
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 2025 Release 6, the WebAdmit Name field was renamed Program Short Name to clarify its purpose in both WebAdMIT and Liaison Outcomes. This enhancement renames all instances, such as column names, of the former WebAdmit Name field in the CAS Configuration Portal to Program Short Name to maintain consistency.
ResidencyCAS Interview Portal Enhancements
Applicants Can Now Access the Interview Portal on Mobile Devices
Applicants can now use the Interview Portal on any mobile device. The responsive design makes it easy for them to accept or decline invitations, view their schedule, and manage interviews.
ResidencyCAS Medical School Portal Enhancements
New Search Option: Intent to Apply
From the Search page, you can now find applicants using their Intent to Apply. This helps you quickly locate applicants in the current cycle versus those preparing for a future cycle.
Transfer Planner Enhancements
The following enhancements are now available in CSU Transfer Planner Student and Campus (i.e., University and Community College) Portals. If you have any questions about these features, contact a member of your account team or support.
Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.
Student Portal: ADT Transfer Model Curriculum for Chicana/o - Latina/o Studies
Students can now select an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Transfer Model Curriculum for Chicana/o - Latina/o Studies from the Additional Details ADT questions. The Program Progress page will also include these new degree requirements for students following a related CSU program.
WebAdMIT Enhancements
The following enhancements are now available in WebAdMIT. If you have any questions about these features, contact a member of your account team or support.
Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.
Placeholder Field Available in Export Manager
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 help with data exports and integrations, a new Placeholder field is available in the Export Manager. You can use this field to create space on an export for your Student Information System (SIS) needs or to preemptively create space for new, upcoming fields.
You can add a Placeholder field by clicking the Add Placeholder button on the right side above your chosen fields. See the Exporting Data via the Export Manager page for more guidance and best practices.
This enhancement was inspired by user feedback via the Ideas Portal.
Require MFA for All Users Within an Organization
This enhancement must be approved by an organization for use in the current cycle. Organizations: contact a member of your account team for more information or to enable this feature.
In 2024 Release 10, WebAdMIT offered users the option to activate multi-factor authentication (MFA) using any standard two-factor authentication (2FA) app (e.g., Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy, etc.).
With this enhancement, an organization can now require MFA for all their users. This helps organizations that may have security standards. If MFA is required, then users will be notified when they log in that they need to set up MFA by the deadline date.
If you are interested in requiring MFA for your organization, refer to the help article above for guidance. Note that if your organization participates in multiple CASs, we will need confirmation from the primary user for each of your CASs. For example, if you participate in both PTCAS and CASPA, then both the PTCAS and CASPA primary users at your organization need to submit requests.
Multi-Row Designation In Progress Report Available
This enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs who have partial view of In Progress applicants. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.
In 2025 Release 1, we released a new Multi-Row Designation In Progress Report in the Report Manager. After receiving positive feedback, starting in October, all CASs who have partial (i.e., limited) view of In Progress applicants will automatically have access to this report. This report is very helpful for CRM and integration projects, as you can pull In Progress applicant data with a consistent, set column format, regardless of the number of programs an applicant is interested in.
Various User Interface Updates
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 improve the user experience, the following user interface updates were made.
Applicant Details Page: Number of Entries Listed on Subpanels
The number of entries under each subpanel is now listed next to each subpanel name. This is available in the Achievements, Experiences, Infractions, Licenses and Certifications, and Standardized Tests panels.
Email Template Manager: View Attachments
When you view a template on the Email Templates Manager page, a list of the attachments linked to that email template also displays.
Search Correspondence Page: Email Draft Filter
You can now quickly filter emails in a Draft status from the Search Correspondence page.
Requirements Manager: Reorder Notes and Comments
The Use notes and Use comments checkboxes have been reordered so that if you activate Use comments, the Comment table appears directly below the checkbox.
Transfer Settings for Association Users
This enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs. No action is required on the part of any association. Contact a member of your account team for more information.
Association users can now initiate a transfer settings for their own accounts, and can carry forward any lists, exports, and reports they have created. The transfer settings can only be initiated once per user per cycle.
Only templates that association users have created will carry forward in their transfer settings; if a template is shared with them, the user who created it will need to run their own transfer settings.
This enhancement was inspired by user feedback via the Ideas Portal.
New Documentation for CAS Configuration Portal
Please review the list of new reference guides, all accessible in the CAS Configuration Portal Help Center.
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| Preview Your Programs |
About 40% of applicants complete their application on a mobile device; with this in mind, you will want to preview your program in a mobile layout so that you can confirm your instructions are easy to scan and read on a mobile device. Review this article for some best practices and tips for previewing your program configurations in a mobile layout. |
| Add Pixel Tracking |
Many institutions using CAS or other Liaison products and services invest in digital marketing to attract and convert prospective students. One of the most effective ways to improve these efforts is by enabling pixel tracking on the CAS Applicant Portal. Review our updated article on how to set up pixel tracking via the CAS Configuration Portal. |
New Documentation for Outcomes
Please review the list of new reference guides, all accessible in the Liaison Outcomes Help Center.
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| Preparing for a New Application Cycle |
When it’s time to launch a new application cycle in Outcomes, there are several key steps you’ll want to take to ensure a smooth transition. This guide will walk you through the new application cycle (rollover) process and recommended planning steps. |
Ongoing Maintenance
Please review the list of scheduled downtime/maintenance and product updates.
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Sandbox Environment Refresh |
October 2, 2025 |
The WebAdMIT Sandbox environment (uat.webadmit.org) was refreshed with current (cleansed) production data and program configurations. Any test exports, custom fields, etc., in the current sandbox were overwritten. The next sandbox environment refresh is scheduled for October 30, 2025. |
Coming Soon!
Please review the list of upcoming events, including product updates and regional training opportunities.
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Shared Lookup Table Updates for Spring 2026 |
March 2026 |
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 file. Lookup table change requests can be sent to a member of your account team, who will compile and review these requests. The last date to submit lookup table update requests is October 31, 2025. New lookup table values will appear in the CAS Applicant Portal in March 2026 (subject to change). Visit the Shared Lookup Table Updates page for more information. |
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CAS 3+ Upgrade |
2026 |
Liaison is excited to announce that in the 2026-2027 application cycle, all of our Centralized Application Services (CAS) will be upgraded to a new, mobile-first, and modern applicant portal that we call CAS 3+. Visit the CAS 3+ Upgrade page to learn more about its key benefits and a preview of the upgraded application. |