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<strong>UC4</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>SunGard</strong> HE <strong>UDC</strong><br />
Improve Banner Processing With Automation<br />
Tim Andrews<br />
Business Development<br />
Baobab Software
Agenda<br />
+ Who is <strong>UC4</strong>?<br />
+ Common Challenges<br />
+ Solution Architecture<br />
+ Banner Processing<br />
+ Summary
Who is <strong>UC4</strong> Software?<br />
+ Founded 1985, formally AppWorx<br />
+ 260+ employees<br />
+ Sungard HE Collaborative Member<br />
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+ 1750+ customers<br />
+ 250+ <strong>SunGard</strong> HE customers<br />
+ 500 large enterprises<br />
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<strong>UC4</strong> - <strong>SunGard</strong> HE Customers<br />
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Agenda<br />
+ Who is <strong>UC4</strong>?<br />
+ Common Challenges<br />
+ Banner Processing<br />
+ Summary
Common Business Process Challenges<br />
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Multiple People <strong>and</strong> Departments<br />
Error prone <strong>and</strong> costly manual processes<br />
Disconnected Isl<strong>and</strong>s of automation<br />
Lack of visibility, management & control<br />
Banner ODS Reporting Databases Legacy<br />
Applications<br />
Applications <strong>and</strong> Servers<br />
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Automation is the Answer<br />
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Multiple People <strong>and</strong> Departments<br />
To effectively deliver the right business<br />
information at the right time at the<br />
lowest possible cost<br />
Banner ODS Reporting Databases Legacy<br />
Applications<br />
Applications <strong>and</strong> Servers<br />
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Common Business Challenges<br />
+ Visibility Over Entire Business Process<br />
+ Lack of Control<br />
+ Management of Critical Processes<br />
– Finance - Nightly / Monthly<br />
– Payroll<br />
– Financial Aid – ISIR, Student Awards<br />
– Student Processing – Letters, End of Term<br />
– Development - Grant Processing<br />
– Interfaces<br />
+ Number of Steps Required to Complete Task<br />
+ Failure to Detect Errors<br />
+ Delayed Response Between Departments<br />
+ Sending Accurate Information to Partners<br />
+ Business/IT Alignment<br />
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Common IT Challenges<br />
+ System / Database Management <strong>and</strong> Housekeeping<br />
– OS Backup, Maintenance, File System Cleaning<br />
– DB Backup, Re-Org, Purge<br />
+ File/Data Management<br />
+ Delayed Error Notification<br />
+ Potential Performance Bottlenecks<br />
+ Integration of Applications<br />
+ Data Corruption<br />
+ Coordination of Requests Beyond Core Application<br />
+ Missing Service Level agreements<br />
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File Transfer<br />
Data Movement<br />
Batch<br />
Job Scheduling<br />
IT House<br />
Keeping<br />
Event<br />
Processing<br />
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Agenda<br />
+ Who is <strong>UC4</strong>?<br />
+ Common Challenges<br />
+ Solution Architecture<br />
+ Banner Processing<br />
+ Summary
Reliability, Scalability, & Performance<br />
<strong>UC4</strong><br />
Automation<br />
Engine<br />
Repository<br />
Heart<br />
Beat<br />
Replication<br />
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<strong>UC4</strong> St<strong>and</strong>by<br />
Automation<br />
Engine<br />
Repository<br />
Automation Engine Architecture<br />
Scalable<br />
H<strong>and</strong>les the heaviest loads<br />
Manages peak load<br />
Reliable<br />
WatchWorx<br />
HA Failover<br />
No interruption of service<br />
Unlimited Enterprise Automation<br />
Supported Platforms<br />
Windows<br />
Unix<br />
Linux
Reliability, Scalability, & Performance<br />
<strong>UC4</strong><br />
Automation<br />
Engine<br />
Repository<br />
Heart<br />
Beat<br />
Replication<br />
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<strong>UC4</strong> St<strong>and</strong>by<br />
Automation<br />
Engine<br />
Repository<br />
Remote Agents<br />
Execute processes<br />
Run as defined user<br />
High performance<br />
Groups<br />
Load Balance (CPU)<br />
Run on all<br />
Windows<br />
Unix<br />
Linux<br />
AS400<br />
OpenVMS<br />
zOS, zLinux
Reliability, Scalability, & Performance<br />
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<strong>UC4</strong><br />
Automation<br />
Engine<br />
Repository<br />
Heart<br />
Beat<br />
Replication<br />
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<strong>UC4</strong> St<strong>and</strong>by<br />
Automation<br />
Engine<br />
Repository<br />
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Application Agents<br />
Oracle EBS<br />
PeopleSoft<br />
SAP<br />
