In an effort to continually improve and align processes, new features have been added to the DBE Workflow pages. The new features ensure that the two current workflow processes, DBE and Additional Pay, look and function very similarly.
Approval Groups and... More>
To view the current financial status for your project/grants, access M-Reports on Wolverine Access http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu/reporting_secondary.jsp.
The navigation path is: University Business > Reporting > M-Reports. Once in M-Reports, click the appropriate tab(s), as follows, to view your reports:
--... More>
August business closed on Thursday,September 8, 2011. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of Friday, September 9, 2011.
To run the monthly financial... More>
You are receiving this email because you are a member of the HRMS UL or HRCG email groups or you have a security role in HRMS M-Pathways that permits you to view and update Additional Pay data.
Effective... More>
The data in the M-Pathways CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Spring 2011, Spring-Summer 2011, and Summer 2011 are official as of September 6, 2011. You may use the data as necessary and/or use the queries... More>
The data entry fields on the M-Pathways Timesheet will be grayed-out for select student employees in the current biweekly pay period, which began September 4, 2011. This is because their Workgroups changed from Temporary to Workstudy effective Tuesday, September 6.
If... More>
On August 21, 2011, temporary appointment records that had not received payment for at least six months prior to August 21, 2011, were automatically terminated.
AUTOMATIC TERMINATION OF INACTIVE TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS PROCESS
To increase system efficiency and reduce the amount... More>
Go Mobile With CTools!
A version of CTools for smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices is now available to the U-M community. CTools Mobile provides an optimized view of CTools sites, allowing users to interact with course and project sites... More>
The v.9.1 upgrade to the M-Pathways Financials and Physical Resources system completed successfully as of Tuesday, August 9 at 7:00 AM. FINPROD is now available for your use.
Some of the key changes to... More>
To view the current financial status for your project/grants, access M-Reports on Wolverine Access http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu/reporting_secondary.jsp.
The navigation path is: University Business > Reporting > M-Reports. Once in M-Reports, click the appropriate tab(s), as follows, to view your reports:
--... More>
You now have the option to sort employees on the Timesheet search page by last name.
Before you click the Get Employees button, select the Sort by Last Name checkbox to receive search results for employees in last name order. If... More>
Reminder! M-Pathways eProcurement will be unavailable beginning on Thursday, August 4, at 5:00 PM through Tuesday, August 9, at 7:00 AM to upgrade to v.9.1. M-marketsite access from eProcurement will not be available during that time.
The M-Pathways Financials and Physical Resources (FINPROD) system will be unavailable from Thursday, August 4, at 5 PM through Tuesday, August 9, at 7:00 AM to upgrade to v.9.1.
How Does This Impact Me?
FINPROD will not be available for business... More>
As of August 9, 2011, the format of the Data Warehouse data dictionaries is changing to prepare for future Data Warehouse data sets. These changes will impact both the data model diagrams and text portions of the dictionaries for all... More>
The Summer 2011 data in the M-Pathways Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe, which was captured as of the end of business on July 19, is now official. You may use the predefined queries in... More>
Facility and room characteristics lookup information in the M-Pathways Student Administration & Human Resource system will be unavailable Thursday, August 4, at 5:00 p.m through Tuesday, August 9, at 7:00 a.m. to support the M-Pathways Financials and Physical Resources system... More>
To view the current financial status for your project/grants, access M-Reports on Wolverine Access http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu/reporting_secondary.jsp.
The navigation path is: University Business > Reporting > M-Reports. Once in M-Reports, click the appropriate tab(s), as follows, to view your reports:
--... More>
Year-end and June business closed on July 19, 2011. FINODS, the Financial data set, and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of July 20, 2011.
To run the monthly financial reports from... More>
The data in the Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe for Summer 2011 was extracted and loaded on July 20, 2011. As soon as the data has been checked for accuracy, an e-mail will be... More>
The new "Financial Aid Disbursement Calendar for Aid Year 2012" is now available.
