6.1.0.0 Release Notes
Executive Summary
Regent Education is pleased to announce Regent 6.1, the latest release of the Regent Enterprise Financial Aid Management System.
This release addresses product defects as listed in the “Bugs” section below, and also enhancements which include:
Release 6.1.0.0
Standard Communications:
Configurable Privacy Policy Link added to Standard Communications
Standard Award Notifications ‘Days Prior to Academic Year Start’ Configuration Option
Standard SAP Warning and SAP Suspended Communications Templates
Regent Fund:
Added ‘is empty’ and ‘is not empty’ to Regent Query Language (RQL)
Loan Aggregate Calculations:
Automated adjustments for Dependent Additional Unsubsidized Loans, Graduate Loans, and Health Professions Loans
New/Updated Configuration Options
The following configuration options were added or updated in release 6.1:
Institution Setup >General tab >Content Used in Communications section
Field Name: Privacy Policy Display Name
Field Type: Textbox
Default: None
Field Not Required
Help Text: The text entered here will display in the communication as a hyperlink to direct students to schools Privacy Policy.
Field Name: Privacy Policy URL
Field Type: Textbox
Default: None
Field Not Required
Help Text: The URL entered here will be used as the hyperlink source for the Privacy Policy Display Name.
Admin and User Guide Updates
Enhancements
The following enhancements are included in this release:
Key | Product Selection | Functional Area | Release Note |
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RS-24041 | Student Experience | Student Experience | Title: External Resources not included in Direct Cost calculations in My Plan Tickets: RS-24042; RS-24043; RS-24044; RS-24045; RS-24097; Description: Updated Student Experience to include external resources in My Plan, My Borrowing, and the Course Enrollment Estimator. |
RS-23842 | Regent Fund | Technical Design | Title: Add Support in the Regent Query Tool (RQL) for the ‘Is Empty’ and ‘Is Not Empty’ Operators Tickets: RS-23842; RS-23500; Description: See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topic Query Tool . |
RS-23786 | Regent Award | Communications | Title: Standard Communication Templates Tickets: RS-23786; RS-23799; RS-23800; Description: The following standard communication templates were created and added to the communication and template inventory. The templates can be used to send email communications to students.
See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topic: Standard Communication Body Templates and Filters and Configure a Communication. |
RS-23135 | Regent Award/Regent Review | Communications | Title: New Privacy Policy Link Configuration for Communication Templates Tickets: RS-23135; RS-23785; RS-24032; Description: See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topic: Standard Communication Body Templates and Filters, Configure a Communication, and Institution Setup Data Elements. |
RS-23098 | Regent Review | Ready To Package (RTP Import/Export) | Title: Ready to Package Process: Do Not Export Students Twice Tickets: RS-23928; RS-23098; Description: |
RS-22748 | Student Experience | Student Experience | Title: Student Experience Portal Updated to Show Term Display Name for Academic Year Ranges Tickets: RS-22748; RS-24035; RS-23557; Description: The Student Experience Portal has been updated to show the Term Display Name from Term Setup for the Academic Year Begin Date and the Academic Year End Date throughout the portal where an Academic Year range is currently being displayed if the student’s program is configured as either a standard or non-standard term program (Academic Period Type) in Program Setup. If no Term Display Name is configured, the Term Name will be used. If the program is not configured as either a standard or non-standard term program (Academic Period Type) in the Program Setup, the Academic Year Begin and End Dates are shown. See the Customer Zone Knowledge Base topics Financial Aid: General Functionality and My Borrowing. |
RS-22723 | Regent Plan | Student Experience | Title: Display Proper Accepted/Offered Amounts in My Plan Tickets: RS-22723; RS-23587; RS-23588; Description: |
RS-22262 | Regent Award | Packaging | Title: Updated Program Management Wizard when Adding Mid-Plan Academic Years Tickets: RS-23403; RS-19198; Description: |
RS-3845 | Regent Award | Packaging | Title: Improved Loan Aggregate Calculations Tickets: RS-3485; RS-16887; RS-18020; RS-18021; RS-18022; RS-18023; RS-18024; RS-18025; RS-18026; RS-18027; RS-18028; RS-18029; RS-18030; RS-18031; RS-18032; RS-18033; RS-18034; RS-18039; RS-18040; RS-18041; RS-18042; RS-18043; RS-18054; RS-18067; RS-18098; RS-18099; RS-18110; RS-18111; RS-18112; RS-18113; RS-24101; RS-24103; Description:
To support these calculations, Regent has added a new data table, available in the Loan Aggregates under the Student History tab. The table lists all Subsidized and Unsubsidized loans from the student’s loan history in NSLDS FAH and ISIR data. The table also has an Override Amount feature to allow users to enter an alternative amount for individual loan adjustments. See Customer Zone Knowledge Base topics: Aggregate Adjustments and Data Table, History Tab, and Direct Loan Amount Calculations and Aggregate Adjustments . |
Bugs
The following bugs are resolved in this release:
Key | Product Selection | Functional Area | Release Note |
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RS-24034 | Regent Award | SAP | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-24008 | Regent Award | User Interface | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23997 | Regent Award | Configuration/Setup | Problem: Cause Fix: Testing: |
RS-23971 | Regent Award | Configuration/Setup | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23960 | Regent Award | SAP | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23924 | Regent Access | Packaging | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23898 | Regent Award | Student Experience | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23855 | Regent Review | Program Change | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23853 | Regent Award | Awarding | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23801 | Regent Award | COD | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23749 | Regent Award | Awarding | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23726 | Regent Award | Packaging | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23724 | Regent Award | R2T4 | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23713 | Regent Award | SAP | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23698 | Regent Award | Packaging | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23603 | Regent Award | Awarding | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23512 | Regent Award | Packaging | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23232 | Regent Access | ISIR Processing/Verification | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23104 | Regent Award | Communications | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23060 | Regent Review | Configuration/Setup | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23507 | Regent Award | COD | Problem: Cause Fix: Testing: |
RS-22311 | Regent Award | Awarding | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
RS-23834 | Regent Award | R2T4 | Problem: Cause: Fix: Testing: |
Scripts
Terminology for understanding Script Release Notes:
- Build Script: These scripts are automatically run when an environment is upgraded to a new release; no special request is needed and all customers receive the scripted change.
- Data Cleanup Script: These scripts modify specific data, and may or may not be included with a new release; the release note provided below will specify. If they are not included with the release, they need to be requested by the customer.
- Custom Script: These scripts may perform a variety of functions, which will be specified in the release note and must be requested by the customer as needed.
The following scripts relate to this release:
Key | Functional Area | Release Note |
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RS-24149 | Scripts | Purpose of Script: Data Changed by the Script: How to Access the Script: How to Test the Script: |
RS-18042 | Packaging | Purpose of Script: Data Changed by the Script: How to Access the Script: How to Test the Script: |
Data Views
The following scripts relate to this release:
Key | Product Selection | Functional Area | Release Note |
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RS-18054 | Regent Award | Data Views | Title: New Data View for new Combined Loan History Table Tickets: RS-18054; RS-22446; RS-3845; Description: The following Data View has been created:
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RS-24144 | Regent Award | Data Views | Title: Data View Updates per 6.1 Release Tickets: RS-24144; RS-23736; Description: The following Data Views were created per changes to tables:
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