Changes
Release Management in EDA
Many new features and enhancements in major releases are behind a release gate. Release gates allow us to upgrade your instance to the most recent version of EDA while keeping selected (gated) functionality from going live in your org. With release gates, your orgs always get the push upgrade, and you can control when you activate the functionality that's behind the gate. Not every release will have gated features. Please, read the EDA release card in the Release Management section of Education Cloud Settings. For more information, see the Set Up New Features and Activate Major Releases.
Mark an Address as Inactive
As Requested by our users on the IdeaExchange, we are happy to deliver Inactive Address. When an institution learns that an address is no longer valid, it can be marked as invalid without the need to delete the record at that moment. This new address capability also syncs with EDA’s current address management logic. For more information, see Address.
Track Certifications and Credentials
Along a student’s journey they might earn several different academic credentials from their educational institutions and other types of professional credentials. Most institutions want to see a broader and more comprehensive picture of each student. What did they achieve inside the classroom, as well as outside the classroom? We have added two new objects with Academic Certification and Credential to help give users this more complete view. You can track Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates using the Academic Certification object and Badges, Certifications, and Licenses with the Credential object. For more information, see Academic Certification and Credential.
New Metadata Types for Test and Test Score Definitions
Now you can add a definition of a test that includes general information including the name, type and description of the test. You can also add a definition of a test score that tells how the test is graded, the scoring range, and the passing value. For more information on these custom metadata types, see Test and Test Score.
New Fields on the Account Object
We’ve added the following fields on the Account object: Billing Address Inactive and Credentialing Email. If you're starting with this version of EDA, they’re included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add these new fields to your page layouts. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
You can also create a custom field for Credentialing Identifier and add it to your page layouts, as needed. See Model Certifications and Credentials.
New Fields on the Attribute Object
To help track whether a faculty member has the proper credentials to teach a course or what professional credentials a student has earned, we’ve added the following fields to the Attribute object: Activity End Date, Activity Start Date, Credential, Credentialing Identifier, Credential Number, Role, Status, Verification Status, and Verification Status Date. If you're starting with this version of EDA, they’re included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add these new fields to your page layouts. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
New Fields on the Contact Object
To help keep track of current addresses for Contacts, we’ve added the Mailing Address Inactive field to the Contact object. If you’re starting with this version of EDA, it’s included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add these new fields to your page layouts. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
You can also create a custom field for Credentialing Identifier and add it to your page layouts, as needed. See Model Certifications and Credentials.
New Fields on the Course Object
To help support the tracking of certifications and credentials, we’ve added the Academic Level, Credentialing Identifier, Issuer, and Subject fields to your Course page layouts. If you're starting with this version of EDA, they’re included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add these fields to your page layouts. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
New Fields and Picklist Values in Course Connection
We’ve added the following fields to your Course Connection page layouts: Credentialing Identifier, Display Grade, Verification Status, and Verification Status Date We’ve also added the following picklist values for the Status field in the Course Connection Object: In Progress, Completed, Enrolled, Failed, On Hold, Withdrew, and Audited. If you're starting with this version of EDA, they’re included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add these new values to the Status field. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
New Fields on the Education History Object
To help you better understand the important role a student’s educational experience plays in recruiting and admissions, we’ve added the following fields to the Education History page layouts: Academic Certification, Credentialing Identifier, Credits Earned, Status, Verification Status, and Verification Status Date. If you're starting with this version of EDA, they’re included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add this new value to your page layouts. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
New Field on the Program Enrollment Object
To better understand a student’s education journey, you can add the Education History field to your Program Enrollment page layouts. If you're starting with this version of EDA, they’re included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add this new value to your page layouts. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
New Fields on the Test Object
We’ve added the following fields to your Test page layouts: Credits Earned, Credentialing Identifier, Verification Status, and Verification Status Date. If you're starting with this version of EDA, they’re included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add this new value to your page layouts. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
New Fields on the Test Score Object
We’ve added the following fields to your Test Score page layouts: Credentialing Identifier, Letter Score, and Status. If you're starting with this version of EDA, they’re included automatically. If you started with an earlier version, add this new value to your page layouts. For details, see Add Custom Fields and Picklist Values.
New Metadata
Apex
- EducationCloudSettingsController
- ReleaseGateController
Installation Info
Push Schedule
Sandbox orgs: 2021-11-04
Production orgs: 2021-11-16
Sandbox & Scratch Orgs:
https://test.salesforce.com/packaging/installPackage.apexp?p0=04t3i000002nFCUAA2
Production & Developer Edition Orgs:
https://login.salesforce.com/packaging/installPackage.apexp?p0=04t3i000002nFCUAA2
Trialforce Template ID
0TT4P000004Pxqq