EIS Financials 9.0 Upgrade

The Oracle/PeopleSoft Financials upgrade from version 8.4 to 9.0 is underway. Testing environments are being prepared and users in the various administrative, functional areas for UNT, HSC, and the UNT System are being educated on the finer points of doing a massive upgrade to a significant aspect of EIS. The functional areas for UNT and UNT System include those related to the Controllers Office and Financial Reporting, the Budget Office, Purchasing and Payment Services, Assets, and Research Services (Grants). For HSC, the areas involved are the Accounting Office, Financial Systems, Purchasing, Property Control, the Budget Office, and Grants and Contract Management.

In July 2008, with the assistance of an outside PeopleSoft service provider, instructional sessions were held which revealed the differences in functionality between the current version and the new 9.0 version. It is the expectation that some of the new features will not only enhance the use of the software, but also allow for eliminating some of the customizations to the delivered software that have previously been done by CITC development staff (Financial Information Systems Team).

The first round of testing in the new version begins in September, with the e-Procurement and Purchasing modules. Many things have changed, including the look and feel of the e-Pro requisitions life cycle. There are new features which make the accessing of information relating to requisitions more user friendly and robust.

All of the areas involved are eager to get started on this next phase of the on-going effort to stay up-to-date and provide the best in PeopleSoft Financials functionality to their respective campuses. More updates are forthcoming, so stay tuned. For more information about the project, go to http://eis.unt.edu/90upgrade.