Sprint 7 – April 15, 2018

About These Release Notes

This document provides a summary of the new features and enhancements available in the Sprint 7 release. If you have any questions about these features, please contact your Account Manager.

New Features and Enhancements

Applicant Portal Enhancements

The following enhancement is available for WebAdMIT as part of Sprint 7.

1. Early Application Access

This enhancement is available immediately for ADEA AADSAS, and beginning with the next cycle launch for all CASs on the 3.X platform.

This option allows applicants to complete their applications before the CAS begins accepting applications. This provides applicants with additional lead time for completing their work. Prior to the launch date, early applicants are unable to submit, and will see a notification informing them of the CAS's open date. Once the CAS begins accepting applications, applicants can submit their completed applications.

2. Flexibility in Sex/Gender Section

This enhancement is being made available as an option to all CASs operating on the 3.X platform, beginning with your next cycle launch.

Traditionally, the Sex/Gender heading and question on the application has been presented as "Sex" or "Gender". To make this more inclusive, each CAS now has a configurable option regarding how the question and heading are labeled. The available answers (Male, Female, Decline to State) remain unchanged.

New Documentation

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

Name	Details
Background Check Guide	This document reviews the Certiphi and Castle Branch background check services available to select CASs.
Updated Search Capability in CAS and WebAdMIT Help Centers	When applicants or admissions users run search queries in the CAS and WebAdMIT Help Centers, the results will only show results related to the specific CAS or WebAdMIT, not at all help centers.

Coming Soon!

Please review the list of upcoming events, including scheduled downtime/maintenance, product updates, and regional training opportunities.

Event	Date	Details
Updates to College Coursework Credit Value Entries	Spring	For CASs that collect college coursework, the Applicant Portal will be updated to allow applicants to enter course credit values in one numeric field. This field will also limit applicants from entering more than two digits after a decimal. Currently, applicants are required to enter course credit values in two fields: a numeric field for the whole course credit and a drop-down including preset fractional values.
Reviewing & Scoring Applicants Regional Training in San Diego, CA	April 19, 2018	Register now for our Reviewing & Scoring Applicants live training in San Diego, CA. Participants will learn how to make best use of the Assignments and Interviews features in WebAdMIT through a series of hands-on exercises led by a WebAdMIT expert. They will learn how to rank applicants and pinpoint the most qualified candidates, while networking with peers to learn how others are using WebAdMIT to achieve their admissions goals. Participants who successfully complete this course are eligible to earn 0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). To learn more about this class and our other training resources, visit http://webadmit.liaisonedu.com.
Decommissioning of Old Evaluator Portal	April 29, 2018	Liaison now offers an updated version of the recommendation portal, called Letters by Liaison. On April 29th, the old portal will be decommissioned. Prior and current requests for existing users have been moved to Letters by Liaison. The new URL is: https://recommendations.liaisoncas.c...ation/ui/login
Reviewing & Scoring Applicants Regional Training in Atlanta, GA	May 22, 2018	Register now for our Reviewing & Scoring Applicants live training in Atlanta, GA. Participants will learn how to make best use of the Assignments and Interviews features in WebAdMIT through a series of hands-on exercises led by a WebAdMIT expert. They will learn how to rank applicants and pinpoint the most qualified candidates, while networking with peers to learn how others are using WebAdMIT to achieve their admissions goals. Participants who successfully complete this course are eligible to earn 0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). To learn more about this class and our other training resources, visit http://webadmit.liaisonedu.com.