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eCRV Technical Updates

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Release Notes

March 28, 2024

County/City Applications and Web Services: 

  • D43 Residential - Nonhomestead - Qualifying Low Income Rental Housing and 
  • D44 Residential - Homestead - Community Land Trust. 

Schema Changes:

  • Add D43 Residential - Nonhomestead - Qualifying Low Income Rental Housing
  • Add D44 Residential - Homestead - Community Land Trust

File changes:

  • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
  • DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • DownloadService.wsdl
  • RouteService.wsdl
  • SearchService.wsdl
  • UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
  • UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
  • UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadPropertyTypeCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadService.wsdl

March 7, 2024

Submitter and County/City Applications:

  • Search by study year selections will now be descending instead of ascending.
  • What is included in this sale question will now also be shown in the County tab, County Data subtab. This field can be seen and edited there as well as the Property Tab.
  • The change of rejection code from "07b - Renovation" to "07b - Renovation for imminent resale (flip)" which will also impact Web Services.

Schema Changes:

  • Change of rejection code from "07b - Renovation" to "07b - Renovation for imminent resale (flip)"

File changes:

  • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
  • DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • DownloadService.wsdl
  • RouteService.wsdl
  • SearchService.wsdl
  • UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
  • UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
  • UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadPropertyTypeCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadService.wsdl

May 18, 2023  

Submitter and City/County applications:

  • Deeded Acres and Tillable Acres added to County Search Results Table
  • Accessibility enhancements added to site pop-ups

Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for new city codes in Dakota County, the removal of a property type group, and addition of a property use.

Schema changes:

  • Changed the name of one of the rejection reasons from "Not Typical Market" to "Non-open Market that Results in a Non-typical Sale"
  • Added new simple data type positiveInteger9 to allow 0 as value for land/building value upload
  • Short Term Rental property type group removed
  • Short Term Rental property use added (under Residential property use group)
  • The city name for the current Empire code (0005) is changed from “Empire” to “Empire TWP” for Dakota County
  • Added a new city "Empire" (2100) for Dakota County

File changes:

  • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
  • uploadPropertyTypeCountyService.xsd
  • DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • DownloadService.wsdl
  • RouteService.wsdl
  • SearchService.wsdl
  • UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
  • UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
  • UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadPropertyTypeCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadService.wsdl
  • cityTownShips.xsd
  • mnCities.xsd

September 15, 2022  

Submitter and City/County applications:

  • Decimals were removed from all currency fields.
  • Use code verification checkbox no longer required when transferring to State.
  • Previous/Next button added to the bottom of county processing page.
  • Conservators Deed added to Deed Type.
  • Personal Property Description and Legal Description inputs are now scrollable.
  • Accessibility enhancements added to the submitter application.

Web Services:

  • Upload Property Types service was added.

Schema changes:

  • Added "Conservators Deed" to Deed Type list
  • Added school district code #2910 Ada-Borup-West for Norman and Clay counties
  • Added upload property type service

File changes:

  • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
  • DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • DownloadService.wsdl
  • RouteService.wsdl
  • SearchService.wsdl
  • UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
  • UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
  • UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadService.wsdl
  • schoolDistricts.xsd
  • uploadPropertyTypeCountyService.xsd (new)
  • UploadPropertyTypeCountyService.wsdl (new)

March 17, 2022  

Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for new city codes in Stearns and Pope Counties. The changes will be in Production on Thursday, March 17th, and include:

Schema changes:

  • New city code 9800 - Brooten was added to Stearns County, the existing code 0400 - Brooten was removed
  • New city code 9800 - Brooten was added to Pope County

File changes:

  • cityTownShips.xsd
  • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd

October 12, 2021

Updates to Submitter and City/County applications:

Feature added:

  • Revised question on the supplementary tab of the Submitter application to document the relationship of the buyer/seller if any.
  • New drop-down list will appear to select the type of relationship. If the applicable relationship is not listed, the user may select "other" and describe the relationship in a text box. 
  • Submitter selection(s) and any additional text are also added to the UI display in the matching location in the County, City and State applications. 

July 9, 2021  

Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for new city codes in Scott and Dodge Counties and new property type Utility/Pipeline. The sandbox is available for testing beginning July 9, 2021. The changes will be in Production on Wednesday, July 28th, and include:

Schema changes:

  • New city code 1100 - Credit River was added to Scott County, the existing code 0004 - Credit River was renamed to Credit River TWP
  • City code 7100 - Blooming Prairie was added to Dodge county (note: this change is already in production, this new code is now added to the schema files)
  • New property type Utility/Pipeline – Transportation Pipeline with property type code K75 is added for property type group Public Utility
  • All Property Type codes that contain “Public Utility” are updated to “Utility/Pipeline”

File changes:

  • cityTownShips.xsd
  • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
  • mnCities.xsd
  • DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • DownloadService.wsdl
  • RouteService.wsdl
  • SearchService.wsdl
  • UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
  • UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
  • UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadService.wsdl

