Please join us for a Connect+Learn sessionĀ where we will address a few short topics pertaining to the current and upcoming enrolment period:
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***Ā This e-mail is sent on behalf ofĀ Student Accounts, University Registrarās OfficeĀ ***
Please do NOT process any batch or online Change of POSt (CHOP) onĀ Thursday, July 10Ā andĀ Friday, July 11.
If you process a CHOP for a student during this period, the student’s fees will be calculated incorrectly and in a manner that will be very difficult and time-consuming for Student Accounts to correct.
The student’s ACORN Financial Account may be blocked while the corrections are made.
If you must process a CHOP for a student during this period, then you must trigger fees assessment by viewing the student’s invoice and forward an email message toĀ bonnie.vincze@utoronto.ca.Ā
Student Accounts, University Registrarās OfficeĀ is testing theĀ Fall 2025-Winter 2026Ā session fees assessment process during this period, and if the testing is successful, fees assessment will be turned ‘ON’ atĀ 5pm on Friday, July 11Ā and fees will be available to view on ROSI onĀ Monday, July 14.Ā
Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Student Information Systems
Dear colleagues,
We want to inform you that Microsoft will retire theĀ Organization data typesĀ feature in Excel effectiveĀ July 31, 2025. This decision is based on low usage and high ongoing maintenance costs.
Whatās Changing:Ā
What You Can Do Instead:Ā
Please note that this change doesĀ notĀ affectĀ Bing data types, which will continue to be supported.Ā
Learn More:Ā
Kind regards,Ā Ā
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)
Information Technology Services, University of Toronto
215 Huron Street, Toronto
Ontario M5S 1A2
A new initiative from U of Tās Information Technology Services is creating a foundation for how digital experiences are designed and delivered across the university. The goal of theĀ Global Design System, a set of design guidelines, standards and reusable components, is to streamline the creation of web applications, ensuring consistency, accessibility and an improved user experience.
āBy leveraging the Global Design System, weāre making web application design and development more efficient,ā says Amanda Werkhaizer, manager, User Experience & Process Design at Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI). āThe systemās robust, reusable components align with U of Tās branding guidelines and AODA requirements, offer built-in accessibility features and ensure consistency across applications.ā
The Global Design System is composed of two key pieces: the ITS EASI Design System and the ITS EASI UI Library. Together, they serve as a shared language for designers and developers, offering a foundation for building applications.
TheĀ ITS EASI Design System originated as an internal initiative to standardize design patterns across enterprise applications. It provides designers with pre-made, reusable components that can be pulled into prototypes, reducing the need to recreate elements for each new project.
TheĀ ITS EASI UI Library, its companion site, is tailored for developers. It offers sample code, examples and usage notes for each component. Developers can easily integrate these components into their applications, reducing duplication of effort and accelerating implementation timelines.
āWe were interested in building a flexible and comprehensive system with components that can be developed once and used in multiple applications,ā saysĀ Andre Kalamandeen, manager, Data, Architecture & Integration at EASI, and the lead of the ITS EASI UI Library. āDesigners and developers can easily see how the components will work in the real world, and weāre interested in constantly evolving the system to meet usersā needs.ā
A focus of the system, as highlighted in the recently launched IT@UofT Strategic Plan, is enhancing inclusive design and accessibilityĀ across university IT systems, services and resources, and ensuring equitable access and usability for all community members.
āEverything has been built from the ground up with accessibility in mind ā itās important that everyone can interact with the applications we create,ā says James Lahey, JavaScript developer at EASI. āThere are so many ways that people interact with our applications, including those using different devices and assistive technologies.ā
To create accessible components, the team references the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, as well as other design systems, for maximum accessibility.
In the ITS EASI Design System (left), each component contains accessibility recommendations. The component code in the ITS EASI UI Library (right) has accessible markup and attributes built in.
The development of the system has been a cross-functional effort, involving members from EASIāsĀ User Experience & Process Design team, and Data, Architecture & Integration team.
āAn integral part of our process is collaborating with the Student Information Systems team, especially Hossein Aliabadi who has given extensive feedback and guidance on code quality and consistency,ā says Kalamandeen.
To date, the team has completed the design of nine components, including footers, buttons, icons, popovers, tabs and error messages. These components are already being used in the Accommodated Testing Services application, and ACORN is beginning to adopt the design principles.
