Week 11 Update: Graduate Applicant Rejection Feature Progress

Breakthrough in Frontend-Backend Integration

This week marks a significant turning point in our development of the graduate applicant "Reject Anytime" feature. After encountering persistent state management issues where rejection status would revert upon page refresh, our team has identified and implemented a solution that leverages existing system architecture rather than creating new components.

Technical Discovery

The breakthrough came when our development team conducted a deeper analysis of the database schema and discovered that the application was already using a status_id field to track different stages of graduate applications. This field serves as the central source for an applicant's current status in the system.

The issue stemmed from our frontend implementation not properly utilizing this existing field. Instead of creating a new data structure to track rejection status, we've now modified our approach to leverage the established status_id pattern

Integration Strategy

This discovery allows us to:

1. Retain all the backend rejection functionality we've already implemented
2. Simplify the frontend implementation by using existing status management patterns
3. Ensure persistence across page refreshes since the status is properly stored in the database
4. Maintain consistency with the existing application workflow

The team is particularly excited about this approach as it represents a more elegant solution that aligns with established system patterns rather than introducing new complexity.

Sprint Backlog List

Objective: Finalize frontend integration with backend status_id implementation for persistent state management.

Looking Ahead

With this breakthrough in understanding the frontend-backend interaction model, we're now positioned to finalize the feature implementation. Next steps include documenting the status workflow for future developers.

This experience has provided valuable insights into the existing system architecture that will benefit future feature development beyond just the current rejection functionality.