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ApplyTexas rolls out EDI download, address validation and other user changes; bulk EDI and SSO planned
Summary
ApplyTexas staff briefed the advisory committee on features deployed in Sprint 4 (including single-file EDI downloads, improved school search and address validation), previewed Sprint 5 work (bulk EDI downloads, place-of-birth validation, single sign-on with MyTexasFuture) and solicited feedback on EDI workflow and payment-page copy.
ApplyTexas product managers updated the ApplyTexas Advisory Committee on recent system work and near-term development priorities on Feb. 27, 2025.
In a presentation, Ronit Shahaim, product manager for ApplyTexas at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, said Sprint 4 — deployed Feb. 20 — added an individual EDI download button on the admin portal alongside the existing PDF option and made changes to the applicant portal intended to reduce application errors. "We've added a button alongside the PDF download that already was there to allow, admin users to download EDI files," Shahaim said. She cautioned that the button appears for all records but a valid EDI file downloads only when an application has been transmitted, and that administrators must regenerate EDIs if data changed after…
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