1. HCT and SunGard HE CommunitySource Initiative Khalid Tariq Head of Enterprise Systems Middle East Users Group 2009 SMEUG 2009 Platinum Sponsor
2. Agenda Introduction to Higher Colleges of Technology SunGard Community Source UDC SunGard Higher Education Commons Status Quo of CS UDC Future Plans of CS UDC Q & A
11. Community Source UDC Community Source Unified Digital Campus is also known as Community Source Initiative The CS UDC community was formed right after the 2009 SunGard Summit in Philadelphia CS UDC has been initiated by SunGard but is driven by clients The goal of Community Source Initiative is to develop a community program in which customers can share and submit code for inclusion into Banner Baseline products An FAQ on CS UDC was posted in August 2009 on the support site (FAQ#: 1-6ZLY9T)
12. How CS UDC Benefits Your Institution? CS UDC is a new initiative of SunGard based on feedback from clients. With this initiative, SunGard can deliver new enhancements to clients based on existing solutions provided by other peers to the address common business needs In many cases you will receive more enhancements in a timelier fashion with this model If it is your submitted modification that is included in baseline, you will no longer need to port the modification to a new version of the SunGard product each time you upgrade, and SunGard will now maintain the modification as part of its baseline code
14. CS UDC Organization Structure To establish the bylaws, processes, and structure of CSI Code Repository WG Bylaws WG Summit WG
15. CS UDC Organization Structure Code Repository WG Bylaws WG Summit WG To prioritize new additions, review the functionality and perform testing
16. CS USC Organization Structure To provide feedback on new submissions and review the code submitted Code Repository WG Bylaws WG Summit WG
17. CS UDC Organization Structure Provides central support in the review process and takes over maintenance of the modifications once code is accepted Code Repository WG Bylaws WG Summit WG
18. CS UDC Organization Structure Special Working Groups are created as required Code Repository WG Bylaws WG Summit WG
21. SunGard Standards API Standards Database Script Standards Documentation Standards/Guidelines Forms Standards PL/SQL Standards Pro C Standards Self Service Standards
22. CS UDC Submission Guidelines All submissions must be broadly applicable to the client base, or must be additional functionally that does not diminish existing functionality SunGard has provided a template that can be filled and submitted to your Account Manager if you would like to submit to CS UDC
24. SunGard Commons https://commons.sungardhe.com This is a collaboration website which is currently being piloted by different communities such as CS UDC Eventually SunGard plans to release the commons to the SunGard Higher Education community - all clients, employees, and partners of SunGard Higher Education.
29. CS UDC Achievements CS UDC started with a focus on Banner Student but now the focus has been expanded to Finance, HR, Accounts Receivable, Financial Aid, and General. Since the inception of CS UDC, 29 modifications have been submitted by 12 institutions and SunGard 2 modifications will be available to clients as early as this December in 8.3 release 1 modification is in the pipeline to be delivered in future releases of Banner. 25 modifications are currently under review
30. Modifications from Institutions College of St. Rose Dalhousie University George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology University of Illinois University of Tennessee Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology St. John Fisher College SUNY SICAS Center SGHE International Solutions Centre University of Denver Wheaton College
32. CS UDC Enhancements in Banner 8.3 Financial Aid: Update the “use” field on RORPOST via a new batch script On the RORPOST form, categories are created which reference the type of update to be performed. The new script accepts financial aid year and batch post category. The script first updates all “check boxes” (RORPOST_PTYP_CODE) to null, then only checks the box for the category passed (RORPOST_USE_IND = ‘Y’).
33. CS UDC Enhancements in Banner 8.3 Student: Faculty CRN enhancements In Faculty Self-service, the CRN selection dropdown was enhanced so that courses that have no enrollment or are non-gradable do not display. In Faculty Self-service, the CRN dropdown was enhanced so that instructors are provided additional information about the course in order to correctly distinguish one section from another.
35. What's Next? CS UDC will be widely introduced to all clients in April 2010 during the Summit. New additions will include Middle Eastern Review Board European Review Board Advancement Review Board Luminis Review Board PowerCampus Review Board Demonstration of Shared Code Repository Community-developed Bylaws
36. We Need You to Drive this Initiative! You can participate in variety of ways to this new initiative by: Becoming a member in Technical Review Board Becoming a member in Steering Committee Becoming a member in Functional Review Board Submitting your local enhancements to CS UDC for baseline adoption Joining special WorkGroups when they are announced Telling others at your institution about CS UDC
37. Q & A Thank you for listening and please let me know your comments and questions via email: ktariq@hct.ac.ae Khalid Muhammad Tariq Head of Enterprise Systems Central Academic and Student Services Higher Colleges of Technology http://www.hct.ac.ae
Editor's Notes
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