2025-2026 Common App Release Notes
Please note: These Release Notes are subject to change as additional changes could be added. Should Common App add additional adjustments, we will update this article as quickly as possible.
The Common Application changes for the 2025-2026 imports do not require changes to the standard TargetX informatica mapping. A summary of changes is below. Below are the steps to copy your existing 2024-2025 mapping and make small updates to reuse your template for 2025-2026.
Summary of Changes
First Year
New Fields/Questions
Note: The 2025-2026 templates do not include new fields because the new questions added are not mandatory. However, if you wish to map these questions, you have the option to create a new field and incorporate it into your mapping.
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Question |
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ACT with science |
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Household responsibilities |
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Other responsibilities description |
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Circumstances |
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List countries of citizenship |
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Recommendation
There are no updates to First-Year Recommendations for 2026.
Transfer
New Fields/Questions
Note: The 2025-2026 templates do not include new fields because the new questions added are not mandatory. However, if you desire to map these questions, you have the option to create a new field and incorporate it into your mapping.
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Question |
Options/Type |
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| NextGen ACCUPLACER Advanced Algebra and Functions Score |
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| NextGen ACCUPLACER Arithmetic Score |
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| NextGen ACCUPLACER Official Results Received |
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| NextGen ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics Score |
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| NextGen ACCUPLACER Reading Score |
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| NextGen ACCUPLACER Status |
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| NextGen ACCUPLACER Test Date |
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| NextGen ACCUPLACER Writing Score |
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Household responsibilities |
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Other responsibilities description |
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Circumstances |
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Do you intend to apply for a new or different U.S. visa? |
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Non-U.S. country of citizenship |
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Non-U.S. country of citizenship Code |
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Specify other intended Visa type |
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U.S. resident encompasses a variety of statuses including but not limited to |
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Visa Type |
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Visa Type Code |
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Copying your existing 2024-2025 mapping for use in 2025-2026
- Click Data Integration.
- Create a New Folder for your 2025-2026 Common App mappings.
- Click Explore and locate your Common App First Year, Recommendation, and Transfer folders.
- Click the checkbox next to each folder and select Copy To from the menu:
- Select the folder for your 2025-2026 Common App mappings.
- Update the Name of the Tasks to reflect the 2025-2026 year.
Import Instructions
Current Users
First Year
- In the Common Application Member Portal, export a test application data file using your 2025-2026 TargetX export template.
- Place your test file in your Informatica dropbox and rename the file to CA_Data.txt.
- In all mappings, synchronize all fields in the Mapping Source and apply any updates to your customizations.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to synchronize fields.
- Here is an article on importing tasks in Informatica.
- Prior to importing a full data file, please test multiple scenarios to ensure data is imported as desired.
Recommendation
- In the Common Application Member Portal, export a test recommendation data file using your 2025-2026 TargetX export template.
- Place your test file in your Informatica dropbox and rename the file to CA_Rec_Data.txt.
- In all mappings synchronize all fields in the mapping source and apply any updates to your customizations.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to synchronize fields.
- Prior to importing a full data file, please test multiple scenarios to ensure data is imported as desired.
Transfer
- In WebAdMIT, export a test transfer application data file using your 2025-2026 TargetX export template.
- Place your test file in your Informatica dropbox and rename the file to TR_Data.txt.
- In all mappings synchronize all fields in the mapping source and apply any updates to your customizations.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to synchronize fields.
- Prior to importing a full data file, please test multiple scenarios to ensure data is imported as desired.
New Users
Contact TargetX Support to have the Common App Informatica tasks imported into your Informatica org.
First Year
- In the Common Application Member Portal, export a test application data file using your 2025-2026 TargetX export template.
- Place your test file in your Informatica dropbox and rename the file to CA_Data.txt.
- In all mappings, synchronize all fields in the mapping source.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to synchronize fields.
- The standard import template does not include mapping for an institution’s member specific questions. You will want to update the mappings and mapping tasks to map other data fields from your file.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to map custom data.
- Update all connections that are part of the Common App import based on your Informatica secure agent servers file structure.
- Here are two video walkthroughs showing the connection updates:
- Prior to importing a full data file, please test multiple scenarios to ensure data is imported as desired.
Recommendation
- In the Common Application Member Portal, export a test recommendation data file using your 2025-2026 TargetX export template.
- Place your test file in your Informatica dropbox and rename the file to CA_Rec_Data.txt.
- In all mappings, synchronize all fields in the mapping source.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to synchronize fields.
- The standard import template does not include mappings for all questions. You will want to update the mappings and mapping tasks to map other data fields from your file.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to map custom data.
- Prior to importing a full data file, please test multiple scenarios to ensure data is imported as desired.
Transfer
- In WebAdMIT, export a test transfer application data file using your 2025-2026 TargetX export template.
- Place your test file in your Informatica dropbox and rename the file to TR_Data.txt.
- In all mappings, synchronize all fields in the mapping source.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to synchronize fields.
- The standard import template does not include mapping for an institution’s custom questions. You will want to update the mappings and mapping tasks to map other data fields from your file.
- Here is a video walkthrough showing how to map custom data.
- Prior to importing a full data file, please test multiple scenarios to ensure data is imported as desired.