Note: This is tied to the /wiki/spaces/TD/pages/94510343 work to increase load speeds.
Note 2: This work has mainly been reversed with the major recruitment re-work and optimization end of 2017. Refer to /wiki/spaces/~mikeclarke/pages/202899457 for more information.

For performance reasons, certain areas have had key date sets hard coded in to the content. This reduces the load on Squiz checking and generating JSON objects representing the matrix of key date sets. Where there has been 20+ subjects we've seen up to 50% increase in load speeds (from 140 seconds on stage to ~70). On areas where there are less than 20 subjects there have been smaller yet notable performance gains.

This has been applied to:

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours

http://cms.victoria.ac.nz/postgradprogrammes/programmes/bachelor-of-commerce-with-honours Status

subtle	true
colour	Green
title	Done

Update 444275 and 354999 paint layouts to include parent_qual_name for correct card display when subject is selected

Nov 13th benchmark (Squiz cloud): 28.90 seconds

Status

subtle	true
colour	Green
title	BETTER

Bachelor of Arts with Honours

http://cms.victoria.ac.nz/postgradprogrammes/programmes/bachelor-of-arts-with-honours

~120sec to 48sec~ on stage

Nov 13th benchmark (Squiz cloud): 20.15 seconds

Status

subtle	true
colour	Green
title	Done

~120sec to 48sec~ on stage

BETTER

https://www.victoria.ac.nz/api/postgrad?q=bachelor-of-commerce-with-honours

Master of Science by coursework and thesis

http://cms.victoria.ac.nz/postgradprogrammes/programmes/master-of-science-by-coursework-and-thesis

Status

subtle	true
colour	Green
title	Done

170sec~ to 44sec~ on stage

Nov 13th benchmark (Squiz cloud):

Master of Fine Arts Creative Practice

http://cms.victoria.ac.nz/postgradprogrammes/programmes/master-of-fine-arts-creative-practice

Status

subtle	true
colour	Green
title	Done

28sec to ~8.96sec on stage28sec to ~8.96sec on stage

Nov 13th benchmark (Squiz cloud):

Master of Arts 120

http://cms.victoria.ac.nz/postgradprogrammes/programmes/master-of-arts-120-points

Nathan Irwin there's not a heap that can be done here for keydates as there's no Keydates but for on the Creative Writing Subject. It loads relatively slowly on stage with the timeout increased ~40 seconds. Requirements are static already.

Master of Arts 180

http://cms.victoria.ac.nz/postgradprogrammes/programmes/master-of-arts-180-points status

subtle	true
colour	Green
title	Done

32sec~ to 11~ seconds on stage. Keydate static content added.

Sample

For example, take a look at the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (363406). Look at it's web paths, then open the CMS webpath - i.e.Nov 13th benchmark (Squiz cloud):

Graduate Diploma in Arts

http://cmsstage.victoria.ac.nz/postgradprogrammesexplore/programmesgraduate-quals/bachelordiploma-of-commerce-with-honours

When this page loads, it assembles a large JSON blob that the app eventually turns in to a page. Within this JSON Blob you can see the constructed key date sets for each subject. In squiz, Accounting is a subject under the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours and it has an Apply page (on which the key date sets are generated). The asset ID for this page is 363795 - look for this in the JSON output - it will look like this the below.

Copy the content between the keydate set square brackets, starting at "keyDatesSet" [ { and ending at {}]

...

language	js

...

in-arts/overview?international=true

Would not load with dynamic blocks. Loads on stage ~120 seconds (not ideal, but the lesser or two evils!)

Nov 13th benchmark (Squiz cloud): Hits 30's time out.

Status

subtle	true
colour	Red
title	BAD

Graduate Diploma in Science

http://stage.victoria.ac.nz/explore/graduate-quals/diploma-in-science/overview?international=true

Would not load with dynamic blocks. Loads on stage ~40 seconds

Nov 13th benchmark (Squiz cloud):

Sample

For example, take a look at the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours (363406). Look at it's web paths, then open the CMS webpath - i.e.

http://cms.victoria.ac.nz/postgradprogrammes/programmes/bachelor-of-commerce-with-honours

When this page loads, it assembles a large JSON blob that the app eventually turns in to a page. Within this JSON Blob you can see the constructed key date sets for each subject. In squiz, Accounting is a subject under the Bachelor of Commerce with Honours and it has an Apply page (on which the key date sets are generated). The asset ID for this page is 363795 - look for this in the JSON output - it will look like this the below.

Copy the content between the keydate set square brackets, starting at "keyDatesSet" [ { and ending at {}]

Code Block

language	js

},

  {}],
    "asset_metadata_keyInfoSet"               : "VI00Z5",
	"asset_metadata_summaryCardOverrides"     : {}

,
	"insidePages"   : {"Apply" : {
	"asset_assetid"    : "363795",
	"asset_short_name" : "Apply",
	"asset_contents"   : [
        {
        "asset_assetid":"363799",
        "asset_name":"start studying",
        "asset_contents":
        {
    "contentType" : "postgrad-apply",
    "content"     : {
        "startStudying" : {
            "type"     : "keyDatesSet",
            "heading"  : "Start Studying",
            "appendix" : "",
            
