All Announcements

09/30 Cut-off – Reminder for those involved with fundraising planning - 07/27/11

In the last newsletter, we announced a 9/30 cut-off date for changes to DAC. We need to minimize changes to DAC and other data as we get closer to Go Live. Introducing too many changes too close to Go Live... More

Volunteer Commitments Through Go Live - 07/27/11

We are charging ahead with the new Donor and Alumni Relationship Tool (DART) after a very busy and successful year of close collaboration across campus. Our current Go Live target is March 26, 2012 – when we expect everyone... More

DART Road Show - Get a glimpse of how DART works! - 07/27/11

Curious about the new Donor Alumni Relationship Tool (DART)? Register for a DART Road Show session and get a guided tour of the system, including updates since 2010. You’ll see how to:
—Navigate/get around different menus, screens, and pages
—View... More

Facility & Room Characteristics Information Unavailable Thursday, August 4, at 5:00 p.m. through Tuesday, August 9, at 7:00 a.m. - 07/27/11

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

Make a Note – Unit Liaison Program Management Change - 07/26/11

Hello Unit Liaisons,

I am pleased to announce that on August 1, 2011, the UL Program will have a new home in the ITS Performance Support team, led by Laurel Barnes. As most of you know, I have been the interim... More

Updated Project/Grant Financial Reports in M-Reports - 07/21/11

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/June Business Closed - 07/21/11

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

Unofficial Information Available in Third Week Count Data Set - 07/20/11

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

Financial Aid Disbursement Calendar for Aid Year 2012 Available - 07/13/11

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

M-Pathways Financials v9.1 Upgrade - 07/12/11

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?

• FINODS, U-M... More

Uniqname Assignment Unavailable and Impacts to eRecruit - 07/12/11

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

Removal of the PSOPRDEFN table for queries - 07/12/11

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

New! Online Study Abroad Program and Application Management System - 07/05/11

Hello Student Unit Liaisons, M-Compass is U-M's new online study abroad program and application management system. It tracks and manages the student global experience life cycle, from initial interest to program alumni status. Currently, M-Compass administration is only available... More

Tuition-Valued Awards Updated with Re-Budgeted Tuition Value - 07/05/11

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

Unofficial Information Available in CRAS Data Set - 07/05/11

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

CTools Outage July 2 from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. - 06/28/11

Hello Student Unit Liaisons, We wanted you to be aware that CTools and UM Lessons will be unavailable on July 2 from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. During this service interruption, the database that supports CTools will be upgraded... More

CTools Outage July 2 from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. - 06/28/11

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

Key deadline for major changes - 06/27/11

We need to minimize changes to DAC and other data as we get closer to Go Live. Introducing too many new changes too close to Go Live, jeopardizes our success. Therefore, new changes and/or modifications will stop after September 30,... More

Go Live Target: March 26, 2012 - 06/27/11

It is full speed ahead as we set forth on transition. Here is a highlight of current activities in some key areas: Unit preparations (including Unit Liaison activities), Comprehensive testing, and Data conversion.

DART Smart Highlight - 06/27/11

Highlighting improvements, best practices, and more. (Thanks for the suggestion, Dar Matthews!) This issue: Better tracking donor intent. Quick and easy views to see restrictions on the way gifts are spent.

Better tracking donor intent for gifts
We often need to... More

Unofficial Information Available in CRAS Data Set - 06/24/11

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

Official Information Available in Third Week Count Data Set - 06/10/11

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 2011 Business Closed - 06/09/11

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

HRMS Update, Issue #48, June 2011 - 06/09/11

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 2011 Business is Closed - 06/08/11

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