Release 12 – January 7, 2024

New Features and Enhancements

Configuration Portal Enhancements

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

Updated Help Center Links

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.

The CAS Configuration Portal help content was recently migrated to the new CAS Configuration Portal Help Center. With this enhancement, the Help Center links in the Configuration Portal now point to the updated location.

Liaison Letters Enhancements

The following enhancements are now available in Liaison Letters. All enhancements are automatically available to all CASs and participating programs using Liaison Letters. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. If you have any questions about these features, contact your Account Manager or support.

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

Letters by Liaison Has Been Renamed to Liaison Letters

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.

Letters by Liaison, our platform for evaluators to submit their letters of recommendation, was renamed to Liaison Letters.

New Documentation for Outcomes

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

Document	Details
Creating a Property that Displays True or False Based on Multiple Evaluation Form Responses	Our Advanced Configuration Library provides guidance to help you build custom configurations in Outcomes. In our latest article, Creating a Property that Displays True or False Based on Multiple Evaluation Form Responses, you'll learn to build a Calculated Property that uses JavaScript to determine if any reviewers have provided a specific response that you are looking for - even across separate programs, phases, or review forms. The field then updates to indicate your desired response was found.
Creating Custom Text Translations for Exports	In this article, you'll learn to use JavaScript to convert specific values before exporting them. This can be important if the system you're importing data into will not accept the values in their current format.
Creating a Variable Application Property Based on Application Submission Date	In this article, you'll learn to use JavaScript to configure a Custom Property with a variable value, depending on when an application was submitted.

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Creating a Property that Displays True or False Based on Multiple Evaluation Form Responses

Our Advanced Configuration Library provides guidance to help you build custom configurations in Outcomes.

In our latest article, Creating a Property that Displays True or False Based on Multiple Evaluation Form Responses, you'll learn to build a Calculated Property that uses JavaScript to determine if any reviewers have provided a specific response that you are looking for - even across separate programs, phases, or review forms. The field then updates to indicate your desired response was found.

Creating Custom Text Translations for Exports

In this article, you'll learn to use JavaScript to convert specific values before exporting them. This can be important if the system you're importing data into will not accept the values in their current format.

Creating a Variable Application Property Based on Application Submission Date

In this article, you'll learn to use JavaScript to configure a Custom Property with a variable value, depending on when an application was submitted.

Upcoming Events

Event	Date	Details
CAS Migration to the Cloud	January 20 through January 22, 2024	To allow for greater scalability, faster response times, and improved security, Liaison is migrating our Centralized Application Service (CAS) (i.e., the student application) to the cloud. Review the CAS Migration to the Cloud article to learn more.