āWeāre putting a lot of effort into creating patterns and components to give designers and developers a starting point so they can take these tools and run with them,ā saysĀ Laura Klamot, senior user experience designer, User Experience & Process Design Team, EASI. āThe goal is to enable creators to focus more on solving big-picture design decisions and create more meaningful, accessible and consistent user experiences.ā
The team is actively gathering feedback and plans to expand the UI Library to support additional technologies and needs. The long-term goal is to make the system widely available across U of T, empowering others to build accessible, consistent and user-friendly applications.
āThe system is already demonstrating its value by reducing the time required in the design and development phases, enabling teams to focus on delivering core functionality and improving user experience,ā says Werkhaizer. āWe look forward to working with the community on the systemās evolution.ā
If youāre interested in contributing to the future of the Global Design System, please fill out this form.
Dear AMS SAP GUI users,
Please note that the Administrative Management System (AMS) will not be available for SAP GUI users from Wednesday, July 9, 2025 atĀ 5 p.m. to Thursday, July 10 at 5 a.m.Ā This outage will allow for the preparation for theĀ across-the-board (ATB) increase for USW staff.
All other AMS web-based systems, including Administrative Academic Appointments (AAA), Expense Reimbursement Direct Deposit (ERDD), My Research, Capital Project Portal, Invoice Workflow, Employee Self-Service (ESS), Manager Self-Service (MSS), EvoSuite Applications, SAP Asset Manager Mobile, and Fiori Launchpad Reporting will remain available during this time.
See ourĀ System Availability pageĀ for ongoing information on system status.
Sincerely,
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
In this session we discussed:
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Dear AMS Users,
As you may be aware, following the recent renewal of the AMS certificate, some users have been encountering the error shown below when logging into the AMS SAP GUI.
On June 9, we sent a memo providing a temporary workaround for affected users.
After further investigation, we have identified that the issue is due to some devices missing a USERTrust ECC Certification Authority root certificate issued by Sectigo, our certificate authority.
We have sent departmental IT administrators instructions on how to add this certificate to affected machines and remove the previously communicated workaround ā it is important to re-enable encryption to ensure your data remains protected and secure.
Please contact your administrator if you have been affected by this issue
Sincerely
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)
Dear Divisional IT Administrators,
As you may be aware, we sent aĀ memo on June 10Ā regarding an error some AMS SAP GUI users were receiving when logging in.
After further investigation, we identified that the issue is due to some devices missing a USERTrust ECC Certification Authority root certificateĀ issued by Sectigo, our certificate authority.
Please use the instructions below, provided by Information Security, to add the root certificate to affected usersā machines, which will help to prevent similar issues.
Instructions:
If there are questions about AMS SAP GUI, please contact us through theĀ Divisional SAP GUI Support Teams Channel.
We will also be communicating with end users via the AMS listserv tomorrow morning, instructing them to contact their departmental IT administrators for assistance.
Thank you for your assistance in helping to resolve this issue.
Sincerely,
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)Ā and
Information Security
To all ROSI / ROSI Express / Degree Explorer Users:
This year, fall/winter course enrolment will run from June 24 to August 6, 2025, with our heaviest enrolment day happening on July 25. View the full schedule on the SIS SharePoint site.
If students contact you about slower than usual processing times during enrolment, please inform them that this is due to high system traffic. Advise them to only use one device to access ACORN and to avoid refreshing unnecessarily, as this can increase the load on the system. During heavier enrolment days, access to non-enrolment functions may be temporarily restricted to help manage system performance.
To check for ongoing system updates, students can visit the ITS System Status website and course-related questions should be directed to their registrar.
We will be working directly with divisions that have active course enrolment to monitor the system and to communicate any issues.
We also ask staff to limit use of ROSI-related processes that may place additional burden on the system during enrolment days. Please view the critical dates calendar.
Thank you for your support during this yearās fall/winter enrolment.
Sincerely,
Student Information Systems
This email has been sent from a service account and does not accept replies. Please direct any follow up questions to the Enterprise Service CentreĀ http://www.uoft.me/esc
Please join us for an exclusive Connect+Learn session featuring insights from Student Accounts within the University Registrar’s Office, and Student Revenue & General Accounting Office within Financial Services. The session will delveĀ into essential topics such as guidance on interpreting official U of T Student Financial Invoices and explore the diverse options for establishing and maintaining Financial Arrangements (e.g., fee deferrals).
Topics will include:
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