Select "2011-2012 Disbursement Calendar" from the bottom of the Financial Aid Forms and Instructions page at:
http://www.mais.umich.edu/student/faforms.html
The calendar includes charts for each Disbursement Plan, with the anticipated... More>
ITS will upgrade the M-Pathways Financials and Physical Resources system to v.9.1 beginning on Thursday, August 4, at 5:00 p.m. through Tuesday, August 9, at 7:00 a.m. FINPROD will be unavailable during that time.
How Does This Impact Me?
The MCommunity implementation, which is replacing the U-M Online Directory, is starting Thursday, July 14, at 5:00 p.m. and will continue until Monday, July 18 at 7:00 a.m. During this time, uniqname self-registration, assignment, and Kerberos password resets will be... More>
A security change requires the removal of the PSOPRDEFN table used in public and private queries. The table is being removed because it contains a password value for each oprid in M-Pathways. A new view has been created (M_HE_OPRDEFN_VW) that... More>
The Regents approved the actual tuition rates for the 2011-2012 academic year at their June meeting. This enabled the following tasks to be completed in M-Pathways:
-- Financial aid budgets have been updated with the actual tuition rates. The tuition component... More>
The data in the CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Spring-Summer 2011 was loaded on June 28, 2011. The Office of Budget and Planning is performing a series of data checks and adjustments that may significantly... More>
Hello, I am writing to inform you of a service interruption scheduled for 1:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., Saturday, July 2, that will affect the CTools system.
During this service interruption, the database that supports CTools will be upgraded for... More>
The data in the CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Spring 2011 was loaded on June 23, 2011. The Office of Budget and Planning is performing a series of data checks and adjustments that may significantly... More>
The Spring/Summer 2011 data in the M-Pathways Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe, which was captured as of the end of business on May 23, 2011, is now official. You may use the predefined queries... More>
May business closed on June 6, 2011. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of June 7, 2011.
To run the monthly financial reports from FINODS, see... More>
The latest HRMS Update is on My LINC, and it contains information about:
• DBE Workflow – Deadline June 30, 2011
• New Estimated Retirement Date Page Added in Employee Business
• Non Student Temporary and Enhancements Added to MPathways... More>
May business closed on June 6, 2011. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of June 7, 2011.
U-M now closes the Accounting Period on the fourth... More>
ITS is aware of several systemic problems regarding our BusinessObjects environment, specifically performance issues. Working with our vendor, we have planned several initiatives to fix these problems over the next 18 months. You can find details of our issues and... More>
The June 15, 2011, FIN UL meeting is canceled. But the July 20 meeting is on, as scheduled. The July agenda is not yet finalized, but we recommend you attend to get just-in-time information about the Financials/Physical Resources 9.1upgrade, which... More>
ITS is upgrading the M-Pathways Financials and Physical Resources System to version 9.1 on August 9, 2011. Work on the upgrade is well underway, and we are partnering with business process owners and units to ensure a smooth transition.
What... More>
The data in the Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe for Spring 2011 and Spring-Summer 2011 was extracted and loaded on May 24, 2011. As soon as the data has been checked for accuracy, an... More>
On Monday, May 16, 2011, ITS successfully updated the current version of BusinessObjects WebI. Enhancements include query on query (filter a query on the results of a query from a different data set) and the ability to fold breaks and... More>
This is a reminder that ITS is preparing to update the current version of BusinessObjects WebI this weekend. BusinessObjects will be unavailable from 8:30 p.m., Friday, May 13, to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 15, while ITS completes the update. This... More>
April business closed on May 5, 2011. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of May 6, 2011.
U-M now closes the Accounting Period on the fourth... More>
Think CTools is just for teaching? In addition to teaching and learning tools, CTools offers a rich set of communication, authoring, and management features with practical application in a wide range of projects and work tasks. To learn more and... More>
This is a reminder that the final DBE Workflow Interchange will take place on Wednesday, May 4, from 2-3pm at the UMHS Ford Auditorium.
