Administrative Systems Software Changes (F-36)
Original Implementation: January 19, 1999
Last Revision: January 19, 2006
System software changes to administrative systems allow the systems to:
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Meet the changing needs of the user community and system owners.
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Provide patches when problems are encountered.
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Provide upgrades to the systems as new features are added.
Changes to systems software involving the Financial Records System (FRS), the Human Resources System (HRS), and the Student Information System (SIS) are requested by the system owners or the managers for those respective systems within Information Technology Services (ITS). The changes are then evaluated as a solution for the problem or need they address by the appropriate system manager within ITS and are approved or rejected for application to the system.
Application of Software Changes
The Database Administrator, (DBA), is exclusively responsible for performing changes to system software in FRS, HRS, and SIS in the production systems. Candidate code is modified and/or tested in the appropriate test system by the ITS programming staff and the system managers for the respective systems. After the candidate code has been successfully tested and evaluated for correct function, the programmer or system manager may request that the DBA move the code to the production system by sending a move request through the SCT Move Request System (SCTREQ).
After the DBA receives the request to promote the candidate code to production via SCTREQ, the DBA will review the changes, compile the code, and schedule the new code for activation after the nightly batch scheduler run completes that night. The new change will be available for the next business day's processing.
Source of Authority: Vice President for Finance and Administration
Cross Reference: None
Contact for Revision: Director of Information Technology Services
Forms: Account Authorization Form