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May 2015

PeopleSoft Release 41: Enhancements and Outage Information

May 14, 2015

PeopleSoft Release 41:  Enhancements and Outage Information

Due to HR Release 41.0, PeopleSoft and ASPIRE transmissions to PeopleSoft will be unavailable starting on Friday, May 29th  at 5:00pm until Monday, June 1st  at 8:00am. Clearing your cache on Monday morning is highly recommended due to the updates that will occur with this release.

 New HR Audit Report: HR Data Audit Report (HU)

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5th Annual Harvard IT Summit: Thursday, June 4

May 14, 2015

Join more than 1,000 IT staff and others passionate about technology at the 5th Annual Harvard IT Summit on June 4, 2015. The IT Summit is a free, all-day event with two stellar keynote speakers and more than 30 breakout sessions on technology at Harvard.

Morning Keynote:

Dr. Lawrence S. Bacow, President Emeritus, Tufts University and Harvard Corporation board member

 Afternoon Keynote:

Frances Frei, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty...

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Introducing the New GMAS Website

May 14, 2015

The Research Administration Systems Team is excited to announce the launch of our new GMAS website! The site is meant to be a central repository for GMAS users providing:

  • GMAS information and news – System overview, links and log-in information as well as announcements pertaining to the system and project.
  • Release information – Information about upcoming and past GMAS system releases including release notes and system outages.
  • Job aids – Links to guidance and job aids that can be sorted by audience or functions in...
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HUBS: Server Maintenance Outage & Tub 635 Moving to PLNG0050

May 14, 2015

Server Maintenance Outage on Sunday, May 31st

HUBS will be unavailable from 5:00am to 9:00am on Sunday, May 31, for server maintenance activities.

Tub 635 moves from PLNG0006 to PLNG0050

The activities to move tub 635 from PLNG0006 to PLNG0050 have been occurring this week.  The move is expected to be completed at the start of business on Friday, May 15.   More details about the move can be found on this page in the HUBS Wiki:...

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Electronic Submission Tracking and Reporting (ESTR) Anticipated Weekend Outage

May 14, 2015

Electronic Submission Tracking and Reporting (ESTR) Anticipated Weekend Outage

The ESTR* site will be unavailable due to maintenance from Friday, May 15 at 6:00 PM through Sunday, May 17 at 6:00 PM. Please plan accordingly during this downtime.  Log in will be blocked and submissions cannot be created or viewed during this time.  To plan ahead, compose materials offline and return to ESTR after the outage to make necessary updates and proceed with IRB review:

  • If documents are needed over the...
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Modernization of Financial Reporting Project Announces the Go-Live of Accounts Receivable Content and Enhancements to Existing Content

May 14, 2015

The Modernization of Financial Reporting Project recently deployed Accounts Receivable dashboards to Production.  Included in the release were the Account Status Summary, Billing Detail and AR Aging Balances dashboards.  

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Upcoming May System Outages for Oracle Financials Systems FINDINI 4.0.7 Release

May 14, 2015

The University's Financial systems will be unavailable from 6:00pm on Friday, May 15th until 6:00am on Monday, May 18th to accommodate the scheduled FINDINI 4.0.7 release.  This release consists of enhancement and defect fixes for Fixed Assets, CSMA, Chart Validator, HCOM, Vendor Request Form, & Accounts Payables.  Financial systems that will be offline during this time include Accounts Payable, Accounts Payable Adjustment Form for Assets, Accounts Receivable, Bottomline, CAPS, Cash Management (CRMA), Chart Security Maintenance Application (CSMA), CoA Validator, Collections,...

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