November 10, 2020  

eCRV 2018-2020 System Upgrade Project Complete.
The eCRV 2018-2020 System Upgrade Project upgraded eCRV security and enhanced all eCRV applications. Project application releases:
  • Public Search - completed 2018
  • Submit - completed 2019
  • County, City - completed 2019
  • State - completed 2019
  • Web Services - completed 2020
  • Weekly Sales Extracts - completed 2020

October 15, 2020

Web Services:
The Web Services application includes changes required for new city and school district codes. The sandbox is available for testing beginning October 15, 2020. The changes will be in Production on Thursday, November 12th, and include:

Schema Changes

  • Added city code: 5300 for new city Shorewood to Carver county
  • Added school district code: 2090 for new school Rock Ridge to county St Louis

File Changes

  • MN CityTown Code (cityTownShips.xsd)
  • School District Id (schoolDistricts.xsd)

October 12, 2020

The Sales Extract Schema was updated. XML Schema 3 is now available to extract users for testing from October 12 to November 2, 2020. Extract files for testing and transition are posted weekly in the eCRV Weekly Sales Extract virtual room. Schema 3 will be required for all extracts on or after November 9, 2020.

June 18, 2020

Update to City/County application:

  • Defect Fixed: 
    • Workflow Events comments log displays comments entered by City/County in the transfer comment box, for City/County transfer of eCRV to State

March 2020

Planned shut down of former Web Services security system is now scheduled for April 30, 2020.

January 16, 2020

Open testing for final Web Services Security Update set for January 16 to March 30, 2020. This provides a window to update and test the security update for all web service interface with eCRV systems.  All County/City/Vendor IT services are requested to exercise the API between your systems and the eCRV test region. New URLs, system logins and Passwords are required.

Resource Guide needed for January 2020 updated web services: https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/guide/ecrv-web-services-api

Notice: Planned shut down of old security system is scheduled for March 30, 2020.

December 12, 2019

Updates to City/County application:

  • Removed Routing & Tags alert message
  • Added login password expiration reminder
  • Corrected eCRV summary Exempt indicator
     

Advance Notice: There will be open testing for the final Web Services Security Update Mid January to Mid February.  

November 14, 2019

Updates to City/County application:

  • Defects Fixed:
    • Allow a negative Sales Adjustment amount
    • Pre-populated assessment year value displays sale date year
  • Feature added:

Additional Changes:

  • Preliminary and Final PID labels updated in Public Search and Submit applications
  • All Delinquent Special Assessment Labels updated in all applications

October 31, 2019

The Web Services application changes published on September 20, 2019, moved to production at 9 a.m. today. For details of the changes, see the September 20 update.

The eCRV City/County applications will be updated with the following:

  • Short Term Rental is added as an option for Property Type Group
  • Property type Blind/Disabled Homestead is changed to Homestead for Persons who are Blind or have a Disability

October 17, 2019

Updates to City/County application:

  • Defects Fixed:
    • Updated 2a 2b tables allow values over $999,999.99
    • Balloon Payment Date “future only” date restriction removed
    • Parcel Count column included in Export Search Results List
    • Enabled City application Export Search Results List
  • Additional Changes:
    • County Study “Reject” requires selection of a Rejection Reason
    • Ability to search by “None” on Side Tasks and Tags
  • Feature added:
    • Basic Compare Version feature

Published on September 20, 2019

Web Services:

The Web Services Schema will be updated in Production October 31, 2019, to accommodate 2020 Sales Ratio Criteria changes.

The following changes are available to test in the sandbox.

Schema Changes:

  • New element: The value "Short Term Rental" is added as an option for "Property Type Group"
  • Update: Current Property type "Blind/Disabled Homestead” is updated to a new value: "Homestead for Persons who are Blind or have a Disability”

File Changes 

  • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
  • DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • DownloadService.wsdl
  • RouteService.wsdl
  • SearchService.wsdl
  • UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
  • UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
  • UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadService.wsdl
     

Published on August 12, 2019

The Sales Extract Schema was updated. See July 30 notice for details.

Published on August 8, 2019

The Web Services application changes published on June 25, 2019, were moved to production. See the June 25 update for details of the changes.

Published on August 1, 2019

The eCRV County and City application upgrade is rolling out August-October, 2019. See the County and City Applications section for more information.

