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 myUT
Web Portal
Unlike other modules of our SunGard SCT Banner enterprise systems, the myUT portal built using the Luminis web portal
software does not have a required deployment date. We have chosen to unveil the web portal in the middle of the academic
term for several reasons:
- To avoid traditionally busy times for e-business systems (start of the term, end of the term)
- To provide for a "shake down" period to resolve any possible access issues
- To provide a template for future ERP system implementations through myUT, such as employee self-service
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Fall 2005 expected features and activities
The mid-November deployment of myUT will have the following capabilities:
- Single signon using UTAD account credentials to myUT, student self-service (Web for Students),
and faculty/adviser self-service (Web for Faculty and Advisers)
- Default portal roles of student, faculty, and employee
- Sets of tabs based on these roles and default channels for each tab as defined by the
content matrix
- Targeted and campus announcement channels
- Some Really Simply Syndication (RSS) feeds, organized into categories
- A link to UTNet email and calendar via Outlook Web Access
- A link to My UT Account for account maintenance
- An administrative directive on electronic communications (including portal channels) to students
- Guidelines and procedures for portal content and administration
- Availability of selected groups through Groups Studio
- Course Studio tools available for instructors' review for possible use in the spring term
- The UT Daily feed as a channel
| Week of | Activity |
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| August 15 | Create initial content; write guidelines |
| August 22 | Create content; write guidelines |
| August 29 | Create content; write guidelines |
| September 5 | Create content; write guidelines; Student Senate briefing |
| September 12 | Create content; write guidelines; ERP open forum;
Faculty Senate briefing; production system install |
| September 19 | Initial content finished; write guidelines;
portal trainers' training |
| September 26 | Validate content;
technical readiness review |
| October 10 | Beta testing |
| October 17 | Beta testing; training sessions |
| October 24 | Training sessions |
| October 31 | Changes from beta testing; training sessions |
| November 7 | Changes from beta testing; training sessions |
| November 14 | Create content on production site;
training sessions; publish finalized guidelines |
| November 21 | Post-production issues |
Winter 2005 and spring/summer 2006 activities
Following the initial deployment of content in myUT we will continue to add content via channels and
groups to the portal, and start a portal steering committee to govern the content and guidelines
of the myUT portal for the long term. Additional capabilities may include (possible deployment
dates are approximate only):
- UTNet email and calendar as myUT channels: December 2005-January 2006
- Employee self-service (inquiry only): January 2006
- Access to Internet Native Banner: January 2006
- UTAD Account maintenance natively in myUT: March 2006
- UTAD accounts available for admitted students (Rocket Launch): March 2006
- First Year Experience tab, including Rocket Launch and other orientation channels: March 2006
- Employee self-service (updateable): July 2006
- Portal content management system: July 2006
- eProcurement channel for finance system users: July 2006
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