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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Managing & viewing rows

When opening a page in PeopleSoft with multiple rows, the most current or future row is always displayed. To see other rows, use the small arrows in the upper right hand corner of the page to display one at a time or all of the rows at once. If you add a row in the "view all mode", it will always put the row you are adding below the row you have clicked the "add row" button on. This can be especially confusing to new users and new student employees as it may place the row out of their sight. We suggest working in the "view one" mode so that any new row is always placed in front and is more easily seen.


Access Request Form Process

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) Data Security Office has updated the Access Request Form (ARF) process. Now, requestors must first complete a PDF document for the system or data to which access is needed. That document is then attached to an electronic ARF which is submitted through ServiceNow. Instructions are on the OIT Data Security web page. For assistance with the new process, contact 1-HELP, or 612 301-4357.

Online Student Data Update training

The Academic Support Resources (ASR) Training Team recently launched a Student Data Update (SDU) Online training course that may be used in lieu of in-person SDU training. SDU training is necessary to be granted update access in PeopleSoft. Registration for online training began Monday, December 16.

Registration and training will take place in ULearn, the University's Learning Management System (LMS) that allows for administration, tracking, and reporting of training content. The online training course will take approximately 60-90 minutes to complete. Following confirmation of having completed the training course, as well as submitting the Access Request Form, access to update data in PeopleSoft will be granted.

Online training provides users with a self-paced environment, and it can be re-launched for future use. In-person SDU training will still be available, but it is no longer the required format. Registration for both in-person and online training will be in ULearn.


Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Upcoming Trainings & Opportunities (January 2014)

Student Data Inquiry
Available any time via online training through ULearn

Student Data Update
Available any time via online training through ULearn, also
Wednesday, February 5, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Program/Plan Process
Thursday, January 23, 10 a.m.-12 noon
Thursday, February 20, 10 a.m.-12 noon

Registration
Wednesday, February 19, 10 a.m.-12 noon

Electronic Course Scheduling (ECS)
Thursday, February 13, 9 a.m.-12 noon

For a complete list of upcoming SR trainings and opportunities, and to register for upcoming sessions, please visit ULearn off the UMN Employee Self-Service page.

Have you set your User Defaults?

From the main menu go to: Set Up SACR > User Defaults. We recommend that you at least set the institution (e.g. UMNTC) as a default. Once set-up, the user default will automatically populate its field on all pages which contain the field, saving you time while still allowing you to overwrite the default on the page if needed. Many defaults are available and could save you some time and keystrokes. (Think ECS, where institution, term, and subject are required search fields; these can be set as user defaults. Just remember that you'll need to keep your defaults up-to-date when the term or something else changes.)

A glimpse of the future

Heather Micek and Amanda Miklik presented to the Academic Advising Network (AAN) earlier this month. They did a short demonstration of two new self-service "centers" in PeopleSoft 9.0-- Advisor Center and Faculty Center--and fielded questions about some of the upcoming changes (and what is staying the same) with ESUP. If you have a regular meeting in your college or department and would like a similar demonstration, email esup@umn.edu.

End of IDP

The Student work stream has completed the meetings involved with IDP and is wrapping up work associated with the governance process. The next phase is the technical development and testing. Because decisions have been made and approved through governance, more information will be steadily available on the "What's Changing" page of the ESUP website. Some recent updates include FERPA and Final Grading. Check back regularly for more updates!