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Entra Connect Upgrade 

Date: April 9, 2025
To:  ACE-IT, EITU, MTRC, InfoTech
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re: Entra Connect Upgrade 

Dear colleagues,

We would like to inform you about an important upcoming upgrade to Entra Connect scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

Microsoft Entra Connect synchronizes our on-premises objects (users and groups) with Microsoft Entra and M365.

Due to an upcoming backend service update for enhanced security, we must upgrade to the latest version.

Microsoft Entra Connect 2.4.129.0 introduces new auditing capabilities, important bug fixes, and improvements for better user experience and system stability.

Upgrade Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 10 a.m. to Thursday, April 17, 2025, 4 p.m.

Impact on Users: This upgrade is expected to have no anticipated disruption to end users or services during the maintenance period.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work to ensure our systems remain secure and up to date.

If you have any questions or concerns, please submit a ticket to the Enterprise Service Centre at (https://uoft.me/m365help).

Kind regards,

Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)
Information Technology Services, University of Toronto
215 Huron Street, Toronto
Ontario M5S 1A2

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Please do NOT process Change of POSt (CHOP) on Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11

Date: April 7, 2025
To:  ROSI Users
From: Student Information Systems
Re: Please do NOT process Change of POSt (CHOP) on
Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11

 

*** This e-mail is sent on behalf of Student Accounts, University Registrar’s Office ***

Please do NOT process any batch or online Change of POSt (CHOP) on Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 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 to bonnie.vincze@utoronto.ca. 

Student Accounts, University Registrar’s Office is testing the Summer 2025 session fees assessment process during this period, and if the testing is successful, fees assessment will be turned ‘ON’ at 5pm on Friday, April 11 and fees will be available to view on ROSI on Monday, April 14. 

Your co-operation is greatly appreciated. 

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Monthly SIS Training Resources & Support Session

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for an informative Connect+Learn session on SIS Training Resources & Support, tailored primarily for new ROSI users. The Student Information Systems (SIS) group manages enterprise student and 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 (SIS): What we do
    • SIS Training Materials & Resources
    • How to Get Help
    • SIS: What We Support and What We Don’t
    • Using ESC Effectively: When to use ESC, how to write a ticket, and best practices for utilizing ESC services

 

Resources

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Short ROSI and ROSI Express topics

Join us for a Connect+Learn session where will address a few short topics:.

SIS provides reporting tools, enhancement and production request forms, and support for the SIS applications. In the session, we will discuss:

    • Managing continuous courses, set up and enrolment (of particular interest to graduate administrators)
    • ROSI Express Power BI class lists: Using ‘Favourites’ to improve performance
    • Tuition Deposits: Reminders on dates and checklist
    • ROSI display issue: update and mitigatio

 

Resources

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AMS FI Fiscal Year-End Closure 2025

Date: April 2, 2025
To: AMS Users
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration 
Re: AMS FI Fiscal Year-End Closure 2025

 

Hi everyone,

This year AMS will close for FI year-end processing on Monday, April 28 at 7pm and will re-open on Thursday, May 1 at 7am.

Please note:

  • uSOURCE will close on Monday, April 28 at 5pm and will re-open on Thursday, May 1 at 9am.
  • ERDD and the Capital Projects Portal and Invoice Workflow will resume regular functionality on Thursday, May 1 at 7am.
  • Fiori Launchpad will remain available.
Date Status
Monday, April 14 System closes for bi-weekly payroll at 5pm
Tuesday, April 15 System re-opens at 7am
Wednesday, April 16 System open regular hours
Thursday, April 17 System closes for “Copy Plan to Budget” at 7pm
Friday, April 18 System re-opens at 7am
Saturday, April 19 System open regular hours
Sunday, April 20 System open regular hours
Monday, April 21 System open regular hours
Tuesday, April 22 System closes for monthly payroll phase 1 at 5pm
Wednesday, April 23 System re-opens at 7am

System closes for monthly payroll phase 2 at 5pm
Thursday, April 24 System re-opens at 7am
Friday, April 25 System open regular hours
Saturday, April 26 System open regular hours
Sunday, April 27 System open regular hours
Monday, April 28 System closed to all users at 7pm except uSOURCE closes at 5pm
Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 System closed to all users
Thursday, May 1 System re-opens at 7am except uSOURCE opens at 9am

 

Please check our System Availability page for information on all systems.

