Notes
Outline
Integrated System
 11i Upgrade
Overview
What is an upgrade?
Not an implementation
Movement from the current version of the applications to the latest available version
Technical vs. functional
Why do an Upgrade?
Allows University to stay current
Enhanced functionality, even with technical upgrade
Long-term opportunities to use major new functionality
Long-term Functional
Opportunities With Upgrade
Self Service
Time entry
View earnings statement
View and modify selected personal information
More
Position Control
Burden Schedule Overrides
Automatic PO Faxing
Improved Invoice Approval Routing
Why now?
Ease of upgrade to latest version
Not the first
Optimal support from the vendor
What comes with the technical upgrade?
For everyone
Web-like features,
Personal homepage,
Better help and error messages
Cancellation of long-running queries
Purchasing
Automatic retry of Document Manager errors
Purchase order copying
General Ledger
Direct drill-down from GL to PO, AP, AR, and GM
What comes with the technical upgrade?
Grants Management
Drill down from award management to award budget forms
Installment closeout notification
HR
Mass employee assignment update
Earnings policy button on assignment
What comes with the technical upgrade?
LD
Summary of adjustments by batch name
Distribution adjustment by assignment
Standard reports for payroll encumbrances
Schedule lines sorted most recent on top
Pro-rata calculation of encumbrances
Support for MacIntosh OS 10 and greater
Differences in the
Navigator Window
Personal Homepage
Differences in the Forms
  More Differences in Forms
   Right Mouse Click
    Capability
Impact on You
Training
Primarily navigation
High level functional workshops
Expanded training for some modules, e.g. LD
11.0.3 training phase-out
Impact on You
Basically, do work the same way
Responsibilities remain virtually the same
Discoverer reports:
Will still be available
Will need to be tested and possibly modified
New version of Discoverer – 4.1
Opportunity to participate in housekeeping functions
Cutover period
Timeline
Completion of the 1st trial upgrade        9/2/03
11.0.3 development freeze   9/15/03
Completion of 2nd trial upgrade 10/10/03
Completion of CRP-I 11/19/03
Completion of 3rd trial upgrade 12/17/03
Completion of CRP-II   2/18/04
Completion of 4th trial upgrade     3/2/04
Desktop Preparation & Discoverer Upgrades            2/16-3/16/04
11i User Fair     3/3/04
Begin User Training   3/22/04
Availability of Discoverer Test Instance   3/22/04
Completion of User Acceptance Testing        4/5/04
GO-LIVE     5/3/04
Functional Upgrade Analysis & Implementation 5/2004 – 5/2005?
Desktop Requirements
In general
Memory upgrades
OS Windows 2000 or above
Performance degradation in PCs over 3 years old
For specific recommendations, see www.virginia.edu/integratedsystem and click the 11i Information quick link.
For more information
Go to www.virginia.edu/integratedsystem and click 11i Information quick link.