The Snapp v3.0 RFC for 2017-2018 is closed.
Thank you to everyone who participated.

Scholar Snapp v3.0 and the accompanying Snapp Data Standard are scheduled for release on May 15, 2017. In advance of the release, the Snapp team is holding held a request for comments period, during which input and improvements are being were solicited from current and prospective implementers.

The RFC period has closed, but we welcome feedback any time. If you are a current or prospective implementer of the Snapp Data Standard or the Snapp Central API and would like to provide input or if you would like to be included in the next RFC, please send a note to ContactUs@dellscholarsGovernance@scholarsnapp.org with your contact information.

Current Status

A preliminary draft version of the Snapp Data Standard designated v3.0a will be available on February 28. of proposed changes is available here.

See the Snapp v3.0 RFC Notes section for details and links to additional materialadditional detail about the feedback we've heard to date, and the open questions for the next revision.

Key Dates

• February 1, 2017. RFC period open.
• February 28, 2017. Snapp Data Standard v3.0a RFC released. This is was the first draft of a revised XSD. The draft will contain an initial set of proposed changes based on input and comment from the 2016–2017 application cycle. The release will be accompanied by discussion points regarding additional proposed changes that are not straightforward or are of uncertain value to the community at large, and was expanded into the v3.0b RFC version.
• March 31, 2017. Snapp Data Standard v3.0b RFC released. This File download and release notes are available here. This is the second draft of a revised XSD. This draft will contain contains additional proposed revisions and will incorporate feedbackincorporates feedback from the first draft.
• April 1428, 2017. RFC input period closesclosed. Bugs and critical issues will be fixed after this point, and non-breaking changes may be added, but major changes to the standard should be complete.
• May 15, 2017. Snapp Data Standard v3.0 finalized and released.

Resources

• Scholar Snapp Public Website (overview of the Snapp program)
• Snapp JIRA Tracking (contains changes and detail; login required)
• Snapp XSD on GitHub (contains latest draft of RFC material; login required)
• Snapp XSD v2.0 on Snapp.org (the latest stable release, useful for comparison)