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M-Pathways SA & HRMS Upgrade

Changes and Benefits

Upgrade Changes and Benefits

Changes
     Student Administration Systems
     Human Resource Management Systems
     General
Benefits

Changes

Student Administration Systems

• Improved Data Integration Between Enrollment and Academic Requirements.
  • New integrated features will allow students and advisors to understand prior to enrollment how well selected classes will meet the student’s academic requirements.
    
    
• New “Center” Designs for SA self-service transactions.
  • Redesigned layout of Student Business, Teaching Support, New & Prospective Students and Parent/Family. 
    • Enhanced design with configurable links to other useful sites
    • Expanded self-service options and improved usability
    • Logical clustering of related transactions
    • Preview the Student Center page.
    • Preview the Faculty Center page.
    
    
• New Student Services Center.
  • Access to view key information about a student through the new Student Services Center which allows staff to ‘see what the student sees’ in self service transactions.
  • Preview the Student Services Center page

Human Resource Management Systems

• Improved Ability to Track People with New “Person Model.”
  
  • New person data structure to enhance tracking of a person’s relationship with the University. 
  • Use of existing data fields to determine employment status with University will discontinue the need for employment record number ranges (i.e. 0-29 = reg).
  
  
• Easier Time Reporting.
  • More intuitive and convenient time entry for current self-service and online timesheet users.
  • Allows for smoother transition to the online process for those still using paper.
    
    
• Simplified ‘File Attach’ Process for Merit Processing.
  • New process replaces the current FTP process.
  • New technology allows users to complete pay actions (outside of merit) throughout the year.

General

• Updated Page Layouts.
  • Page layout is now consistent with the M-Pathways Financials & Physical Resources system.
  • Enhanced searching functionality.
  • Preview the Main Menu for operational users

• Reporting.
  • Vista Plus will be retired.  Converted reports previously viewed with Vista Plus will be available through Report Manager or the U-M Data Warehouse
  • Table and field changes in the U-M Data Warehouse to reflect M-Pathways HRMS and SA changes.  U-M Data Warehouse predefined reports will also be updated.
    

Benefits

• Reinforces U-M's strategic goal to share data to support best business practices and decision making.
• Provides richer functionality, more intuitive self-service processes, and tighter integration of information within the systems.
• Improved appearance and navigation.
• Aligns the SA and HRMS software with the M-Pathways Financials and Physical Resources counterpart system, upgraded in August 2005.
• Ensures continuation of vendor support to fulfill regulatory and legal compliance requirements.
• No workstation changes required.

Questions or Comments?

Please let us know how we can help you through this upgrade transition by submitting questions or comments on the Upgrade Questions form.