SAMIS available, 18 July 2013
Message Update, 18 July 2013, 11.15am. SAMIS upgrade work is complete. SAMIS services are available.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
SAMIS will be unavailable from 6pm, Tuesday, 16 July 2013, for 2 days - Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 July 2013.
This is a significant upgrade and, as recommended by our software supplier, we have set aside two days to complete the work. The following applications will be unavailable:
- BUCS user account creation & some other computing services user account tools
- Library Issue Desk will not be able to create or renew library cards for students
- Application Tracker
- Online Applications
- SAMIS bookings (PG Skills, University Open Days, UCAS Open Days)
- Applicant BUCS username and password generation
- Registration Online (ROL)
- SAMIS on the Web (Student and Staff: includes Unit Evaluation and Coursework Coversheet printing and scanning)
- Student Lookup
- Access to Student Services Helpdesk (ESD)
- SAMIS Desktop Client (Staff only)
- Business Objects (SAMIS-related reports only)
All SAMIS client users will be informed by email when SAMIS is available again or you can follow
the news on twitter at
BUCSNews.
Data to / from SAMIS and other systems will not update during the upgrade. If you are responsible for any technical interfaces to/from SAMIS, please ensure that your connections to the database will not be attempting to run during this period. Systems that provide data to or get data from SAMIS include:
- UCAS
- Moodle
- HUB
- Room Service
- Agresso
- Student Loan Company
- Students' Union (MSL)
- Exam Timetable
We apologise in advance for this necessary down-time and thank you for your patience and understanding.
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