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NeSIS eNews - May 2024
by Lori Brown 03 May '24

03 May '24

[View in SharePoint]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> NeSIS eNews - May 2024 [cid:4b83df83-b83b-44b8-ab06-4a38f2d2282e] [cid:2f2d2c22-7256-467d-9bca-aeaec0ff83b8] Director's Corner Bridging the Future I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Oracle Research Executive Summit a couple of weeks ago in San Francisco. It was a great group of R1 schools all using Oracle products and sharing strategies and plans. Here are a couple of takeaways I’m following up on. I’ve been added to the Oracle Student Advisory Council which is the group that is the “guardian of the 10-year plan” for Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. A past survey by Oracle to the group identified AI and integration simplification as the top needs. Oracle’s ability to natively embed AI into Campus Solutions is being researched. They believe it will take 6-9 months to determine if it’s architecturally possible and will announce more in that timeframe. On the integration front, Oracle is working with 1EdTech on Edu-API academic enterprise specifications to improve SIS to LMS or other academic systems that consume or process roster and/or grade data. There were many schools there that have implemented Oracle Cloud for HR and Finance and prepping for the Student offering some time in the future. There were many lessons learned shared about how governance and IT support are different in the cloud. Many spoke of preparing for the change by removing customizations that aren’t critical, business process reevaluation, and learning as much as they can (from other schools and consulting companies) in advance of the implementation. One presenter shared a philosophy of “not paving the cow path” meaning not every functionality in the old system will be necessary in the new system. On the flip side, if there’s a fence in the road, make sure you understand why it’s there before you remove it. I’ll be working to understand ways we can prepare as we continue to consider the drivers for change that make sense for us. [cid:6b313562-6030-4933-a870-0492137125dc] Andrea Childress AVP IT & CIO March and April 2024 NeSIS Award Winners The NeSIS Employee Shining Impactful Superstar award winner for March 2024 was Shareen Thewke and for April 2024 is Paul Swenson. [cid:4384529c-7e75-4603-bc56-4b6ef846bd9c] Shareen is the Financial Aid Functional Coordinator and always does an outstanding job of coordinating the many changes that happen in the FA area every year. This year has been especially challenging because of the FAFSA Simplification project and Shareen has more than risen to the challenge. She has spoken to many different groups about the timelines and challenges the campuses are facing, as well as tracking and coordinating the changes coming from Oracle and working with the campuses to ensure it goes smoothly. Thank you Shareen for your organization and willingness to tackle new challenges! [cid:10d7b941-4cd5-4d24-aef0-3529cf7ecd45] Paul is the Lead Developer for the NeSIS Team and works tirelessly to coordinate completion of the many Change Requests required to keep everything functioning and moving forward. Recently, the Stellic degree audit project brought along with it many Change Requests that required extensive development in addition to many other projects that also needed to be completed. Paul took the lead role on the Stellic project development of the many extracts, setup pages and modifications that were necessary to complete the project. Thank you Paul, for your hard work and knowledge on the Stellic project and over the years! Get a Move On!! There is exciting news regarding Query Writing!!! You can now move your own queries between instances and not wait for NeSIS to do it for you. This is not new news as you probably heard about it, however, I'll bet you haven’t thought about all the ways in which you can use this new tool. Below are some examples: * If you have ever run an existing query in PRD and - all of a sudden - you get an error. You can now move the Query to QA and work out the issues and then move it back to PRD when you have it fixed. * You can develop a query in TST and move it to PRD if QA is getting a refresh. * Do you work nights and/or weekends? You can move the query off hours and not wait for NeSIS. As a reminder, there is documentation<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nes…> provided to