The PeopleSoft 8.9 upgrade was completed on time at the beginning of August. The successful completion of this project was due in large part to the heroic efforts of some iCIT staff and members of the user community. In reviewing this project, it was agreed that future projects would benefit from engaging in better planning. While the sacrifice and hard work of a few team member is very appreciated, better planning for future projects should minimize the need for such heroic efforts.
PeopleSoft 8.9 Upgrade Wrapping Up
PeopleSoft 8.9 went live on Monday, August 7th. There were some initial challenges with getting TouchNet up and running; specifically with the processing of student payments. These issues were resolved and TouchNet is now fully functional. As other smaller issues have been identified, AIS and NOC staff have been working to resolve them. Meanwhile, programmers are working diligently on completing the modifications that were not initially implemented. These modifications are expected to be ready for the commencement of the Fall ’06 semester.
PS 8.9 Available to Campus
WINS/Student Administration & HR system is available to campus again following a major system upgrade. Users will notice a new look and a change in navigation for the system. Links to system pages are listed on the left hand side of the navigation page. Students will click on the Student Center link and faculty will click on the Faculty Center link to open their system pages.
PeopleSoft 8.9 Upgrade
The AIS & NOC units of iCIT are working with offices across campus on the upgrade to PS 8.9 and related systems, which is scheduled for the end of this month. A development environment has been in place since April, allowing the developers to reapply existing modifications and correct issues encountered by the customer offices doing the testing. Beginning in July, migrations of these changes to a pre-production, quality assurance environment began. Customer offices are in the process of verifying system function in QUA now. Plans are underway for the production upgrade. The final practice run to determine time estimates is being conducted by the NOC staff.
Several important issues are still being worked on, the most critical one being Student Financial refunding. iCIT and Student Financials are jointly working with PeopleSoft to resolve this issue. Because this functionality is key to the operation of the university, a resolution is needed or the upgrade may be postponed.
The Registrar’s Office is working on web-based tutorials for both faculty and students. They will also be conducting a training session with Helpdesk and General Access Lab staff and student assistants on August 1st.