            "keyDatesSet"            : [ { 
"startDate": {"date"      :"2018-03-05T12:45:24+13:00",
              "type"      :"d MMM y",
              "trimester" :"1"},
"applyDate": { "date"     :"2018-01-20T00:00:00+13:00",
               "type"      :"d MMM y",
               "trimester" :"1"},
"international": false,
"domestic": true
},{ 
"startDate": {"date"      :"2018-03-05T12:45:24+13:00",
              "type"      :"d MMM y",
              "trimester" :"1"},
"applyDate": { "date"     :"2017-12-01T00:00:00+13:00",
               "type"      :"d MMM y",
               "trimester" :"1"},
"international": true,
"domestic": false
},{ 
"startDate": {"date"      :"2019-03-04T12:45:24+13:00",
              "type"      :"d MMM y",
              "trimester" :"1"},
"applyDate": { "date"     :"2019-01-20T00:00:00+13:00",
               "type"      :"d MMM y",
               "trimester" :"1"},
"international": false,
"domestic": true
},{ 
"startDate": {"date"      :"2019-03-04T12:45:24+13:00",
              "type"      :"d MMM y",
              "trimester" :"1"},
"applyDate": { "date"     :"2018-12-01T00:00:00+13:00",
               "type"      :"d MMM y",
               "trimester" :"1"},
"international": true,
"domestic": false
},

 {}]
        },
        "fees" : {
            "contentType" : "fees",
            "heading"     : "",
            "content"     : ""
        }
    }
},

...

Code Block

language	js

{
    "contentType" : "postgrad-apply",
    "content"     : {
        "startStudying" : {
            "type"     : "keyDatesSet",
            "heading"  : "Start Studying",
            "appendix" : "",
            
            "keyDatesSet"            : [ { 
"startDate": {"date"      :"2018-03-05T12:45:24+13:00",
              "type"      :"d MMM y",
              "trimester" :"1"},
"applyDate": { "date"     :"2018-01-20T00:00:00+13:00",
               "type"      :"d MMM y",
               "trimester" :"1"},
"international": false,
"domestic": true
},{ 
"startDate": {"date"      :"2018-03-05T12:45:24+13:00",
              "type"      :"d MMM y",
              "trimester" :"1"},
"applyDate": { "date"     :"2017-12-01T00:00:00+13:00",
               "type"      :"d MMM y",
               "trimester" :"1"},
"international": true,
"domestic": false
},{ 
"startDate": {"date"      :"2019-03-04T12:45:24+13:00",
              "type"      :"d MMM y",
              "trimester" :"1"},
"applyDate": { "date"     :"2019-01-20T00:00:00+13:00",
               "type"      :"d MMM y",
               "trimester" :"1"},
"international": false,
"domestic": true
},{ 
"startDate": {"date"      :"2019-03-04T12:45:24+13:00",
              "type"      :"d MMM y",
              "trimester" :"1"},
"applyDate": { "date"     :"2018-12-01T00:00:00+13:00",
               "type"      :"d MMM y",
               "trimester" :"1"},
"international": true,
"domestic": false
},

 {}]
        },
        "fees" : {
            "contentType" : "fees",
            "heading"     : "",
            "content"     : ""
        }
    }
}

Repeat this for all Apply pages within the programme or qual subjects.

Note

Application of static key date set content implies that keydatesets have been applied and the keydateset JSON block has been applied also.

Maintaining / Updating Keydate static content

When Keydates need to be updated you need to do the following:

1) Add the below code block to the parent about page, then preview in squiz to get the keydateset output (i.e. add to About under Bachelor of Arts, then preview the Bachelor of Arts folder in squiz)

2) Copy this keydateset block in to subjects / majors where needed

3) Where there is a unique start / apply date set for the subject or major that differs from the parent qual / degree, you need to add the same block of code below to the Apply page of the subject / major, preview the parent qual and copy and paste the output in.

4) Remove 3) if used

5) Remove 1 if used

6) Test

Code Block

{
    "contentType"   : "postgrad-apply",
    "trimestercontent"  :"1"}, "international": false, "domestic": true },{
 "startDate": {"date"      :"2019-03-04T12:45:24+13:00",
 "startStudying" : {
            "type"     : :"d MMM ykeyDatesSet",
 
            "trimesterheading"  : "1Start studying"},
"applyDate": { "date"
            "appendix" :"2018-12-01T00:00:00+13:00 "",
            
  "type"      :"d MMM y",     "keyDatesSet"           "trimester" :"1"},
"international": true,
"domestic": false
},

 [ %asset_parent^as_asset:asset_metadata_keyDateSet^as_asset:asset_contents^replace_keywords:empty:{asset_parent^as_asset:asset_metadata_parentProgramme^as_asset:asset_metadata_keyDateSet^as_asset:asset_contents}% {}]
        },
        "fees" : {
            "contentType" : "fees",
            "heading"     : "",
            "content"     : ""
        }
    }
}

Repeat this for all Apply pages within the programme or qual subjects.

Note

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Key

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours

Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Master of Science by coursework and thesis

Master of Fine Arts Creative Practice

Master of Arts 120

Master of Arts 180

Sample

Graduate Diploma in Arts

Graduate Diploma in Science

Sample

Note

Maintaining / Updating Keydate static content

Note

Related reading

Page Comparison

Versions Compared

Old Version 12

New Version Current

Key

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours

Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Master of Science by coursework and thesis

Master of Fine Arts Creative Practice

Master of Arts 120

Master of Arts 180

Sample

Graduate Diploma in Arts

Graduate Diploma in Science

Sample

Note

Maintaining / Updating Keydate static content

Note

Related reading