VMCAS for 2024-2025

Owned by Elizabeth Storrs, created
Last updated: Dec 04, 2024
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Slate Instance

Vet

Requestor

Elizabeth Storrs

Date

Mar 11, 2024

Status

IN Progress just prereqs left!

Summary Description

Set up the API for data and document delivery from VMCAS to Slate

Detailed description of desired deliverable:

 

Research:

VMCAS API References and Overview

https://tuftswork.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/~60351d7b8ff098007157b10c/pages/426246145

https://tuftswork.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/~60351d7b8ff098007157b10c/pages/395870232 migrate this? combine/clean up old pages?

Set Up:

Your CAS API account "TuftsUniPre" has been updated in PreLaunch for VMCAS 24-25 cycle.
Below are the Application form and Organization IDs for the same-
applicationFormID: 6937

organizationId: 5736

Since this is part of TuftsUniPre, rather than the expected TuftsVetPre, the user name and password have to be that account:

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How to provision a test program, create, and submit a test account

Test Application screenshots

  • Upload application data in production

  • update mapping

  • refresh test

  • import data in test and review

  • update mapping in production, and repeat

review available fields and create new ones in production as necessary
update Crosswalk
Review incoming data
Activities (Animal, Vet, Research) need to be brought over manually
Review Reader Display

Notes for 2026:

  • Lots of extra transcripts

  • focus on scheduled exports from the API

  • review all sections, because there are notes everywhere!