All Announcements

June and July FIN UL Meetings and Action Items - 05/31/11

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

Financials System Upgrade - August 2011 - 05/24/11

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

Unofficial Information Available in Third Week Count Data Set - 05/24/11

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

Getting ready- unit prep activities - 05/17/11

During March, Unit Liaisons provided information on over 90 supplemental and shadow systems across campus. The project team is compiling that data with other information on more than 150 interfaces, legacy batch jobs, and reports that schools/colleges/units use to support... More

Looking Ahead for Go Live - 05/17/11

The following presentation illustrates how preparation activities fit on the project timeline (shown by calendar year). Go Live is scheduled for Spring 2012. Training, unit preparations, and other communications will be more intensive as we get closer to our Go... More

Successful Update to BusinessObjects WebI - 05/17/11

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

Update to BusinessObjects this Weekend - 05/11/11

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 2011 Business is Closed - 05/06/11

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

BITV#20: CTools for Project Management and Collaboration - 05/05/11

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

Reminder: Final DBE Workflow Interchange - 05/03/11

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

Now Available: WINTER 2011 Teaching Evaluations Reports - 04/25/11

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

New! Travel Registry Enhancements - 04/15/11

Recent enhancements to the M-Pathways Travel Registry are detailed below, including information on new tools added, new usability enhancements implemented and supporting documentation.

New Tools

Search and Communicate – This new query tool allows you to search for travelers who have registered... More

March 2011 Business Closed - 04/07/11

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

Unofficial Information Available in CRAS Data Set - 03/23/11

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

RSA Investigating Cyber Attack - 03/18/11

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

Textbook Order Entry Timeline for Fall 2011 - 03/14/11

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 2011 Business Closed - 03/08/11

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

NEW! Rackham Degree Reporting Data Added to the Student Records Data Set (SA03) - 03/07/11

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

Introduction to Yammer - 03/04/11

Yammer is an informal online network. Many staff and faculty use Yammer to share information and/or resources related to their work. The Development Unit Liaison program created a special Yammer group. It is an online forum where Development ULs can... More

Notify Instructors: Review Winter 2011 End-of-Course Teaching Evaluations - 03/03/11

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

Official Term Information Available in CRAS Data Set - 03/02/11

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

Update for Regents - 02/22/11

Jerry May submitted a report for Regents regarding DART project progress. Regents received the report for their February 2011 meeting. It provided important information on how DART aids lifelong engagement and harnesses the power of a collective university. A copy... More

New workspace for DART teams - 02/22/11

The team is settling into their new space at 500 East Washington. They will share the space with the M-Community team. However, there are plenty of conference rooms and offices to support the team’s collaborative work style. Below are some... More

The leap from DAC to DART... - 02/22/11

Is actually a migration. Its success is largely dependent on a larger, university-wide effort to improve the quality and use of data. DART is just one of several areas making progress. Chrissi Rawak presented the following slides on Information Excellence... More

NEW Automated Class Permissions and Wait List Purge - 02/21/11

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