September 23, 2024

Final Reminder: U of T 30-day Microsoft Teams Chat Retention Protocol coming September 30 

Date: September 23, 2024 To: EITU, MTRC, InfoTech, AMS, Broader Channels From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re: Final Reminder: U of T 30-day Microsoft Teams Chat Retention Protocol coming September 30   Dear colleagues, Following on the Sep 12, 2024 reminder memo on Teams Chat Retention, the University of Toronto will be implementing a 30-day retention protocol for all individual Teams Chats, effective September 30, 2024. These are messages that occur outside of a Microsoft Teams Channel. Important: Teams…

ActiveX will be disabled by default in Microsoft Office Apps

Date: September 23, 2024 To: InfoTech Listserv From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re: ActiveX will be disabled by default in Microsoft Office Apps Dear colleagues, Microsoft Is disabling default ActiveX Controls in Microsoft 365 apps from April 2025 and Office 2024 (from October 2024) to improve security. The default configuration setting for ActiveX objects will change from Prompt me before enabling all controls with minimal restrictions to Disable all controls without notification. The new default setting is equivalent to…

VBS deprecation 

Date: September 23, 2024 To: InfoTech Listserv From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re: VBS deprecation Dear colleagues, According to official announcements from Microsoft, the Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) is being deprecated. VBScript is a coding language that has been widely used by developers to add dynamic interactivity and functionality to web pages. Deprecation starts in the second half of 2024 and will be entirely removed from future Windows OS releases. What you need to do to prepare: If…

September 18, 2024

Teams Chat Retention Protocol – Session 03 (Final Reminder)

…information sessions we conducted in June, 2024. In this session covered: Why are we not keeping Teams chat history indefinitely? What is the scope of this protocol? Who does it impact? What messages are affected, and which ones remain unaffected? What will happen on September 30, 2024? What if I am on another retention policy? What will happen to the files that are shared over Teams chat? Preparing for this change Final Reminder Roundtable discussion   Resources: Session Recording Slides…

September 13, 2024

Important Update for Microsoft Forms Users | Microsoft Forms – Data sync to Excel

…20, 2024, existing Excel files with the old data sync will not receive automatic updates from Forms. Users will receive notifications in Forms and Excel for the web to update their data sync.   Note: The new data sync can only be triggered in Excel for the web. To get new Forms response data in the Excel desktop app, open the file in Excel for the web first. Learn more: Introducing Forms data sync to Excel – Microsoft Community Hub…

September 12, 2024

Reminder: U of T 30-day Microsoft Teams Chat Retention Protocol coming September 30, 2024

…the existing 7-day retention protocol, the schedule will continue as before. Search your chat history and ensure that you copy and save those threads that are important to you before September 30, 2024. All messages older than 30 days will be affected. Is there a bulk mechanism to save chat threads? At present, there are no such tools. There are some simple methods to save chats, for example: To save a specific message from your Teams chat, hover over the…

September 9, 2024

Monthly SIS Training Resources & Support Session

…curriculum applications, and processes for the University. SIS provides reporting tools, enhancement and production request forms, and support for the SIS applications. In the session, we will discuss: Student Information Systems – What we do and how to get help ROSI and OASIS Training Materials & Resources What we support and what we do not (and where to go for those) When to use ESC and how to write a ticket and use ESC appropriately Resources Recording [Stream] Slides [SharePoint]…

September 3, 2024

Opening of Term and Registration

Join us for a Connect+Learn session on Opening of Term and Registration. This session will demonstrate processes and explore some key topics for academic units and Registrars’ Offices to prepare for the upcoming academic term. Monitoring registration using ROSI reports, clearing admission conditions and maintaining leaves of absences will be discussed. Attendees will be able to learn how to look up data manually and produce summary reports to identify outstanding enrolment issues and to keep track of registration volume. Topics…

August 21, 2024

SharePoint L4 Data Site Template

Aug 21, 2024 In this Connect+Learn session you will learn about SharePoint L4 Data Template We will cover: What is the L4 site template? WHy and when you would need a L4 template Features of the L4 Template FAQs Q&As   Resources Session Slides Session Recording…

August 20, 2024

AMS System Outage – September 7

Date: August 20, 2024 To: AMS Users From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration Re: AMS System Outage – September 7   Dear AMS Users, Please note that the systems below will be unavailable on Saturday, September 7 from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. due to system maintenance: Academic Administrative Appointments (AAA) AMS SAP GUI Capital Project Portal Employee Self-Service (ESS)/Manager Self-Service (MSS) EvoSuite Applications (EvoOrder, EvoPlan, EvoNotify) Expense Reimbursement Direct Deposit (ERDD) Fiori Launchpad Reporting Invoice Workflow My Customer Account…