Release 2 – March 2, 2025

Configurable Comments Now Available for Likert Scales and Most Question Types

This enhancement is for CASs using WebAdMIT and must be approved by the CAS association or UniCAS client for use in the next cycle. If activated, this enhancement will be available for all participating programs in the next cycle. CAS association and UniCAS clients: contact a member of your account team for more information or to enable this feature.

CASs that use WebAdMIT can now configure comments on Likert scales and all question types in Liaison Letters except those with multi-select/checkbox answers. Recommenders can use comments to add more details.

Comments will be available for multi-select/checkbox answers in a future release.

CAS API

Likert rating comments are now available via a new "comments" property in the EvaluationFormAnswers JSON node for CAS API.

Liaison Letters

If comments are configured, recommenders can enter comments for Likert scales and supported question types on recommendation forms. Note that comments can be made optional for Likert scale questions but can only be made required for multiple-choice questions.

WebAdMIT

To view a recommender's comments, click Evaluation Details on the Evaluations panel on the Applicant Details page. You can also view comments in the full application PDF and Evaluations report in the Report Manager.

CAS Application Domain Name Change

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 URL format for the CAS applications has been updated to a new format: casname.cas.myliaison.com. This update is part of ongoing improvements to Liaison's technology infrastructure and benefits include:

• Enhanced system security (e.g., Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA))
• Future upgrades like Keycloak and social media login tools that simplify account creation and introduce new single sign-on capabilities across Liaison platforms.

This change applies to both the CAS prelaunch and production (i.e., live) environments, but does not include CAS public APIs, WebAdMIT URLs, Analytics, or Common App for transfer.

The old CAS application URL format (casname.liaisoncas.com) automatically redirects to the new URLs, ensuring a smooth transition without any service disruption. We recommend that by June 27, 2025, you review and update all CAS-related URLs on your websites and documentation to reflect the new URL format:

https://casname.cas.myliaison.com/ (replace "casname" with your CAS name)

If you use deep links on your website or in marketing outreach, you should also update those links. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact a member of your account team.

Recommenders Can Edit Completed Recommendations

This enhancement must be approved by the CAS association or UniCAS client for use in the current cycle. If activated, this enhancement is available for all participating programs. CAS association and UniCAS clients: contact a member of your account team for more information or to enable this feature.

Recommenders can now reopen and edit their completed letters of recommendation (i.e., evaluation, reference) in Liaison Letters. For example, a recommender can add more information to a rating or question about the applicant, or they can upload a new recommendation document.

When a recommender reopens and edits a completed recommendation, the recommendation's status changes to Accepted, and the recommender must resubmit their recommendation for it to move back to the Complete status.

If your CAS offers the delegate feature (i.e., individuals who can submit a letter of recommendation on behalf of a recommender), then delegates can also reopen and edit completed recommendations.

This enhancement gives recommenders more control over their recommendations and reduces their need to contact support when they need to make changes.

Updated DAT Official Scores Report, Field Names, and Field Category Names

This enhancement is automatically available for use by all CASs that accept US DAT test scores. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.

In 2024 Release 12, we announced that starting on March 1, 2025, the US Dental Admission Test's (DAT) scoring scale changed from 2-digit to 3-digit scores. In this release, WebAdMIT's DAT Official Scores report from the Report Manager now includes both the old and new official DAT scores. Additionally, the labels for the test sections were updated to include both the old and new section names (e.g., General Chemistry (Chemistry Inorganic)).

For CASs that collect official US DAT scores, when their 2025-2026 cycle starts this year, the old US DAT fields and field categories will be removed and the new DAT fields and field categories will be turned on. Additionally, ADA (who administers the DAT test) will send all past scores in the new 3-digit scoring format to help you have a seamless transition in evaluating applicant scores across years. In the List Manager, Export Manager, and Scoring, the following field names and field category names have been updated:

• Official US DAT (After Mar 1 2025) field category is updated to Official US DAT (3-Digit)
• Official US DAT (Before Mar 1 2025) field category is updated to Official US DAT (2-Digit)
• Field names for the new official test score field are updated from DAT 2025 Field Name to DAT (3-Digit) Field Name (e.g., from DAT 2025 Official Test Date to DAT (3-Digit) Official Test Date)
• Field names for the old official test score fields are not affected.

Institution Evaluation Form (IEF) Exception Data on the Applicant Details Page

This enhancement is automatically available for use by ADEA PASS. No action is required on the part of any association, school, or program. Contact a member of your account team for more information.

ADEA PASS users can now see the Reason for Exception and Description of Exceptions fields and data for Institution Evaluation Form (IEF) exceptions granted to applicants on the Applicant Details page under the Evaluations panel. This data was already available in the List Manager and Export Manager, but does not appear on the full application PDF. This enhancement gives ADEA PASS users more readily accessible application information within WebAdMIT, without having to use filter or data extraction tools.

Updated WebAdMIT Help Center URL and Layout

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 WebAdMIT Help Center now has a shortened, easier to remember URL: https://help.liaisonedu.com/WebAdMIT. The content within the former WebAdMIT Manual section, which includes step-by-step instructions, videos, and best practices for using WebAdMIT's features, has also been moved to the main page of the WebAdMIT Help Center for easier access.

Coming Soon: Create and Schedule SFTP Jobs for Only Current and Preceding Cycle

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 order to optimize the performance of WebAdMIT's export infrastructure, starting on April 6, 2025, you can only schedule exports, reports, and PDF Manager jobs for your CAS's current and preceding cycle. For cycles before the preceding one, you can view disabled jobs and associated logs, but you cannot schedule or create new jobs.

In all cycles, you will continue to have access to all your exports, reports, etc., and you can run those individually through the applicable feature.

Additionally, if your scheduled job has failed in 10 consecutive runs, it will be automatically disabled, with an explanation accessible in the log. You will continue to receive success and failure email notifications for each job you run, so you can stay up to date on your job's status.