remind you how to use it. The process is very simple and very fast. We hope you take advantage of this new feature in your query writing to reduce the number of Query errors being discovered in our logs. [cid:90405d7d-db89-4ffe-9114-8ffcab16e29c] Upcoming Enterprise Tools Project Updates In the Fall of 2023, the Campus Community team decided to revisit all of the enterprise-wide Eforms and workflows to standardize names and email notifications to students. In April, changes to the NU Change of Campus, Intercampus and Residency projects went live. A big thank you goes out to the testers who took the time to test and validate those changes. A follow-up project for the Change of Campus form is planned for late this summer to incorporate additional changes requested by the Registrars. This fall work will begin on updates to the Immunization and Reverse Transfer projects for both NU and SC [cid:db01d561-7fce-43e7-a4cc-5a3c1138fa00] Susan Lee Functional Coordinator, Enterprise Tools [cid:eb167e2b-3f0e-443f-8c16-5ae4138696e2] Enhanced Disaster Recovery As part of the ITS DR Investment effort, the Enhanced DR project was initiated in August of last year to strengthen the resilience of our NeSIS systems. We are leveraging Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services to establish a dedicated recovery zone that will take over critical workloads within 24 hours of a disaster or security incident. This zone will contain redundant computing, storage, networking, and data synchronization. The OCI resources will be isolated from our Lincoln data center to prevent cascading failures. We are synchronizing a copy of the QA database within the recovery zone for load testing and evaluating resource utilization and application performance. The Enhanced DR project is a significant step forward in safeguarding the critical business of the University, championed and funded as an initiative from the Office of the President. [cid:6c018ef1-5623-416a-b937-f28becd027fa] Frank Dolezal PeopleSoft System Admin, Lead Suzan Manthey to Retire May 17 After almost 31 years of service to the University of Nebraska, Suzan Manthey, Student Financials and Dashboard Functional Coordinator for NeSIS, will be retiring on May 17. On In July 1993, Suzan began her University of Nebraska career at UNL supporting the student information system for the Office of Registration and Records and later, the Office of Financial Aid. In 2011, she joined the NeSIS Team as the Student Financials Functional Coordinator. Suzan has done an outstanding job of coordinating the Student Financials and Dashboard areas including communication and collaboration with the campuses, and has become one of the NeSIS “Query Queens”. We will miss her knowledge and expertise, but wish her all the best in retirement which will include lots of time at the lake and with her two grandsons. Best of luck, Suzan!! [cid:73106c35-ccb6-456e-a172-d7f479a00bf7] Upcoming Dates [cid:d874c76f-12af-42a1-9b4a-97049e4498b3] Monday, May 6 3pm - Campus Community Team Meeting Tuesday, May 7 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting 1pm - 920SC Refresh for SF Testing Wednesday, May 8 10:30am - NU Student Financials Team Meeting Thursday, May 9 9am - Dashboard Team Meeting Tuesday, May 14 DEVNU - Apply PT8.60 Mods/Eforms need to be out of DEVNU/SC Eforms need to be out of TSTNU/SC 9am - SC Financial Aid Team Meeting 10:30am - Student Records Team Meeting 10:30am - SC Student Financials Team Meeting 1:30pm - Integration Team Meeting Wednesday, May 15 9am - Admissions Team Meeting Thursday, May 16 DEVSC - Apply PT8.60 Friday, May 17 9am - Enterprise Tools Team Meeting Tuesday, May 21 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting Friday, May 24 Mods need to be out of TSTNU/SC Monday, May 27 Memorial Day Holiday Tuesday, May 28 - Wednesday, May 29 TSTNU - Apply PT8.60 Wednesday May 29 - Thursday, May 30 TSTSC - Apply PT8.60 Friday, May 31 - Friday, June 14 TSTNU/SC Open for Testing Monday, June 10 Last PRD Migration until 7/20 Important Dates for PT8.60 Upgrade 5/31 - 6/14 TST Open for Testing 6/17 - 7/9 QANU/SC Open for Testing Tuesday, 7/9 @NOON Signoff for PT8.60 → PRD Saturday, 7/13 PM Campus Functional Office Validation in PRD & Signoff [cid:b79c5e2d-c730-479d-9ead-e19a00704241] Quick links [cid:495b1039-e97e-4198-a7ee-3269743cc81b]<https://sharepointnesis.nebraska.edu> NeSIS SharePoint Site<https://sharepointnesis.nebraska.edu> View in SharePoint<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…>

