Date: 03/10/11
To: pps_user@ucsc.edu
From: pps_office@ucsc.edu
Subject: PPS Web Main Menu changes

Dear PPS Users,

UCOP will be installing PPS releases the night of 03/11/11 that will update the Web Main Menu. These web releases transition us to newer, more secure web technology. The technology shift is transparent to the user, and existing web functions will continue to look and act the same. The new Web Main Menu has been rearranged and now shows EDB Update System options.

The new EDB Update System options have not been deployed on the Santa Cruz campus. You will see listings for New Hire, Rehire, and EE record changes; however no access has been established. If you click on one of these options you will receive a message ‘not authorized’.

Additionally, the new technology deployed tightens security for accessing of web functions. Web EDB Inquiry will only be available when PPS CICS is up. This means that when CICS is not available this option is no longer available to be selected and shows as ‘grayed out’.

Visit the following link for PPS uptime and screenshots of the new Web Main Menu: http://pps.ucsc.edu/releases/webservices.htm

Please feel free to contact our office with any questions by emailing pps_office@ucsc.edu

Thank you,

Tamara Santos

Last Updated: 03/10/2011