EOD Backlog
Planned and ongoing development to the ESFA Online Documentation platform (EOD).
Last updated: 02 December 2020
In progress
Subscribe to change notifications
Providing the ability to subscribe to receive notifications when there is a published update to a product.
The initial development testing for this is underway. Beta testing will start mid October 2020.
Improve content model for code and type relationships
Review content relationship between codes and types to combine content model structures and improve navigation.
Content improvements for the Provider Support Manual
The BETA publication of the Provider Support Manual uses existing material from the source PDF. As part of the continuous improvement, for ESFA online documentation (EOD), content is being updated, and new material added, to improve search functionality and maintain its relevancy.
Recent content updates focus on search relevance where acronyms can be used as search terms. For example, searching for ACT or TNP will list articles from the support manual where the terms are located.
New or updated indicator
Develop status indicator functionality to highight new or updated content on the ILR portal page.
Download CSV file code lists
To provide the ability to download CSV files of codes and associated values.
Validation rule error messages
Feedback from previous research has indicated the need for a more accessible and easier to query format for the error messages received as part of learner data submission.
The team will investigate the use and format of these rules, and the relationship between validation rule, error message and ILR field.
Integrating the validation rules with the ILR
Feedback from previous research has shown difficulty in understanding some of the more complex validation rules and the need for a more accessible presentation approach.
The team will investigate the use and format of these rules, and the relationship between validation rule, error message and ILR field.
Completed
Redevelop search functionality
In response to feedback we have redeveloped site search functionality.
Additionally content has been enhanced improving search results relevance.
Funding streams and field collection tables
As a result of testing, funding streams and field collection tables have been implemented as a new beta format online.
Analytics and feedback is being collected on the merit of this approach.