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NeSIS eNews - April 2024
by Lori Brown 05 Apr '24

05 Apr '24

[View in SharePoint]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> NeSIS eNews - April 2024 [cid:6bfbf2be-c618-4f75-b1a8-7bb899465b06] [cid:66087282-0f34-4bab-8360-4dfb9703e2bc] On March 18, NeSIS moved its Issue Log and Issue Management process to a new product called TeamDynamix, which NU ITS is making available as NU Support (https://nusupport.nebraska.edu). This edition of NeSIS eNews contains information about the NeSIS Issue Log and why it's important along with information on using the new NU Support system to submit and manage tickets. What is the NeSIS Issues Log for? The NeSIS Issues Log is an extremely valuable tool and has been available one way or another since 2010. From 2016 until now, almost 6000 issues have been reported and resolved by campus and NeSIS Resources. For more information on the issue resolution process, click here<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/:b:/r/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nes…>. The NeSIS Team uses the Issues Log for a few different purposes. Firstly, it's used by NeSIS customers to report issues, errors or problems in the Production environments that need to be resolved right away. Secondly, the Issues Log gives users a way to report problems occurring in the non-production environments when testing new things such as enhancements, maintenance applications, or new processes. Identifying and resolving issues early in the development cycle is crucial in ensuring that business processes will perform as expected when they are moved to Production. What is the difference between the NU Support Client Portal and TDNext? The NU Support system contain two main components - the NU Support Client Portal and the TDNext Technician Portal. [cid:a55b20c4-720c-45f1-a841-3ce330cbcbcd] NU Support Client Portal The NU Support Client Portal is the self-service site for NU ITS customers which provides the following: * Services - Online Service Catalog which lists the services and systems that NU ITS provides/supports along with resources for those services. * Knowledge Base - Articles providing information about services, including user guides, troubleshooting steps, FAQs, etc. * Service Requests - Service request forms are available for services in the Service Catalog. * Quick Links - Access links to frequently used services and service request forms directly from the front page. * View your Tickets - After logging in, you can view tickets that you have previously submitted. If you just want to check on the status of your ticket, this is the quickest way to do so. All NU staff, faculty and students have access to NU Support, along with identified State College resources that need to submit and manage NeSIS tickets. [cid:9f0a7ecf-d238-4aae-a06c-7a13ada53977] TDNext Technician Portal TDNext is the technician portal where technicians will go to view and manage tickets. * Campus resources that need access to manage NeSIS tickets have access to TDNext. * You need to be assigned the NBA_NESIS_ITSM_ISSUE_AGENT role in PeopleSoft to access TDNext. If you don't have this role, contact your campus security coordinator. * The NeSIS Desktop should be used to view only NeSIS-related issues. * Other Desktops and reports can be created/used to view other views of issues. How do I submit a NeSIS Issue? There are three places to find the NeSIS Issues form that you can use to submit an issue to the NeSIS Team. [cid:7f9e2861-8936-4d5b-8e9d-cd871db2e129] NeSIS Form Link on the AMP Links page<https://campuscontent.nebraska.edu/nesis/amplinks.aspx> (and other locations in SharePoint): [cid:755d2d97-549a-4eb9-9854-e1cb44a55e9b] 1. Click on the link to the form and log in before completing form. [cid:b3cc918e-5e6d-41bf-921c-1cba4af20141] NeSIS Desktop in TDNext: [cid:232fc4ab-60e6-443b-a5ca-3623db19cf46] 1. Go to https://nusupport.nebraska.edu. 2. Log in. 3. Click on your name and choose TDNext. 4. Click the Create NeSIS Issue button on the NeSIS Desktop tab. Note: Do not use any of the links on the Tickets tab - those are for the ITS help form which will be assigned to the ITS Helpdesk. [cid:8bc9c1d8-0b34-4d47-bfb0-13d656a9b90a] NeSIS Issue Form tile in Campus Solutions: [cid:d1f1f7d4-1f8b-4b96-bd77-efc65d3562b5] 1. Follow the instructions for adding the Link to NeSIS Issues Form tile<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nes…> to your Campus Solutions home page. 2. Click the Link to NeSIS Issues Form tile. 3. If necessary, log in and complete the form. How do I see a ticket that I submitted? After submitting a ticket, you should receive notifications via email of actions that are being performed on your ticket as its being worked on, such as status changes, reassignments and comments. However, you can also view your ticket at any time through the NU Support client portal or TDNext (if you are a technician). Via NU Support Client Portal [cid:78754360-6048-484a-8a9d-03f498829d29] After logging in, scroll to the bottom and click Check Your Tickets. You will see a list of any ticket you have previously submitted, regardless of status. Via TDNext Technician Portal [cid:d6220df1-d16c-480e-b794-22c62684dc0b] After logging in, ensure you are on the Desktop tab with the NeSIS Desktop chosen. Open tickets you have submitted will be listed in the NeSIS - Tickets Created by Me area. If you want to view a ticket that has been Resolved/Closed or was submitted using the ITS Help form, those tickets will not be listed here. How can I get help using NU Support/TDNext? For more information, see the Reporting NeSIS-Related Issues page<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> in SharePoint, which contains instructions on submitting issues, logging into TDNext to work on issues and links to articles in the NU Support Knowledge Base articles (you will need to log in and have Technician access to view these articles). Upcoming Dates [cid:92ecf6c7-9b69-49bd-b34d-60cc8bdc4bac] Sunday, April 7 6am - 4pm Sailpoint system upgrade Tuesday, April 9 9am - SC Financial Aid Team Meeting 10:30am - SC Student Financials Team Meeting 1:30pm - Integration Team Meeting Wednesday, April 10 1:30pm - QANU/SC Refresh Thursday, April 11 9am - Dashboard Team Meeting Tuesday, April 16 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting 10:30am - Student Records Team Meeting Wednesday, April 17 9am - Admissions Team Meeting 10:30am - NU Student Financials Team Meeting Friday, April 19 9am - Enterprise Tools Team Meeting Wednesday, May 1 10:30am - Student Financials Team Meeting Upcoming Migration Deadlines Tuesday, May 14 Mods/Eforms need to be out of DEVNU/SC Eforms need to be out of TSTNU/SC Friday, May 24 Mods need to be out of TSTNU/SC Monday, June 10 Last PRD Migration until 7/20 Important Dates for PT860 Upgrade 5/31 - 6/10 TST vs QA Testing 6/17 - 7/9 QANU/SC Open for Testing Tuesday, 7/9 @NOON Signoff for PT860 → PRD Saturday, 7/13 PM Campus Functional Office Validation in PRD & Signoff [cid:ab549489-74be-48f2-a5c5-8d7ccdebb9dc] Quick links [cid:de5fe5df-05bd-4eac-8187-f2dbe63abb73]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome> NeSIS SharePoint Site<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome> View in SharePoint<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…>

