UC Santa CruzInformation Technology Services

ITS Software Release Business Systems Compatibility Requirements

This page shows a list of campus business systems and their connection requirements. Most systems are web-based, so ITS supported browsers are listed as well. Standard desktop support from ITS is available for the following web browsers:

ITS Supported Windows browsers ITS Supported Mac OS X browsers
Internet Explorer 6 & 7 Safari 2 & 3
Firefox 2* & 3 Firefox 2* & 3

* Mozilla has stopped releasing security updates for Firefox 2. Please click here for more information.

The campus system is compatible with the supported browser if there is a in the corresponding box (exceptions are noted).

Campus Business System

Sponsoring Dept. and Description

Connection Type

Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Netscape Notes and date last updated
ADFS/Alumni, Donor, Friends System

University Relations - System of record for alumni, donors, and friends of UCSC, gifts, gift pledges, and Alumni Association memberships

Web

 

(7/29/09)

AIS

Student Affairs - Manages the data used to support the UCSC academic mission--current Student Information, Narrative Evaluations, Transfer Credit Summaries, and MyUCSC

Web

    (6/15/09)

BioBibNet

Academic HR - Allows faculty to update their biobibliographies online; system in production

This LAMP system is accessed by the web.   (4/27/09)

Cognos reporting

See AIS - reporting tools including UpFront, Impromptu & PowerPlay

Web

Safari not recommened Netscape not recommended

IE 8 not tested yet

(9/28/09)

CruzBuy

University Business Services - Online system that faculty and staff can use to buy goods or services. Purchase transactions made via CruzBuy are updated to FIS

Web

Safari 3.2

 

(4/30/09)

CruzMail (webmail)

ITS - Campus-wide email system

Web & email client   (4/27/09)

CruzPay (ETAS)

Financial Affairs - Online automated system for timekeeping that will manage, track, and report on time and leave usage and accrual

Web

  (4/30/09)

Campus Business System

Sponsoring Dept. and Description

Connection Type

Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Netscape Notes and date last updated

CruzTime

ITS - Campus-wide scheduling/calendar system

Web & calendar client

Win: FF 2 only

Netscape 7.2

(4/27/09)

Data Warehouse InfoView XI

Planning & Budget - Allows campus staff to access and integrate information from financial (FIS), budget (FMW), personnel (PPS), student (AIS), course audit (SCiiPI) and facilities (FacLink) campus systems; additional systems under development

Web

√ (IE 8)

√ (Firefox 3.5) √ (Safari 4)  

Mac info
PC info (9/23/09)

DivData

Academic HR - Tool used by staff at UC Santa Cruz to manage the academic personnel process

This is a FileMaker based system and is accessed by the FM client on the users' workstation. Please visit the DivData system's webpage for more information. Note: Mac users cannot use Thunderbird as email client if they need to issue emails from Div Data.

EMF Survey

Planning & Budget - A comprehensive survey management system with real-time web-based reporting and analysis

Web

√*

√*  

*Mac has reduced functionality

(4/30/09)

FacilitiesLink

Planning & Budget - Tool available for collecting, editing, and disseminating information about buildings and rooms for purposes of managing campus space

Web

  Netscape: Windows only

(4/30/09)

FAMIS

Physical Plant - Software program used by Physical Plant to manage its work processes including corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance, stores and parts inventory, time and attendance and cost accounting.

Web  

Oracle Jinit required

(4/27/09)

Campus Business System

Sponsoring Dept. and Description

Connection Type

Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Netscape Notes and date last updated

FIS/Banner

Financial Affairs - System of record for the official UCSC financial ledgers and chart of accounts. It provides support for the operational processing of all campus acquisitions, payables, equipment inventory, and financial transfer activity, as well as for the production of official campus financial reporting for internal and external customers.

Web

(recommended)

(recommended)

Configuration required

(5/01/09)

FMW

Planning & Budget - Application used to manage the Campus' permanent budget and staffing commitments

FMW is accessed through Citrix. Citrix is a program that allows you to access programs on another machine as if they were running on your own.

fsaATLAS

Office of International Education & ISSS - fsaATLAS assists in the reporting status of foreign students and scholars to
the US Government for HomeLand Security purposes

Web       (5/1/09)

GARP

See AIS - Graduate Admissions Review Portal

Web   Netscape 7 (4/27/09)

Glacier

Financial Affairs/ Payroll Dept. - Glacier enables nonresident aliens to provide tax information so the UCSC
payroll departmnent can properly report earnings to the IRS and the
nonresident aliens home country

Web       (5/01/09)

IT Request

ITS - Trouble Ticket System

Web   (4/27/09)

Millennium

(Internal Library System)

Client/server (non-web) system

MyUCSC Portal

See AIS - MyUCSC is UCSC's online academic information portal for students, faculty, and staff. Students use MyUCSC to enroll in classes, check their grades, view their financial aid and billing accounts, and update their personal information. Faculty can view and print their class rosters, email their classes, and post grades in MyUCSC. Staff use MyUCSC to view and update student information.

Web

 

Netscape 7+

FAQ #425

(10/22/09)

Campus Business System

Sponsoring Dept. and Description

Connection Type

Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Netscape Notes and date last updated

NES

See AIS - Narrative Evaluation System

Web   (4/27/09)

PPS

Financial Affairs - The university's human resources and payroll system. It contains a wide variety of employee demographic, employment, and payroll data, both current and historical

Web or TN3270 connection

 

For more info, click here

(5/01/09)

Resource 25

See AIS - Facility Management System

Client/server - Web Viewer currently under development.

RMS

Staff HR - Recruiting Management System of record used to post staff employment opportunities and process recruitments.

Web

(recommended)

(recommended)

 

Adobe Reader preferred

(5/01/09)

SCiiPI

Planning & Budget - Automated method of gathering, editing and disseminating information about formal instructional activity at UC Santa Cruz

Web

IE needs Java 6 update 4 installed

 

For more info, click here

(4/27/09)

UC System LMS

(Learning Mgmt System for staff/faculty)

SHR/Health & Safety - UC System LMS is deployed only for UC Systemwide online compliance
training curriculum

Web Safari 2+  

More info

(5/01/09)

UR Portal (ADFS)

University Relations - Online Portal

Web    

PCs running Firefox require JRE 1.6.4

(5/01/09)

Vista Plus (system)

Planning & Budget - An electronic repository of PPS and FIS system generated reports utilized primarily by Central Offices.

Citrix/Web   (4/27/09)

WebCT

Instructional Computing - Online Learning Management System

Web

Win: 5-7 Mac: 5.1, 5.2

1.5, 1.6 Safari 1.2 Netscape 6.2, 7.0, 7.1

IE 5.5 SP1 not supported

(4/27/09)

Campus Business System

Sponsoring Dept. and Description

Connection Type

Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Netscape Notes and date last updated

For more information about these business systems, please visit the Campus Business System Support page.

Please contact me with any questions or comments. Thank you.

John Lallemand
Software Release Manager
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