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July 2023

Changes made July 21, 2023

Sitewide

  • Performed technical debt tasks to remove code that is no longer used.
  • Updated the data check method between USAJOBS and Open Opportunities prompting users to update their USAJOBS profile when critical information is missing.
  • Updated the text on the Inactive account page to be clearer about actions a user needs to take.
  • Completed several technical debt clean-up tasks.
  • Updated the sign in process to check for a guest account on USAJOBS.

Communities

  • Removed the ability for creators and co-owners to update the cycle of an internship when the internship is in progress.
  • Updated the student_community_internships.csv download to include the federal email address of co-owners.
  • Added a cycle dropdown to the Applications page of cyclical student communities.
  • Updated the community cards to display Pending approval when a user has requested to join a community and is still waiting for approval.
  • Updated the banners that display at the top of the page when a community administrator is viewing the profile page of federal, contract and student users.

Bugs

  • Fixed an issue where users could not continue when adding profile information on the Create an account page.

Changes made July 7, 2023  

Sitewide

  • Made several backend updates to remove code that is no longer used.

Communities

  • Updated the Certificate of Completion to include a custom signature name and title. A user receives this certificate when they complete an internship or opportunity task.
  • Enabled the Join community button to display for closed communities.
  • Created a modal that displays when a user tries to join a closed community.
  • Created an email that is sent to community administrators when a user tries to join a closed community.
  • Added a notification that displays when a user successfully requests to join a closed community.
  • Updated the student community Manage cycles page to uncheck the Active cycle checkbox when the internship dates of a cycle have past.

Internships

  • Created an email that is sent to community and sitewide administrators when an internship has not been approved and is approaching the application due date.

Opportunities

  • Added a notification that displays when a user has successfully applied to a one-time or recurring opportunity.
  • Updated the Who can apply text to display “Open to all federal employees” when an opportunity is open to all federal employees.
  • Created a modal that displays when an applicant’s resume fails to download or does not display.

Bugs

  • Fixed an issue with the internship detail page so it now loads for internships created outside of a community.
  • Fixed an issue so users who have an incomplete profile do not get an error page.
  • Fixed an issue so community administrators who click on a user’s name will go to the correct page.
  • Fixed an issue on the Recommended internships page so both Approved and Open internships display.