For information on the impact of the year-end closing dates on reporting and processing, refer to the Financial Services website.

Sincerely,
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)

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AMS System Outage – April 5

Date: March 27, 2025
To: AMS Users
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re: AMS System Outage – April 5

 

Dear AMS Users,

Please note the systems below will be unavailable on Saturday, April 5 from 5 to 8 a.m. due to required timely 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 Direct Deposit (ERDD)
  • Fiori Launchpad Reporting
  • Invoice Workflow
  • My Customer Account
  • My Research (MR/Portal)
  • SAP Asset Manager Mobile (sync will not work)
  • uSOURCE

See our System Availability page for a list of ongoing information on system status.

Sincerely,
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)

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Migration from Azure Data Studio to Visual Studio Code

Join Connect+Learn for as session with the Reporting & Analytics Technology Team to learn about the upcoming migration from Azure Data Studio to Visual Studio Code. Microsoft announced that it will be consolidating its SQL development tools to provide a more robust and feature-rich environment, and will be retiring Azure Data Studio on February 28, 2026. To ensure continued support, security and access to a feature-rich environment, we recommend that current Azure Data Studio users transition to Visual Studio Code by October 14, 2025.

In this session, we will discuss:

  • An overview of the migration to Visual Studio Code.
  • What’s changing, including key similarities and differences to Azure Data Studio.
  • A demo of how to download and connect to Visual Studio Code.
  • An overview of support resources on the Power BI site.

 

 

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Important Update: Migration from Azure Data Studio to Visual Studio Code

Date:  March 11, 2025
To:   Azure Data Studio Users
From:  Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re: Important Update: Migration from Azure Data Studio to Visual Studio Code

 

Dear Azure Data Studio Users,

We are writing to inform you that Microsoft will be consolidating its SQL development tools to provide a more robust and feature-rich environment, and will be retiring Azure Data Studio on February 28, 2026. To ensure continued support, security and access to this environment, we recommend that current Azure Data Studio users transition to Visual Studio Code by October 14, 2025. We also recommend that new users follow these instructions to onboard to Visual Studio Code and visit the Power BI Toolbox for more support.

What do you need to know?

  • Visual Studio Code is very similar to Azure Data Studio, offering a similar interface, functionality and support for the same on-premises and cloud data platforms on Windows, macOS and Linux.
  • There will be no changes to your SQL queries and all existing queries will continue to connect to the same databases. This transition represents minimal change impact, unlike the previous shift from Rocket Shuttle to Azure Data Studio.
  • Current Azure Data Studio users may contact their divisional IT administrators for help with installing the tool by October 14, 2025.
  • New users may contact their divisional IT administrators for help with installing this tool.

What’s changing?

  • Current and new users will need to install an extension and then set up the connection to Visual Studio Code.
  • There are some minor changes to the interface, that can be tailored to individual preferences, which will not affect functionality of the tool.
  • Watch this video to learn more about the upcoming transition and key similarities and differences between Azure Data Studio and Visual Studio Code.

What’s Next?

  • Join us for a Connect+Learn session on March 25, 2025, at 11 a.m., where you can gain a deeper understanding of the upcoming change.

If you have any questions, please visit the Power BI Toolbox and submit a support ticket.

Sincerely,
Reporting and Analytics Technology Team
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration

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AMS System Outage – March 22

Date: March 3, 2025
To: AMS Users
From: Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration
Re: AMS System Outage – March 22

 

Dear AMS Users,

Please note that the systems below will be unavailable on Saturday, March 22 from 5 to 11 a.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 Direct Deposit (ERDD)
  • Fiori Launchpad Reporting
  • Invoice Workflow
  • My Customer Account
  • My Research (MR/Portal)
  • SAP Asset Manager Mobile (sync will not work)
  • uSOURCE

See our System Availability page for a list of ongoing information on system status.

Sincerely,
Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI)