Planned PeopleSoft Maintenance April 18-19

MyU and related online services, such as APAS, will be unavailable while the University performs a system upgrade the weekend of April 18 and 19. Service is expected to be restored on Sunday afternoon, April 19. As a result of this upgrade, there will be minor changes to the PeopleSoft interface. You can still access Canvas courses through canvas.umn.edu and University email at mail.umn.edu. Questions? Contact Technology Help.

Coursedog modality definitions

The modality selections available for courses in Coursedog will be updated and effective on July 1 to align with those in PeopleSoft. This update impacts all University of Minnesota campuses. Changes will not be made to previously approved courses, but courses should be updated to reflect the appropriate modality selections when updates are being made through standard processes. 

Please direct questions to oue@umn.edu. 

New FERPA training requirement

If you have access to PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and/or APLUS, you will need to complete the new FERPA training course by October 31, 2024. This training needs to be completed regardless of any previous FERPA training recorded. If you do not complete the new training on time, you will lose your PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and/or APLUS access. 

The new course should take 20-30 minutes to complete. If you are required to take the training, you will be automatically enrolled through Training Hub the first week of October. You will receive additional information and reminders by email. 

Moving forward, FERPA training will need to be completed on a regular basis to maintain access to PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and APLUS. This is to ensure that those with access to private student data remain informed of their responsibilities and to prevent FERPA violations. If you have questions, you can contact cctraining@umn.edu. 

MyU and PeopleSoft applications unavailable Oct. 19–20

On October 19–20, 2024 (Saturday and Sunday), MyU and other PeopleSoft applications will be unavailable while the University upgrades PeopleSoft. This upgrade helps our PeopleSoft systems remain current and secure and ensures we retain Oracle support.

The timing of the upgrade was set cooperatively to minimize disruption to the University. Please make note of this outage and plan accordingly.

Impact

• MyU and PeopleSoft applications, and some applications dependent on PeopleSoft, will be unavailable while the upgrade is in progress.
• Aside from downtime during the weekend, no significant impact is expected.
• Some who use PeopleSoft will notice some minor changes to the interface.
• Those who use PeopleSoft will need to clear the cache on their web browser following this upgrade.

Upcoming PeopleSoft unavailability and changes

MyU, PeopleSoft applications, and other related online services, such as APAS, will be unavailable due to a system upgrade on Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9. Service is expected to be restored on Sunday afternoon. During the outage, you can check the Service Status website for updates. When work is complete, we recommend that you clear your browser cache before logging into PeopleSoft or MyU. 

Changes that PeopleSoft Campus Solutions users will notice include a new look and additional options on all search pages. 

Additionally, a button will replace the tab layout on search pages that include the option to Add a New Value or Find an Existing Value. This includes Quick Enroll a Student, Student Program Plan, Request a Transcript Report, and other pages.

Save the date: PeopleTools upgrade

On June 8 and 9, 2024 (Saturday and Sunday), MyU and other PeopleSoft applications will be unavailable while University IT upgrades the PeopleSoft development platform, PeopleTools, to version 8.60. This upgrade helps our PeopleSoft systems remain stable and secure, and it ensures we retain Oracle support.

Aside from downtime during the weekend, no significant impact is expected, though some PeopleSoft users will notice some minor changes to the interface. This upgrade will also deliver an enhancement: a self-service control to enable Accessibility Mode for end users of the MyU/PeopleSoft self-service systems.

Upcoming PeopleSoft Maintenance

PeopleSoft applications will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Saturday, October 22 and noon Sunday, October 23 while University IT upgrades the PeopleSoft EFS/Finance application. While the upgrade work is underway, MyU, Campus Solutions, EFS/Finance, and Human Resources applications will be unavailable.

This upgrade helps our PeopleSoft EFS/Finance application catch up on vendor provided updates, bug fixes, and (potentially) adopt new features. In addition, the upgrade ensures we retain vendor support.

PeopleSoft Proof of Vaccination process expanded for fall 2022

On June 19, the University launched a PeopleSoft proof of vaccination process for students entering fall 2022 and those who had not complied with prior vaccination requirements.

Total compliance to date across the system is 89.7% with 10.3% not yet responding. Students who are vaccinated account for 95.6%, religious exemptions for 4.1%, and medical exemptions for 0.3%. Campus-level details are available to leadership on each campus.

• Beginning in August, students will receive weekly reminders until a hold is placed on their account restricting registration for spring 2023. Holds will be placed in October.
• If a hold is placed, students will need to submit vaccination details or have an approved exemption for the hold to be removed. This process will be run daily.

Information about boosters is not currently required. The Minnesota Department of Health offers tips for securing your vaccine records in the event of a lost vaccine card.