The new process enables units to enter data for distribution and short code changes directly into M-Pathways.... More>
E&E is now part of the Office of the Registrar! Future e-mail communications will come from OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR - EVALUATIONS ro.evaluations@umich.edu
Now Available: WINTER 2011 Teaching Evaluations Reports
Winter 2011 end-of-course Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in Wolverine... More>
Recent enhancements to the M-Pathways Travel Registry are detailed below, including information on new tools added, new usability enhancements implemented and supporting documentation.
Search and Communicate – This new query tool allows you to search for travelers who have registered... More>
March business closed on April 6, 2011. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of April 7, 2011.
U-M now closes the Accounting Period on the fourth... More>
The data in the CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Winter 2011 was loaded on March 22, 2011. The Office of Budget and Planning is performing a series of data checks and adjustments that may significantly... More>
The University of Michigan utilizes RSA tokens in our 2-factor authentication (i.e., MToken) for access to sensitive systems. Recently, RSA publicly announced that they were the victim of an extremely sophisticated cyber attack. It appears that some information stolen from... More>
It is time to begin entering Fall 2011 textbook information!
Textbook data, entered by Faculty in Wolverine Access or by Staff in the Curriculum Management Textbook pages, is available for students to view in Wolverine Access and CTools on... More>
February business closed on March 7, 2011. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of March 7, 2011.
To run the monthly financial reports from FINODS, see... More>
The Student Records data set in the U-M Data Warehouse and the associated BusinessObjects universe (SA03) were recently updated to include Rackham degree reporting data that will assist with reporting on Rackham time to degree and/or candidacy. The data set... More>
If your department has ordered Winter 2011 end-of-course teaching evaluations, please notify your instructors that their evaluations are ready for review in Wolverine Access > Faculty Business > Faculty Center.
If your department has not completed evaluation orders, please... More>
The data in the M-Pathways CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Fall 2010 are official as of February 24, 2011. You may use the data as necessary and/or use the queries in the BusinessObjects UM-Maintained reports... More>
Beginning with the Spring 2011 term, the following system enhancements have been implemented:
-- Class permissions can be automatically issued to waitlisted students as seats become available. This is optional and is setup on each class section. The class permission... More>
Beginning with the Spring 2011 term, the following system enhancements have been implemented:
-- Curriculum Maintainers now have the option to automate the issuance of class permissions for waitlisted students at the class section level.
-- Students are automatically... More>
On February 15, 2011, temporary appointment records that had not received payment for at least six months prior to February 15, 2011, were automatically terminated.
Automatic Termination of Inactive Temporary Appointments Process:
To increase system efficiency and reduce the... More>
To view the current financial status for your project/grants, access M-Reports on Wolverine Access http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu/reporting_secondary.jsp.
The navigation path is: University Business > Reporting > M-Reports. Once in M-Reports, click the appropriate tab(s), as follows, to view your reports:
--... More>
The Winter 2011 data in the M-Pathways Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe, which was captured as of the end of business on January 25, 2011, is now official. You may use the predefined queries... More>
January business closed on February 7, 2011. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of February 7, 2011.
To run the monthly financial reports from FINODS, see... More>
Departmental administrative staff should complete orders for Winter 2011 end-of-course teaching evaluations in M-Pathways by Monday, February 21, 2011.
After completing your orders, please notify instructors that their evaluations are ready for review in Wolverine Access Faculty Center.... More>
The Third Week Count Data Set (SA05) has been updated to exclude data for individuals in the Post-Graduate Medicine and Visiting Scholars programs. All future terms will exclude individual counts from these programs. You were notified in September of this... More>
The data in the Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe for Winter 2011 was extracted and loaded on January 26, 2011. As soon as the data has been checked for accuracy, an e-mail will be... More>
December business closed on January 7, 2011. FINODS was refreshed earlier Saturday, January 8, 2011. The Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed on Sunday, January 9, 2011.
To run the monthly... More>
To view the current financial status for your project/grants, access M-Reports on Wolverine Access http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu/reporting_secondary.jsp.
The navigation path is: University Business > Reporting > M-Reports. Once in M-Reports, click the appropriate tab(s), as follows, to view your reports:
-- If... More>
The data in the CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Fall 2010 was loaded on November 16, 2010. The Office of Budget and Planning is performing a series of data checks and adjustments that may significantly... More>
Fall 2010 end-of-course Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in Wolverine Access > Faculty Business > Faculty Center.
