When is the upgrade taking place
SAMIS will be unavailable from Saturday 16 March until (and including) Tuesday 19 March.
What do I need to do
Please remember to log out of SAMIS when you leave work on Friday 15 March.
What will happen during the upgrade
We will provide a ‘read only’ service to client users only, via a non-production instance, accessible by UniApps or the desktop launcher.
Unavailable applications
The following applications will be unavailable for the duration of the upgrade:
SAMIS on the web
Including the following SAMIS on the web applications:
- SAMIS bookings (PG Skills, FLC courses)
- Registration
- Placements (PIMS)
- Admissions processing
- Online Unit Evaluation
- Student Lookups
- Curriculum Planner
- Student Immigration service
- Disability Action Plans (DAPS)
- Coursework extensions
Other
- Application Tracker
- Applicant username and password generation
- Business Objects (SAMIS-related reports only)
- Postgraduate Applications
- User account creation & some other DDaT user account tools
- Panopto Review Scheduler
Data to and from SAMIS and other systems will not update during the upgrade. If you are responsible for any technical interfaces to or 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:
- Moodle
- LMF
- HUB
- CareerHub
- PURE
- Room Service
- Exam Timetable
- Agresso
- UCAS
- Student Loan Company
- Students' Union (MSL)
- Applicant CRM
- Student Journey CRM
- Inspera online examinations platform
Following the upgrade
Your login experience will look different, you will be required to use a ‘Microsoft type’ login, this is a precursor to Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) being applied to SAMIS in April.
We thank you for your patience while this necessary upgrade takes place.