Published on July 30, 2019

The Sales Extract Schema to be updated on August 12, 2019, with the following changes:

  • Addition of element "deedTypeCde"
    • <xs:element name="deedTypeCde">
        <xs:simpleType>
         <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
          <xs:enumeration value=""/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="CONFORDEED"/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="LIMWARRNTY"/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="OTHER"/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="PERREPDEED"/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="PROBATE"/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="QUITCLAIM"/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="SPECWARNTY"/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="TRUSTEE"/>
                                      <xs:enumeration value="WARRNTY"/>
         </xs:restriction>
        </xs:simpleType>
       </xs:element>
  • Update to element "salesAgreementForm"
    • <xs:element name="salesAgreementForm">
        <xs:complexType>
         <xs:sequence>
          <xs:element ref="deedContractDate"/>
          <xs:element ref="totPurchaseAmt"/>
          <xs:element ref="downPmtEquity"/>
          <xs:element ref="sellerPdPts"/>
          <xs:element ref="specialAssesmtAmt"/>
          <xs:element ref="deedTypeCde"/>
          <xs:element ref="financeType"/>
          <xs:element ref="personalPropertyIncludedInTotal"/>
          <xs:element ref="didBuyerLease"/>
          <xs:element ref="didSellerLease"/>
          <xs:element ref="sellerLeaseMonths"/>
          <xs:element ref="guaranteeRentIncome"/>
          <xs:element ref="deedPayoff"/>
          <xs:element ref="buyerPartInterest"/>
          <xs:element ref="receivedInTrade"/>
          <xs:element ref="likeKindExchange"/>
          <xs:element ref="agreement2YrsOld"/>
          <xs:element ref="financeArrangements"/>
          <xs:element ref="personalProperties"/>
         </xs:sequence>
        </xs:complexType>
       </xs:element>

Update: Published on June 25, 2019

The sandbox will be open for testing June 27, 2019.

Web Services:

The Web Services application includes changes required for compatibility with the new eCRV County system. All changes since June 13 will be in Production on Thursday, August 8, and include:

Schema Changes
  • Add the Primary Parcel ID indicator field
    • Cpcy_ParcelCounty.Primary_ind
  • Accommodate expanded field sizes from varchar(250) to varchar(500)
    • Cpaj_PriceAdjustment.Notes_txt
  • Update list and descriptions of Rejection Reasons
    • Added reason “07b – Renovation” (Code value: RENOVATE)
    • Added reason “08b – Quit Claim Deed” (Code value: QUITDEED08)
  • Update list of Property Types
    • Changed “Agricultural - NonHomestead – Migrant” to “Agricultural - NonHomestead - Housing for Seasonal Workers”
    • Changed “Seasonal Residential Recreational - Ma & Pa Resort” to “Seasonal Residential Recreational - Commercial - Homesteaded Resorts”
File Changes
  • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
  • ecrvTypes.xsd
  • routeService.xsd
  • uploadCountyDataService.xsd
  • uploadParcelCountyService.xsd
  • uploadService.xsd
  • DeleteParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • DownloadService.wsdl
  • RouteService.wsdl
  • SearchService.wsdl
  • UpdatePropertyAttributeService.wsdl
  • UploadCountyDataService.wsdl
  • UploadParcelCountyService.wsdl
  • UploadService.wsdl

Update: Published on June 13, 2019

The following changes are available to test in the sandbox.

Web Services:

  • Schema to accommodate expanded field sizes
    • Modified from varchar(12) to varchar(254)
      • ccrv_CertifOfRealEstateValue.CRVLock_id
    • Modified from varchar(250) to varchar(500)
      • ccrv_CertifOfRealEstateValue.SubmitterComments
      • cpbs_PartyBuyerSeller.Notes
      • cssd_StudySuitabilityData.StateStudyRecommendedComment
      • cssd_StudySuitabilityData.NonListedComment
      • cssd_StudySuitabilityData.NonMarketPriceComment
      • cwfh_WorkflowHistory.Comments
    • Modified from varchar(250) to varchar(3000)
      • csrr_StudyRejectionReason.Comments
  • Files changed
    • ecrvBaseTypes.xsd
    • ecrvTypes.xsd
    • uploadCountyDataService.xsd
    • DownloadService.wsdl
    • UploadCountyDataService.wsdl

The upgraded eCRV Submit application is now live. Published on March 19, 2019.

Enhancements include:
  • Responsive web design
  • Collapsible/Expandable Form Sections
  • Dropdown menu for Deed Type
  • Info buttons responding to common questions
  • Reformatted currency fields
  • Re-structured PID entry
  • Re-structured Planned Use and Use Before Sale sections for clarity

Public Search Upgrade: Published on August 13, 2018. Public Search Upgrade (beta) published on July 12, 2018.

Public Search App:

  • New responsive web design
  • Improved search options:
    • Custom Search
      • Ability to search by date range (previously was one month at a time)
      • Ability to search by multiple counties
      • Ability to search by multiple jurisdictions within one county
      • Removed "Date Accepted" date option for searches
    • Search by Parcel ID
      • The system will display the county parcel ID format (no longer necessary to enter the formatting characters for a search)
    • Search by eCRV ID
  • Improved search results display table
    • Able to filter and sort the search results
    • Able to increase the number of results displayed on one page
    • Added "County" to the results table
    • Clicking on an eCRV ID will open the CRV in a new browser tab
  • Fixed defect where the Land and Building Values were not correctly displayed on a completed CRV
  • Legal description attachments can be opened from the search results
  • Search results are limited to 500 (need to refine search if it exceeds 500)​
  • Print Page

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