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Customizing Your Turnkey (4 Year & Graduate Admissions) Database
- Updated 13 Mar 2024
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This article is specifically tailored for institutions implementing our ready-to-use turnkey database.
The following checklist is your go-to resource for understanding your database's full range of preconfigured features and functionalities. It provides a detailed overview of all elements that require customization to unlock the full potential of certain capabilities. This checklist provides a clear roadmap to explore, configure, and optimize your Slate database, resulting in a seamless user experience tailored precisely to your needs.
This article serves as an extension to the themes and functionalities highlighted in the "Fundamentals of Admissions" course. We highly recommend engaging with it concurrently as you navigate through your database. The course is designed to supplement your understanding, providing a robust framework to enhance your experience and proficiency with our database.
Getting Started
Test Record
We've set up Alexander Hamilton, a dedicated space in this database, exclusively for your testing needs. To ensure seamless functionality within your Slate instance, we highly recommend creating multiple test records with diverse data points
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Testing
Ensuring the reliability of your configurations in Slate is paramount. Whenever modifications are made, particularly before initiating any "Go-Live" functionalities, it's crucial to rigorously test your processes. To facilitate this, consider provisioning or refreshing your Test environment. This environment mirrors your Production setup, granting you the freedom to run Slate functions without compromising data integrity in your production environment.
Applications
Application Components
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Slate-Hosted Application Pages | Enrollment Information Page * - This page can be customized in any way to meet your institutional needs. The following prompt-based fields have been preconfigured - You must modify and add the prompt list that mirror your institutional options:
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Status Portal | The application status portal has been preconfigured. However, this portal can be enhanced based on institutional needs at any time. |
Submission Requirements
| All common submission requirements have been preconfigured based on historical knowledge of other institutional expectations. These can all be modified or removed. You can also create any additional requirements at any time. |
Rounds & Periods * | * Placeholder periods and rounds have been preconfigured. These must be updated prior to going live. |
Reader Workflow
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Dashboard Portal | A Workflow Dashboard has been preconfigured and can be modified as necessary. |
Bins | Workflow Bins have been preconfigured and can be modified as necessary. |
Bin & Queue Automations | Workflow Bin automation has been preconfigured and can be modified as necessary. |
Reader Tabs | Workflow Tabs have been preconfigured and can be modified as necessary. |
Review Form | A reader form has been pre-configured with the most common fields and made available in the First Read and Second Read bins. |
Decision Management
The Slate decision management system is streamlined and comprehensive, allowing for the release of electronic decisions to application records on an individual or batch basis. The system uses reader evaluations, rankings, and other inputs to make decisions that can be released immediately or scheduled for future release.
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Decision Codes | Best practice Decision Codes have been preconfigured and can be customized to meet your institutional process. |
Decision Letters * | Three example placeholder letters have been preconfigured that can be customized to meet your institutional language and branding. |
The following rules have been pre-configured in an inactive status. They must be activated when ready to use:
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A reply to offer of admission letter has been preconfigured. The following rules have been preconfigured using the best practice decision codes:
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Events
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Template * | The following commonly used templates have been preconfigured and must be customized:
The following must be updated in order to use these templates:
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Template Communications | The following commonly used template communications have been preconfigured for each template and must be customized or deleted:
You must updated the "Sender" and "Reply To" for every communication. Additional communications should be created as needed. These communications must be activated to begin sending. We would also recommend using a deliver template to enhance the aesthetics of these mailings. |
Event Landing Page | An event landing page has been preconfigured and can be modified as necessary. |
Deliver
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Templates | An example template has been pre-configured. This template has not been added to any communications. |
Application System Emails | The most common system mailings have been pre-configured. You can edit these at any time. Additional system mailings can be created. |
Forms
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Request for Information | * The following prompt lists are included on this form have been preconfigured with placeholder values, are associated with custom fields, and must be customized:
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Request for Information Communications* | The following communications have been preconfigured but must be modified further in order to activate and use. These communications do not include the preconfigured template.
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Queries / Reports
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Query - Data Export * | This query has been preconfigured but must be modified further in order to activate and use. |
Voyager - Domestic Travel Planning | This Voyage has been preconfigured and can be modified as necessary. |
Tabs
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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More Information Tab | Update the form to include any additional institutional-specific person-scoped fields, as necessary. |
Application Details Tab | Update the form to include any additional institutional-specific application-scoped fields, as necessary. |
Origin Groups & Sources
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Groups | Common groups have been preconfigured. Add any additional groups as necessary. |
Sources | Common sources have been preconfigured. Add any additional groups as necessary. |
Rules
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Staff Assignments | The staff assignment exclusively group has been preconfigured. The remainder of these rules commonly are unique to each institutions. Be sure to update the filter criteria and all users associated. Alternatively, use these as a reference and delete them all / create your own from scratch. Knowledge Base - Getting Started with Staff Assignments
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Population
| Two sample populations and associated rules have been configured that can be used throughout drop marketing campaigns. They are inactive and can be added at any time.
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Fields & Prompts
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Fields | The following fields are custom. If there is an associated prompt list, the list can and sometimes must be customized:
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Prompts | The following prompt lists have been preconfigured, are associated with standard fields and can be customized:
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Users & Access
Pre-Built | Requires Further Configurations |
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Role Groups & Permissions | The following roles have been pre-configured and can be updated to remove or add permissions that make sense for your users. These roles can be granted to any new user that you create that meet that criteria:
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