Note: To view reports, the grade roster status for the class must be 'Posted'. For more information on grade rosters, see the... More>
The issue that prevented Visa/Permit data records without an Issue Date from being entered/updated has been resolved. The Issue Date is now blank by default and does not have to be populated to save the record.
-- For HR I-9... More>
Recent changes in archiving teaching evaluation reports are detailed below.
New! Instructor with Comments Reports from Winter 2009 through Summer 2010 will be available in Wolverine Access > Faculty Business > Faculty Center on December 15, 2010. The reports for these... More>
The survey regarding payroll estimates will be open until December 10. Please
take a few minutes to complete the survey, if you have not yet responded. Your
feedback will help ensure the university provides you with meaningful data.... More>
New information is available in My LINC for Self-Service Time Approvers and the Electronic Timekeepers in self-service time entry departments. Please review the Time Entry and Approval Tips – December 2010 document in My LINC to learn how you... More>
ITS is working to resolve all issues related to imaged documents and student applications. Daily conference calls have been moved to a new format that includes CollegeNet. If you need additional information regarding the new conference calls, please... More>
The eResearch Regulatory Management team has received numerous reports of the Printer Friendly Version (PFV) of eResearch submissions not rendering. These reports have come mainly from the Medical Campus and Health System from people using Internet Explorer version 7. We... More>
The eResearch Regulatory Management system was updated to Release 2.5 on Monday, November 22. Many of the updates implemented were for the new AAHRRP site visitor role. In addition, some form text changes were made and the Documents Tab was... More>
You are invited to "attend" a live 30-minute Business Intelligence TV (BITV) webinar on Thursday, December 2, from 9:00-9:30 a.m.
JoAnn Peraino (LS&A) will demonstrate the new M-Reports enrollment trend reports. Learn how to view the overall trend of a specific... More>
The deadline to enter Winter 2011 textbook information into the Wolverine Access Faculty Center or M-Pathways Textbook pages is November 25, 2010.
Entering textbook information by this date ensures orders will be processed at participating bookstores and assist... More>
October business closed on Friday, November 5, 2010. FINODS was refreshed on Saturday, November 6, 2010. The Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed on Sunday, November 7, 2010.
To run the monthly... More>
M-marketsite has updated its Shopping Cart. After selecting items and clicking the cart link you will work with two streamlined pages:
1. -- The Shopping Cart page allows you to review the items in your cart prior to placing... More>
The Reported Hours Summary section at the bottom of the Timesheet page has been enhanced to show a break-down of hours by Time Reporting Code. You can review the summary and verify the amounts and Time Reporting Codes are... More>
The Fall 2010 data in the M-Pathways Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe, which was captured as of the end of business on September 27, 2010, is now official. You may use the predefined queries... More>
Greetings Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the Office of Financial Analysis set and approved prices for ITS Storage Services and Desktop Virtualization. Please share this information with your unit's purchasing coordinator.
Effective November 1, 2010, ITS will start billing your unit... More>
Due to a recent software update, you cannot enter or update Visa/Permit data records with a blank Issue Date. Starting October 10, a workaround will default the Issue Date field to 01/01/1900 until this issue is resolved.
-- For HR... More>
September business closed on October 7, 2010. FINODS was refreshed earlier Friday, October 8, 2010. The Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed on Friday, October 8, 2010.
To run the monthly financial... More>
As a member of the global engagement or UM travel health insurance administration community, please plan to attend:
New Travel Registry Information Interchange
Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 10AM – Noon
Fourth Floor Rackham Amphitheatre, Rackham Building
Ann Arbor Campus
The interchange... More>
The new Additional Data table has been added to the U-M Data Warehouse Recruiting and Admissions data set (SA02) to support the M-Pathways Additional Data page implemented in July 2010. The data is from application questions and responses captured... More>
We are writing to describe a change in the categories of students that are being counted in our official enrollment reports effective with the Fall 2010 term. These changes are being made so that we are compliant with federal IPEDS... More>
The data in the Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe for Fall 2010 was extracted and loaded on September 28, 2010. As soon as the data has been checked for accuracy, an e-mail will be... More>
NEW! M-Pathways teaching evaluation ordering pages have been improved. See the Teaching Evaluation Overview of Changes for more information.
