Dear colleagues,

Microsoft will retire the Visio Data Visualizer add-in for Excel. This change affects the ability to create and maintain data-linked diagrams in Excel using that add-in.

What is changing

On December 8, 2025, the add-in will be removed from the Excel add-in store, associated templates, and ...

Dear colleagues, 

Microsoft has announced the retirement of the Reuse Slides feature in PowerPoint for Windows and Mac desktop applications. This feature will be removed to simplify PowerPoint’s interface and eliminate duplication with existing slide copy and reuse workflows. 

What is changing

• • The Reuse Slides ...

Hi everyone,

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI) would like to update you on the latest major production releases and updates for U of T’s Administrative Management Systems (AMS) and Enterprise Shared Services.

The following are major changes from October 1 to November 30, 2025:

AMS/SAP Technical Platform

Hi everyone,

As we quickly approach this holiday season, we would like to notify you about upcoming system closures.

Here is a full list of the closures between December 23, 2025 and January 5, 2026, and the regular system availability during December 2025:

https://easi.its.utoronto.ca/system-availability/

Please note that if ...

Hi everyone,

We will be maintaining the same levels of application support for Student Systems over the December break as we have in other years. ACORN and other student information services will be available over the holidays and will be checked periodically to ensure they are running. We ...

As previously communicated, support for Microsoft Office 2016 and Microsoft Office 2019 ended on October 14, 2025. Looking ahead, support for Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 (Long-Term Servicing Channel) will end next year on
October 13, 2026.

What is changing 

• • Office LTSC 2021: Support ends October 13, ...

Dear AMS Users,

Please note that the systems below will be unavailable on Saturday, December 6 from 5 to 12 p.m. due to system maintenance:

• Academic Administrative Appointments (AAA)
• AMS SAP GUI
• Capital Projects Portal
• Employee Self-Service (ESS)/Manager Self-Service (MSS)
• EvoSuite Applications (EvoOrder, EvoPlan, EvoNotify)
• Expense Reimbursement ...

Dear Azure Data Studio Users,

As a follow-up to earlier communications, this is a reminder that Microsoft will be retiring Azure Data Studio on February 28, 2026, consolidating its SQL tools in Visual Studio Code.

To maintain security compliance and support, we recommend that current Azure Data Studio ...

Dear Azure Data Studio Users,

As a follow-up to earlier communications, this is a reminder that Microsoft will be retiring Azure Data Studio on February 28, 2026, consolidating its SQL tools in Visual Studio Code.

To maintain security compliance and support, we recommend that current Azure Data Studio ...

Dear AMS Users,

Please note that system maintenance associated with the U of T firewall will take place on Sunday, November 9 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

During this time, you may temporarily lose access to AMS applications, including Employee Self-Service (ESS)/Manager Self-Service (MSS), Expense Reimbursement Direct ...