Release 8 – August 30, 2026

Annual Fall 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 CAS 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 new lookup table values include updates to AP exams, colleges, counties, degrees, and majors. Review the Shared Lookup Table Updates page (linked below) 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.

• API
• Liaison Analytics
• Liaison Outcomes
• WebAdMIT

New Applicant Information Section Added to CAS API

The CAS API Application data model (v1 and v2) now includes a new top-level JSON node, applicantInfo, which groups Applicant Information question blocks separately from Biographic Information. Previously, these questions appeared under the biographicInfo node.

This release adds support for the Extended Profile section within applicantInfo, including its own completionStatus property, giving you visibility into whether an applicant has completed this section.

For full field-level details, refer to the CAS API Swagger documentation.

Expose Redirect Eligibility flag in the CAS API

The CAS API Application data model (v1 and v2) now includes a new redirectionEligibility object, nested within the existing supportingInfo section.

This object surfaces whether an applicant is eligible for redirection, along with related metadata:

• redirectionEligible: indicates whether the applicant is eligible for redirection
• id, createdDate, and updatedDate: supporting identifiers and timestamps for the flag

For full field-level details, refer to the CAS API Swagger documentation.

Update Organization Contacts Through CAS API

A new CAS API endpoint is now available for updating existing organization contacts: PUT /v1/applicationForms/{formId}/organizations/{orgId}/contacts/{orgContactId}

This endpoint provides an alternative to using the Configuration Portal to update organization contact information. Organization and Institution level users cannot update organization contacts through this endpoint, as it is available only to Association-level CAS API users.

Use the organization contact ID in the endpoint to identify the contact you want to update. You can update the contact's first name, last name, email address, phone extension, phone number, role, and notes. The API returns the updated contact record, including its updatedDate timestamp.

For complete request, response, and validation details, refer to the CAS API Swagger documentation.

Identify Lab and Lecture Courses During Professional Transcript Entry (PTE) Approval Process

For CASs on the CAS 3+ platform that use Professional Transcript Entry (PTE), this enhancement is automatically available for use. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.

Some CASs allow applicants to identify if their science coursework is considered lab only or lecture with lab. For these CASs that also use the Professional Transcript Entry (PTE) feature (where Liaison's PTE team enters an applicant's coursework on their behalf), applicants can now identify their lab and lecture coursework during the PTE approval process. Previously, applicants could not do this without contacting customer service. This enhancement ensures that applicants can fully review and edit their coursework within the application.

EMP Enhancements

The following enhancements are automatically available for EMP, and no action is required on the part of any school or program. If you have any questions about these features, contact your Client Success Manager or support.

Disclaimer: on rare occasions, a new feature or enhancement may be moved to a future release or otherwise subject to change.

Liaison Analytics Enhancements

The following enhancements are now available in Liaison Analytics. 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.

Liaison Outcomes Enhancements

The following enhancements are now available in Liaison Outcomes. 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.