Departmental administrative staff should now complete orders for Fall 2010 end-of-course teaching evaluations in M-Pathways. See the updated ordering... More>
The eResearch Regulatory Management system will be unavailable from 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 24, to 7:00 a.m., Monday, September 27, 2010. During this time the system will be updated. System generated notifications, including expiration notices, that were scheduled to be... More>
The data in the M-Pathways CRAS data set and its associated CR01 BusinessObjects universe for Spring 2010, Spring-Summer 2010, and Summer 2010 are official as of September 8, 2010. You may use the data as necessary and/or use the queries... More>
On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, changes were applied to the Proposal Management Research data set. A number of new tables and data elements were added. For a summary of the changes, please refer to http://www.umich.edu/~eresinfo/erpm/datasetsept2010.html.
The Proposal Management data dictionary has... More>
The workaround that requires you to first click Submit on the Punch Timesheet is still required for punches made prior to 6:30 a.m. this morning, Wednesday, September 15.
The next time you open the Punch Timesheet for an employee, you... More>
The Student Records data set and the associated BusinessObjects universe (SA03) were recently updated to include exam and class meeting pattern data. The data set enhancements include:
1. New! CLASS_EXAM table
Class exam data is entered into M-Pathways Curriculum Management pages... More>
You are invited to “attend” a live 30-minute webinar on Gross Pay Register (GPR) payroll reports on Wednesday, September 22 from 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Matt Rose (ITS Payroll/Time & Labor) will demonstrate the different M-Pathways options for GPR payroll reports, from BusinessObjects... More>
Time entry fields on the M-Pathways Timesheet page will be grayed-out for select student employees in the current biweekly pay period. This impacts students whose workgroup changed from Temporary to Workstudy effective Tuesday, September 7, 2010. It also applies to... More>
The Research Proposal Management data set and its related BusinessObjects universe will be unavailable from 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 14 through 7:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 15, 2010. During this time modifications and enhancements will be applied.
No other data sets... More>
Spring/Summer and Summer 2010 Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in M-Pathways. See the ‘Run Teaching Evaluation Reports Step-by-Step Procedure’ on My LINC for instructions on running reports.
Note: Instructors were also notified by e-mail today. View the... More>
Teaching Evaluation Reports are now available in Wolverine Access > Faculty Business > Faculty Center.
Note: To view reports, the grade roster status for the class must be 'Posted'. For more information
on grade rosters, see the Grade... More>
We are pleased to announce that the ImageNow/WebNow v.6.4 upgrade was successfully completed on Saturday, August 14. All users will experience a few look and feel changes and two notable functional enhancements with this release:
-- The implementation of "View"... More>
This is a reminder about the ImageNow/WebNow upgrade. The upgrade period begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 13 and concludes at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, August 16. During this time, ImageNow/WebNow will be unavailable.
ACTION ITEM FOR WEBNOW USERS
--... More>
July business closed on August 6, 2010. FINODS, the Financial data set and the associated BusinessObjects universes in the U-M Data Warehouse were refreshed early in the morning of August 9, 2010.
New! You can now run the financial reports... More>
REPORTS ADDED
Two Accounts Receivable and Billing reports have been added to the group of reports included in the “SOA Reports by” processes:
-- The Statement of Receivables shows the open items/invoices and any activity (e.g., payments, write-offs) applied to... More>
The Summer 2010 data in the M-Pathways Third Week Count data set and its related SA05 BusinessObjects universe, which was captured as of the end of business on July 20, 2010, is now official. You may use the predefined queries... More>
A new page is available in M-Pathways Admission Entry and Admissions Maintenance. The Additional Data page:
-- Displays application questions and responses captured from admissions application forms. Questions differ based on application center.
-- Begins with Winter Term 2011... More>