Meeting
Date: July 8, 2002
In
attendance: Paul Anderson, Peggy
Bottorff, Chris Cook, Bill Fitzpatrick, Steve Grasson, Lisa Huber, Ginger
Knutsen, Dave McCarren, Chris Murphy, Linda Somers, Amy Taylor
Excused: Anna Bloch, Sue Koski, Ellen Lepine, Tim
Miller,
Eileen
Prazniak, Ruth Tauber
Logistics:
Next
meeting to be July 22, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. in 003 Hullihen.
Dave
McCarren to do minutes at July 22 meeting.
Tutorial:
Peggy
requested that each member view (if possible before next meeting) either the
web or download version of the 8.4 pre-class tutorial which can be found at:
http://www.knowledgecenter.peoplesoft.com/af/peoplesoft/my/free.html
Click
on “free courses” on the left. Use
either the web or download version.
Please
note the following when starting web version:
-When
starting, a small window may come up (or may come up then minimize). The
window reads as follows:
PLEASE
NOTE: It may take several minutes for
the
course to load, depending on your
connection.
If you are experiencing problems,
click
here to make sure your computer has been
properly
prepared
Do not close this window while the
course is running.
If program doesn’t load within a few minutes, click where indicated and if necessary, you will be instructed to download and install the necessary software needed to view the tutorial.
The
estimated time for this tutorial is one hour.
After
you have viewed this tutorial, please let Peggy know by e-mail.
After
this tutorial, Peggy will probably arrange a one-day course which will be
either a CD training program or an on-demand broadcast.
Other
useful resources are:
Committee
members may optionally want to subscribe.
See link at top of screen.
www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/login.asp
Committee
members should have access.
We
need to get more information on why some of those surveyed indicated why there
would be a major disruption if certain things were made unavailable. Five items were signaled out. Peggy and Bill will identify who indicated
these answers. The following committee
member will contact the individuals:
Table
dbo_ga reporting – Steve Grasson (9)
Table
dbo_ga_attributes field cang_spnsr – Dave McCarren (8)
Table
dbo_ga_attributes field cang_cfda_code – Linda Somers (4)
Table
dbo_ga_attributes field tii_parnt – Peggy (2)
Shadow
database in Access – Chris Cook (13)
Steve,
Dave, Linda, and Chris should check with Peggy on Friday (7/12) or later for
names of people to contact.
In
1995 survey before data warehouse, 76 out of 107 indicated they were using
shadow system.
January,
2000 Focus Groups indicated the following:
·
Out
of 126, 68 using UDcheck, Excel, or Access to extract data from data warehouse.
·
Still
25 or 30 using paper accounting.
·
A
few people felt not enough still not available.
·
A
list of participants can be found at http://www.udel.edu/UDFS/appendixA.html
·
Peggy
will send e-mail reminders to those invited who have not responded. Email will include description of agenda
which will include what information used, how used, how learned. We will be looking for tools and screens
used, reports produced, and function of participant.
·
Committee
members should check with those non-responders who they invited.
·
Location
ideas discussed and will be announced at next meeting.
·
There
will be 3 groups per day (3 for high-level users and 3 for routine users). Peggy will select 1 leader per group plus
one or more scribes per group – will send e-mail with assignments. Everyone should plan to attend a session of
Focus Group 1 and of Focus Group 2.
·
Beverages
only will be provided at these sessions.
Submitted
7/8/02
Steve
Grasson