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Correction: NeSIS eNews - March 2024
by Lori Brown 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Please disregard the previous version. Sorry for the error! Director's Corner Hot off the HEUG Alliance press from Phoenix, AZ! AI is everywhere - I've probably attended more sessions around AI than anything else. It has an insane adoption rate: ChatGPT had 1M users within 5 days and 100M in 2 months - it is... [View in SharePoint]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> NeSIS eNews - March 2024 [cid:image001.png@01DA715E.8F5D4590] [cid:image002.png@01DA715E.8F5D4590] Director's Corner Hot off the HEUG Alliance press from Phoenix, AZ! AI is everywhere - I've probably attended more sessions around AI than anything else. It has an insane adoption rate: ChatGPT had 1M users within 5 days and 100M in 2 months - it is the fastest technology adoption rate to date. One presenter described it as simply math - AI is a giant, complex mathematical process that tries to solve your question with the body of knowledge of data you give it or exists in the known, public internet. But it has no idea what it is saying - only what it can compute. If you are asking AI for something, you are asking math...but it still needs people to work. Also, whatever goes into it becomes part of that public space so do not input anything that is not public information. One piece of advice on its use is tied to the much-reported upcoming 2025 "enrollment cliff" where higher ed enrollments will decline due to declining birth rates that began in the recession of 2008. Four years after the enrollment cliff will start a "knowledge worker cliff" meaning there will be far fewer people in the workforce with degrees to hire. The advice was to find ways now to utilize AI to save staff time and automate as much as possible in advance of an even more difficult hiring effort than we see today. If there are a lot of AI presentations here, there are almost as many cloud presentations as many schools are dipping their toes or jumping in the deep end and have a lot of things to share. There is much to learn and we'll need to begin preparation for whatever is to come - there are things we can be doing in the near term to get ready for what is next. I have also spent time familiarizing myself with the HEUG organization itself to comprehend the value we're able to get from that investment. If you're not aware, HEUG produces an annual report posted on the HEUG site that is a good resource for what is happening. Also - FYI - the 2025 Alliance conference will be held in New Orleans, LA. Finally, I have spent time with our Oracle reps including Nicole Engelbert, Oracle vice president of higher education development, who invited me to join the Oracle Product Advisory Group. I'm excited to engage in new ways to influence the future of Oracle higher ed products and connect with other thought leaders in the process. [cid:image003.png@01DA715E.8F5D4590] Selfie with Whoo - the HEUG Alliance Mascot [cid:image004.png@01DA715E.8F5D4590] I'm excited to announce the February 2024 NeSIS Employee Shining Impactful Superstar award! The team leads and I selected Meghna Jain for all her hard work with the recent amount of effort on the TAST team. There is a heavy lift right now with the Stellic project and Meghna has been a fantastic asset on the project as well as covering new items to support the development operations that are always going on. Meghna has been a great asset on the team and fantastic teammate helping out in all the ways. She is a NeSIS Superstar vibe! [cid:image005.png@01DA715E.8F5D4590] Andrea Childress AVP IT & CIO [cid:image006.png@01DA715E.8F5D4590] HEUC 2024 - We Want Your Contributions!! The NeSIS team coordinates the Higher Education Users Conference (HEUC) every other year and this year's conference is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25 & Thursday, September 26 at the UNK Student Union on the UNK campus. It is two full days of learning, sharing and collaboration and is a great time to meet face to face with your cohorts on other campuses and the NeSIS team. This year's theme is Together Toward Tomorrow which really demonstrates what we have learned over the years that we are truly better when we work together towards a common goal of serving our campuses. The conference is always more valuable with participation from our campus partners, so we are looking for contributions from you!! If you or someone you know has a topic you would like to discuss, a project or initiative that your campus completed, or tips and tricks you have learned, we would love to hear about it. We are open to any time length - 30, 60 or 90 minutes - and any format. We would also like to know if there is a business process you would like to analyze and discuss in more detail, or a problem or question you have that could be addressed. We want to make this conference valuable and useful and need your help knowing what you want to hear about. If you have any ideas, please take a minute and complete this form <https://forms.office.com/r/RtGjB9uuwv> to submit it. If you would like to see resources from previous conferences, they can be found in SharePoint. More information will be coming about this year's conference in the next months. Quick links [cid:7601e00c-85f5-4531-a747-405e118315d1]<https://forms.office.com/r/RtGjB9uuwv> HEUC 2024 Session Submission Form<https://forms.office.com/r/RtGjB9uuwv> [cid:2d6f4ba6-d0d9-4292-8dfe-f5f095c22136]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> Previous HEUC Conference Resources<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> [cid:7601e00c-85f5-4531-a747-405e118315d1]<https://heuc.nebraska.edu/> HEUC Website<https://heuc.nebraska.edu> NeSIS Issues Form moving to TeamDynamix on 3/18 On 3/18, NeSIS will move the issue management process to a new ITSM (Information Technology Service Management) tool called TeamDynamix, which will replace Footprints, the previous tool. TeamDynamix is currently being implemented by NU ITS and offers a more modern interface with additional capabilities and more robust features. Anyone that currently has an "agent" license in Footprints to update and manage tickets will have a "technician" license in the new NU Support TeamDynamix portal. Lori Brown will be giving a demo and short training session in the functional team meetings this month and after the weekly Change Control meetings on 3/7 & 3/14. More information can be found in SharePoint<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nes…>. Query Migration Automation Enhancement The Query Migration Automation enhancement is now available in all NeSIS environments. This new functionality allows you to migrate public queries, composite queries, and connected queries between PeopleSoft environments. Notes: * This process will migrate "Public" queries only. To migrate private queries, continue to email nesis.query(a)nebraska.edu<mailto:nesis.query@nebraska.edu> * Query names must conform to NeSIS Query Name standards. * NU institution queries (prefix of NBK, NBL, NBM, NBO, or NBT) can only be copied to NU environments. * SC institution queries (prefix NBC, NBP, or NBW) can only be copied to SC environments. * NeSIS Queries (prefix NBA) can be copied to NU and SC environments. The functionality will be demonstrated at upcoming functional team meetings. More information can be found in the Query Migration Automation Business Process Guide<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nes…>. Upcoming Dates [cid:image007.png@01DA715E.8F5D4590] Tuesday 3/12 9am - SC Financial Aid Team Meeting 10:30am - Student Records Team Meeting 10:30am - SC Student Financials Team Meeting 1:30pm - Integration Team Meeting Wednesday 3/13 10:30am - NU Student Financials Team Meeting Thursday 3/14 9am - Dashboard Team Meeting Monday 3/18 NeSIS Issue form moves to TeamDynamix Tuesday 3/19 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting Wednesday 3/20 9am - Admissions Team Meeting Friday 3/22 9am - Enterprise Tools Team Meeting Monday 4/1 8am - QANU/SC Refresh 3pm - Campus Community Team Meeting Tuesday 4/2 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting Wednesday 4/3 10:30am - Student Financials Team Meeting [cid:image008.png@01DA715E.8F5D4590] Quick links [cid:7601e00c-85f5-4531-a747-405e118315d1]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome> NeSIS SharePoint Site<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome> <https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> View in SharePoint<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…>