<strong>SunGard</strong> HE Banner<br />
JD Edward<br />
Oracle Retail (Retek)<br />
Siebel<br />
Lawson<br />
AMISYS<br />
TCBS/TCCUS<br />
Ecometry<br />
Ventyx
Reliability, Scalability, & Performance<br />
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<strong>UC4</strong><br />
Automation<br />
Engine<br />
Repository<br />
Heart<br />
Beat<br />
Replication<br />
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<strong>UC4</strong> St<strong>and</strong>by<br />
Automation<br />
Engine<br />
Repository<br />
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User Interface<br />
Intuitive interface<br />
Single point of control<br />
Web GUI<br />
Graphical Analysis<br />
AppMaster
Agenda<br />
+ Who is <strong>UC4</strong>?<br />
+ Common Challenges<br />
+ Solution Architecture<br />
+ Banner Processing<br />
+ Summary
Current Banner Submission<br />
+ Manual Submission<br />
+ Black Box<br />
+ Manually Check Results<br />
+ Determine Success/Failure<br />
+ Manage Output<br />
+ Repeat<br />
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FURFEED<br />
FGRTRNI<br />
FGRTRNR<br />
FGRACTG<br />
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Banner Inter-Module Processing<br />
External<br />
Feeds<br />
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Student<br />
Finance<br />
Accounts<br />
Recievable<br />
HR<br />
Payroll<br />
Financial<br />
Aid<br />
Development
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FGRACTG<br />
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+ <strong>UC4</strong> Agent for Banner<br />
–Validated by <strong>SunGard</strong> HE<br />
–Non-invasive to Banner<br />
–Submits Banner jobs<br />
–Monitors Banner jobs<br />
–Manages Banner jobs<br />
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Initiation:<br />
Schedule<br />
Event<br />
Manual<br />
Include Banner <strong>and</strong> Non-Banner Processes<br />
FTP_CHG<br />
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FUPLOAD<br />
FGRTRNI<br />
FGRTRNR<br />
FGRACTG<br />
FTP_CHG<br />
+ Visibility, Management, Control<br />
– See jobs execute<br />
– Cancel when required<br />
+ Build Process Dependencies<br />
– Stop on Failure<br />
+ Extend Banner to <strong>UDC</strong><br />
– Custom Reporting<br />
– ODS<br />
+ <strong>UC4</strong> Determines Success/Failure<br />
– Return Code<br />
– Check for specific messages<br />
– Query database
Banner 1<br />
Banner Job Management<br />
Banner 2<br />
Banner<br />
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Banner 4<br />
+ <strong>UC4</strong> “on-line” captures Banner Jobs<br />
+ Better workload management<br />
+ Efficient use of computing resources<br />
+ Eliminates resource utilization spikes<br />
+ Assists in meeting SLA<br />
Queue_A Queue_B Queue_C<br />
Banner 1<br />
Banner 4<br />
Banner 2<br />
Banner 5<br />
Banner 6<br />
Banner 3<br />
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Process Automation<br />
Calendar Based<br />
Scheduling<br />
Event Based Scheduling<br />
On-Line Capture<br />
Manual Submission<br />
Output Management<br />
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FormFusion<br />
IntelleCheck<br />
On-Line Viewing<br />
Banner Printing<br />
NetWork Printing<br />
eMail<br />
+ View Reports & Logs On-Line<br />
– In <strong>UC4</strong><br />
– In Banner<br />
+ Print Reports <strong>and</strong> Logs<br />
+ FTP<br />
– Single or Multiple Printers<br />
+ Email Output<br />
+ e~Print<br />
+ Evisions Support<br />
– FormFusion<br />
– IntelleCheck<br />
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Banner Solutions<br />
+ Finance - FAB CHKR (Check Printing)<br />
+ Finance – Daily <strong>and</strong> Monthly<br />
+ Payroll Check Processing<br />
+ Admission Application Fees Requirement<br />
+ Letter Generation - Students & Alumni<br />
+ Government Financial Aid File Processing<br />
+ Student Billing<br />
+ Sleep/Wake & GLB Data/Select<br />
+ Transcript Generation<br />
–Individual Request<br />
–Student Mailings<br />
–Award Generation<br />
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Agenda<br />
+ Who is <strong>UC4</strong>?<br />
+ Common Challenges<br />
+ Solution Architecture<br />
+ Banner Processing<br />
+ Summary
Summary<br />
+ <strong>UC4</strong> Software can enhance the automation of Banner processes.<br />
+ The <strong>UC4</strong> solution is relevant whether you are a new customer, or<br />
you have already implemented Sungard HE Banner.<br />
+ <strong>UC4</strong> Software is an enterprise solution for the entire <strong>UDC</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
beyond.<br />
+ <strong>UC4</strong> Software can help you gain visibility, management, <strong>and</strong><br />
control of you enterprise processing.<br />
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Thank you<br />
Automate the <strong>UDC</strong> with <strong>UC4</strong>
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