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NeSIS eNews - March 2024
by Lori Brown 08 Mar '24

08 Mar '24

Director's Corner Hot off the HEUG Alliance press from Phoenix, AZ! AI is everywhere - I've probably attended more sessions around AI than anything else. It has an insane adoption rate: ChatGPT had 1M users within 5 days and 100M in 2 months - it is... [View in SharePoint]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> March 2024 [cid:image001.png@01DA715A.A9D53AD0] [cid:image002.png@01DA715A.A9D53AD0] Director's Corner Hot off the HEUG Alliance press from Phoenix, AZ! AI is everywhere - I've probably attended more sessions around AI than anything else. It has an insane adoption rate: ChatGPT had 1M users within 5 days and 100M in 2 months - it is the fastest technology adoption rate to date. One presenter described it as simply math - AI is a giant, complex mathematical process that tries to solve your question with the body of knowledge of data you give it or exists in the known, public internet. But it has no idea what it is saying - only what it can compute. If you are asking AI for something, you are asking math...but it still needs people to work. Also, whatever goes into it becomes part of that public space so do not input anything that is not public information. One piece of advice on its use is tied to the much-reported upcoming 2025 "enrollment cliff" where higher ed enrollments will decline due to declining birth rates that began in the recession of 2008. Four years after the enrollment cliff will start a "knowledge worker cliff" meaning there will be far fewer people in the workforce with degrees to hire. The advice was to find ways now to utilize AI to save staff time and automate as much as possible in advance of an even more difficult hiring effort than we see today. If there are a lot of AI presentations here, there are almost as many cloud presentations as many schools are dipping their toes or jumping in the deep end and have a lot of things to share. There is much to learn and we'll need to begin preparation for whatever is to come - there are things we can be doing in the near term to get ready for what is next. I have also spent time familiarizing myself with the HEUG organization itself to comprehend the value we're able to get from that investment. If you're not aware, HEUG produces an annual report posted on the HEUG site that is a good resource for what is happening. Also - FYI - the 2025 Alliance conference will be held in New Orleans, LA. Finally, I have spent time with our Oracle reps including Nicole Engelbert, Oracle vice president of higher education development, who invited me to join the Oracle Product Advisory Group. I'm excited to engage in new ways to influence the future of Oracle higher ed products and connect with other thought leaders in the process. [cid:image003.png@01DA715A.A9D53AD0] Selfie with Whoo - the HEUG Alliance Mascot [cid:image004.png@01DA715A.A9D53AD0] I'm excited to announce the February 2024 NeSIS Employee Shining Impactful Superstar award! The team leads and I selected Meghna Jain for all her hard work with the recent amount of effort on the TAST team. There is a heavy lift right now with the Stellic project and Meghna has been a fantastic asset on the project as well as covering new items to support the development operations that are always going on. Meghna has been a great asset on the team and fantastic teammate helping out in all the ways. She is a NeSIS Superstar vibe! [cid:image005.png@01DA715A.A9D53AD0] Andrea Childress AVP IT & CIO [cid:image006.png@01DA715A.A9D53AD0] HEUC 2024 - We Want Your Contributions!! The NeSIS team coordinates the Higher Education Users Conference (HEUC) every other year and this year's conference is scheduled for Wednesday, September 25 & Thursday, September 26 at the UNK Student Union on the UNK campus. It is two full days of learning, sharing and collaboration and is a great time to meet face to face with your cohorts on other campuses and the NeSIS team. This year's theme is Together Toward Tomorrow which really demonstrates what we have learned over the years that we are truly better when we work together towards a common goal of serving our campuses. The conference is always more valuable with participation from our campus partners, so we are looking for contributions from you!! If you or someone you know has a topic you would like to discuss, a project or initiative that your campus completed, or tips and tricks you have learned, we would love to hear about it. We are open to any time length - 30, 60 or 90 minutes - and any format. We would also like to know if there is a business process you would like to analyze and discuss in more detail, or a problem or question you have that could be addressed. We want to make this conference valuable and useful and need your help knowing what you want to hear about. If you have any ideas, please take a minute and complete this form <https://forms.office.com/r/RtGjB9uuwv> to submit it. If you would like to see resources from previous conferences, they can be found in SharePoint. More information will be coming about this year's conference in the next months. Quick links [cid:9b8d6714-7d1c-4eb9-97e0-da2dbdeabf77]<https://forms.office.com/r/RtGjB9uuwv> HEUC 2024 Session Submission Form<https://forms.office.com/r/RtGjB9uuwv> [cid:fd451643-762c-4282-bcdf-62f4fdec29df]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> Previous HEUC Conference Resources<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> [cid:9b8d6714-7d1c-4eb9-97e0-da2dbdeabf77]<https://heuc.nebraska.edu/> HEUC Website<https://heuc.nebraska.edu> NeSIS Issues Form moving to TeamDynamix on 3/18 On 3/18, NeSIS will move the issue management process to a new ITSM (Information Technology Service Management) tool called TeamDynamix, which will replace Footprints, the previous tool. TeamDynamix is currently being implemented by NU ITS and offers a more modern interface with additional capabilities and more robust features. Anyone that currently has an "agent" license in Footprints to update and manage tickets will have a "technician" license in the new NU Support TeamDynamix portal. Lori Brown will be giving a demo and short training session in the functional team meetings this month and after the weekly Change Control meetings on 3/7 & 3/14. More information can be found in SharePoint<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nes…>. Query Migration Automation Enhancement The Query Migration Automation enhancement is now available in all NeSIS environments. This new functionality allows you to migrate public queries, composite queries, and connected queries between PeopleSoft environments. Notes: * This process will migrate "Public" queries only. To migrate private queries, continue to email nesis.query(a)nebraska.edu<mailto:nesis.query@nebraska.edu> * Query names must conform to NeSIS Query Name standards. * NU institution queries (prefix of NBK, NBL, NBM, NBO, or NBT) can only be copied to NU environments. * SC institution queries (prefix NBC, NBP, or NBW) can only be copied to SC environments. * NeSIS Queries (prefix NBA) can be copied to NU and SC environments. The functionality will be demonstrated at upcoming functional team meetings. More information can be found in the Query Migration Automation Business Process Guide<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nes…>. Upcoming Dates [cid:image007.png@01DA715A.A9D53AD0] Tuesday 3/12 9am - SC Financial Aid Team Meeting 10:30am - Student Records Team Meeting 10:30am - SC Student Financials Team Meeting 1:00pm - Integration Team Meeting Wednesday 3/13 10:30am - NU Student Financials Team Meeting Thursday 3/14 9am - Dashboard Team Meeting Monday 3/18 NeSIS Issue form moves to TeamDynamix Tuesday 3/19 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting Wednesday 3/20 9am - Admissions Team Meeting Friday 3/22 9am - Enterprise Tools Team Meeting Monday 4/1 8am - QANU/SC Refresh 3pm - Campus Community Team Meeting Tuesday 4/2 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting Wednesday 4/3 10:30am - Student Financials Team Meeting [cid:image008.png@01DA715A.A9D53AD0] Quick links [cid:9b8d6714-7d1c-4eb9-97e0-da2dbdeabf77]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome> NeSIS SharePoint Site<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome> <https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> View in SharePoint<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…>

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February 2024 NeSIS eNews
by Lori Brown 08 Feb '24

08 Feb '24

Director's Corner Better Together One thing I have thought about working in higher ed IT for years is that it's never boring. The pace of change is ever increasing, and the list of upcoming projects continues to grow: Stellic, Transact, EMS, plannin... [View in SharePoint]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> February 2024 [cid:image012.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] [cid:image013.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] Director's Corner Better Together One thing I have thought about working in higher ed IT for years is that it's never boring. The pace of change is ever increasing, and the list of upcoming projects continues to grow: Stellic, Transact, EMS, planning for HEUC '24, disaster recovery, Team Dynamix, privileged access management, admissions application cycle, and FAFSA simplification are just some of the projects in flight or on deck - and I know that list it not complete. The pressures of the enrollment cliff and budget shortfalls add stress and remind us of the criticality of our work and keep us focused - there is much to be done! That is why we work hard to foster a great spirit of teamwork amongst our coworkers and the importance of partnership with you all because - let's face it, we're all in this together! We know that a positive attitude will go a long way toward making our road easier and our outcomes successful. Let's help each other by showing grace, being kind, and having each other's backs. I, myself, am confident we'll do better together and look forward to getting it all done! [cid:image014.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] Andrea Childress AVP IT & CIO [cid:image015.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] Through the years and all the many changes and challenges that have come along, the one thing that has allowed us to remain successful is the awesome people involved in ensuring this success. Come join us for two days of learning, growing and collaborating to continue our journey Together Towards Tomorrow! If there are sessions you would like to see or present, contact heucplanning(a)nebraska.edu<mailto:heucplanning@nebraska.edu> . More information will be coming soon on the conference website<https://heuc.nebraska.edu>. [cid:image016.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] Meet Hasniuj Zahan Greetings! I joined the NeSIS Team as a PeopleSoft Oracle System Administrator in February. I graduated from UNO in August with my master's in computer science. Previously, I worked as a developer in Mediacom Communication for a brief period. Before that, I used to work as a research assistant in the Computer Science department at UNO. FAFSA Simplification To date, the FAFSA Simplification process has been simple! You want to know why? The financial aid offices haven't received any files yet! Ha! The FA Office on your campus can only laugh at this point or tears will start to flow. The FAFSA process for the 2024-2025 year is completely redesigned and all processes from the FAFSA have been delayed and changed. Here are some things you need to know: * Students and parents are able to submit a 2024-2025 FAFSA as of December 31, 2023. * Schools will not receive the files (results of the FAFSA submission) until the first half of March 2024. * Schools will be able to re-write reports and processes with the new information once the files are received. * Financial Aid Offers to students will be several weeks after the files are received by the campus. As we look at these dates and information, incoming freshman are not going to make decisions on what college to attend, if they live on campus, if/when they come to orientation until WAAAY later in the process. This will cause ripples for all areas of the campus, not just financial aid. I saw a quote by Joyce Meyer that I think fits our situation, "Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting." [cid:image017.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] Shareen Thewke Functional Coordinator, Financial Aid [cid:image018.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] NU Support Client Portal Home Page Moving Toward a Dynamic Future In an effort to improve service to their campus customers, NU ITS has been working towards replacing Footprints, their current ITSM (IT Service Management) system which is used for various processes such as managing incident tickets, service requests, change requests, etc. The system that was chosen as a replacement is Team Dynamix (TDX), which offers a cleaner, more modern interface and many more capabilities. One exciting new feature is a client portal that is available to view/request services, view Knowledge Base articles and view tickets that you have submitted. An implementation team has been working for the past 6 months to get the system configured and ready all of the components for use. NU ITS is currently in a "soft launch" phase with a few select processes with plans to continue to move additional processes over and complete building the service catalog in the next month or two. The cutover process will be completed in May. NeSIS currently uses Footprints for our customers to submit issues found in production or during testing of modifications and/or maintenance packages, and will be also moving to TDX in March. All current Footprints users will have access to the TDX system to submit and/or work on tickets they may be assigned to as well as being able to access the client portal. More information will be coming on the details of the move, along with opportunities to learn more about the new system. [cid:image019.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] January 2024 NeSIS Award Recipient Lori Brown is the recipient of the January 2024 NeSIS (NeSIS Employee Shining Impactful Superstar) award for her work on the Team Dynamix Implementation Knowledge Base team. Upcoming Dates [cid:image020.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] Tuesday 2/13 9am - SC Financial Aid Team Meeting 10:30am - Student Records Team Meeting 10:30am - SC Student Financials Team Meeting 1:30pm - Integration Team Meeting Wednesday 2/14 10:30am - NU Student Financials Team Meeting Thursday 2/15 1:30pm - QANU/SC Refresh Friday 2/16 9am - Enterprise Tools Team Meeting Tuesday 2/20 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting Wednesday 2/21 9am - Admissions Team Meeting [cid:image021.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] [cid:image022.png@01DA5AA9.688069F0] Quick links [cid:e1724041-4452-41e1-89b5-4c5cd8aa3e0f]<https://sharepointnesis.nebraska.edu/> NeSIS SharePoint Site<https://sharepointnesis.nebraska.edu> <https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> View in SharePoint<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…>

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January 2024 NeSIS eNews
by Lori Brown 05 Jan '24

05 Jan '24

Looking forward into the new year This new year brings with it new challenges and projects along with the familiar routine tasks that come along with maintaining a robust and vital system. Information about a few of the items on the NeSIS Priority l... [View in SharePoint]<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> January 2024 [cid:image001.png@01DA3FD9.A7BD11D0] [cid:image002.png@01DA3FD9.A7BD11D0] Looking forward into the new year This new year brings with it new challenges and projects along with the familiar routine tasks that come along with maintaining a robust and vital system. Information about a few of the items on the NeSIS Priority list for the first part of 2024 can be found below and more information will be provided in upcoming communications via NeSIS eNews, monthly team meetings, weekly Change Control meetings and other methods. As always, if you have any questions, please contact nesisteamleads(a)nebraska.edu<mailto:nesisteamleads@nebraska.edu> . [cid:image003.png@01DA3FD9.A7BD11D0] December 2023 NeSIS Award Recipient Saranga Jayaraman was chosen as the recipient of the December 2023 NeSIS (NeSIS Employee Shining Impactful Superstar) award. As many of you know, we receive many PRPs (PeopleSoft Release Patchsets) from PeopleSoft which contain small bug fixes or specific enhancements. These tend to be time sensitive and need to be applied and moved through the environments quickly. Saranga has become our PRP guru and masterfully navigates all of the other maintenance activities that are going on to ensure they are applied in a timely manner without causing any other disruptions. He is also always willing to help troubleshoot and resolve issues and is an invaluable AMP Team Superstar!! [cid:image004.png@01DA3FD9.A7BD11D0] There's a NEW Degree Audit System Coming to Town!! A degree audit system is essential to students to ensure they can successfully complete their degree. The requirements for degree completion are defined in the tool and available for students to track their progress and help them choose the correct courses. The NU registrars have collaborated to purchase a new degree audit system provided by Stellic and are in the process of configuring and implementing this new vendor-hosted cloud product. Upon completion of the project, each campus will be able to decommission various existing on-premise tools. The campus Registrars, SIS IT teams and NeSIS staff are working collaboratively to facilitate the various integrations by leveraging skillsets to create similar, when applicable, data extracts. NU ITS partners are also involved in various components, such as single sign on and project management. The projected go-live is for the Fall 2024 cohort of students, which will beging sometime in the April/May timeframe. More information will be given as the project progresses. [cid:image005.png@01DA3FD9.A7BD11D0] Immunization Projects Complete Last April NeSIS released a new NU immunizations eform which allows incoming students to input immunization data and securely upload vaccination records for the University institution they attend. Once submitted, the data and documents are automatically uploaded, and campus staff are assigned workflow tasks to review the information provided. Since its launch, 6184 NU students have used this new process to submit their required immunization records. Soon after the NU launch, NeSIS began working with the State Colleges to build an SC immunization eform and workflow. On January 8, 2024, the SC Immunization Project will be moved to the Production system and made available for students to begin using. A big thank to everyone who worked with NeSIS to develop and test this new process! [cid:image006.png@01DA3FD9.A7BD11D0] Susan Lee Functional Coordinator, Enterprise Tools Upcoming Dates [cid:image007.png@01DA3FD9.A7BD11D0] Monday 1/8 3pm - Campus Community Team Meeting Tuesday 1/9 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting 10:30am - Student Records Team Meeting 10:30am - SC Student Financials Team Meeting 1:30pm - TSTNU/SC Refresh 1:30pm - NeSIS Integration Team Meeting Wednesday 1/10 10:30am - NU Student Financials Team Meeting Thursday 1/11 8am - DEVNU/SC Refresh 9am - Dashboard Team Meeting 10am - NeSIS Change Control Meeting Monday 1/15 All day - Martin Luther King holiday Tuesday 1/16 9am - Financial Aid Team Meeting Wednesday 1/17 9am - Admissions Team Meeting Thursday 1/18 10am - NeSIS Change Control Meeting Friday 1/19 9am - Enterprise Tools Team Meeting Thursday 1/25 10am - NeSIS Change Control Meeting Thursday 2/1 10am - NeSIS Change Control Meeting All times are CST Click to View Full Calendar in SharePoint<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> New Year, New Maintenance Cycles Spring PUM Schedules - Feedback Needed!! With a new year comes another round of maintenance cycles. 2024 will begin with the first of three PUM upgrades. Three tentative schedules with Production dates in late March or late April have been provided to the campus Integration Team members to vote on which one would work best for their campus offices. The schedule options can be found in the latest Change Control agenda<https://uofnebraska.sharepoint.com/sites/EnterpriseServices/nesis/nesishome…> and a form is available for voting<https://forms.office.com/r/STsZ96wgD0>, which closes on 1/8/24. If you have any feedback on the options, please provide it to your Integration Team member before then. Summer PeopleTools 8.60 Upgrade Following quickly on the heels of the Spring PUM is a PeopleTools upgrade to 8.60. Here are some dates to be aware of when planning campus projects: * 5/14 - Mods/Eforms must be out of DEVNU/SC * 5/14 - Eforms need to be out of TSTNU/SC * 5/24 - Mods must be out of TSTNU/SC * 5/30 - 6/14 - TSTNU/SC Available for testing * 6/10 - Last PRD migration * 6/17 - 7/9 - QANU/SC Available for testing * 7/9 - Signoff to move to PRD * 7/13 - PRD down for upgrade * 7/13 (afternoon/evening) - PRD open for campus functional office validation * 7/13 evening - Signoff to open PRD * 7/20 - PRD fallback date if necessary As always, we are dependent on our campus partners to help in testing all maintenance to ensure that everything will work as necessary so we thank you in advance for all of your timely and diligent testing!! 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NeSIS eNews - December 2024 edition
by Lori Brown 08 Dec '23

08 Dec '23

The December 2024 edition of NeSIS eNews is attached. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thanks! Lori Brown Change Management, Training & Documentation Specialist NeSIS - Nebraska Student Information System University of Nebraska / Nebraska State College System 225 E. Nebraska Hall 901 N. 17th St Lincoln, NE 68588-0525 Office: (402)472-7678<tel:(402)472-7678> lbrown(a)nebraska.edu<mailto:lbrown@nebraska.edu> [university of nebraska logo lockup with campuses]

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