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Wednesday, October 8 th , 8:00 am VCCCD Luminis Implementation Rupinder Kaur, Mike Rose, Bill Pearce Ventura County CCD. VCCCD Luminis Implementation. Presented on behalf of…. ConfigMan and the Immutables!. VCCCD Luminis Implementation. Topics of discussion: Project Overview (Bill)
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Wednesday, October 8th, 8:00 am VCCCD Luminis Implementation Rupinder Kaur, Mike Rose, Bill Pearce Ventura County CCD
VCCCD Luminis Implementation Presented on behalf of…. ConfigMan and the Immutables!
VCCCD Luminis Implementation Topics of discussion: • Project Overview (Bill) • Implementation Details (Mike, Rupinder) • Logon Wizard • Single sign-ons • Skin Template Customization • Hot Javascript Techniques • Alert emails • Omni-Update interface • Banner INB and SSB channel creation and deployment • Training
Project Overview Goals of Implementation: • Do no Harm! • Replace functionality of EmployeeCentral • Provide for a seamless transition • Clean up data and procedures • Banner User ID • GOAEACC (SPRIDEN_ID and Oracle ID) • GOAEMAL • Third-party ID • HR Procedures • Two phases – faculty/staff (August), students (Spring 2009)
Project Overview Schedule: • Demos mid-2007 • Contracts negotiated Summer/Fall 2007 • Luminis Basic • ADAP/SAF • Gmail interface • SLC Training and CBT • Standard Sungard Implementation Schedule • Tech Assessment, Planning, Installation • OIG, Content Planning, Organizational Planning • Data Integration Consulting • ADAP/SAF Installation
Project Overview Some highlights…and lowlights: • Tech assessment • Late discovery that we were a district of 3 colleges – added in load balancer, 8 portal servers • Discovered we were behind on Student release • Tech Planning Workshop • Prelim agenda said 3 days on-site • Notified the week before that it was a 2-hour conference call • Should have been 3 days on-site • College and district participation, aka herding cats • Reserved words – Policy, District Office
Project Overview Some highlights…and lowlights: • Separate content planning sessions – colleges, and district office • Colleges had their ideas for a layout • DAC wasn’t real happy • Compromise was reached on layout based on roles • Names • Marketing, PIOs decided on C3 • Initially called MyWebstar – 99.99% sure it was ok • Of course, the .01% rule held • Now called MyVCCCD • Blackboard Vista issues • Has to be same logon as Luminis (not ID number) • CRN/Term was reversed for sections
Project Overview Installations: • First install in UPGR (Sungard) • 4 days on site – teaching/learning experience • Followup to resolve problems over the next two weeks • Subsequent Installs (Colby, VCCCD staff) • Complete test install – 3 days • PROD install - .5 days • Sungard certification • PROD re-install (MyVCCCD) • Wanted a clean install – including load-balancer • 3 days – issues with LB, Vanity URLs • Channel reinstall–3 days (.5 day work, 2.5 days, um..) • Biggest task was the Luminis patches.
Project Overview Logons/Passwords: • Luminis is the authoritative source • Third-party ID • Increased to 20 characters (could be 30, but for AD) • First_lastnnn for Students, flastnnn for employees • Initial password • PIN at time of user load to Luminis – problem if changed • PIN in Banner was upper-case, not case-sensitive in SSB • AD was passSSSS (last 4 of SSN) • Implemented GOBTPAC trigger – ssSSSS, pre-pend “pa” • Luminis/AD/Oracle rules – Luminis was LCD • Logins from public websites (MC, OC, VC) • Immutable ID/Workflow • Workflow needs immutable ID for external authentication • Changed to use TP ID – no change in WF (already Banner) • Auto-populate Workflow users at some point
Project Overview Portal layout: • Scoped Roles • Employee • Employee@LOC (DC, MC, OC, VC) • Faculty • Faculty@LOC • Tab Default Order • Hidden Emergency Tab • My College • Faculty Resources • Work Life • Employee Resources • Banner Testing • My Tab
Project Overview Slick Stuff Mike and Rupinder will show: • Priority Alerts – Lotus DB Email • Content Management – Omni Update • Shortcuts to Webstar (SSB) menus • Backoffice bolt-on • Report Viewer bolt-on • Links to other databases (non-SSO) and for secondary users (i.e., BANSECR) in PROD • Pull downs for Employee Benefits, Application Downloads • Workflow • Training and Documentation
Announcements Channel -Known as Priority alerts -Use email to populate the Priority alerts channel -Have a specific email address to target each college location -Expiration date defaults to 7 days from posting -Message of email becomes the text of announcement -Selected individuals have permission to send -Can send attachments As easy as 1-2-3 1. Email your announcement
Announcements Channel 2. Receive confirmation Email 3. Priority Alerts Channel is populated!
Content Management -Use OmniUpdate instead of Luminis built-in editor -College website uses this for content building -Staff already knew how to use this-no need to learn a new web editor-Minimal training needed for uploading content. -More flexibility in design of the channels -Placed direct edit links (as icons) in the ‘OmniUpdate’ channels to the OmniUpdate software. Show-Employee Quicklinks channel
Shortcuts to WebStar (SSB) menus • Needed all ‘Application’ links in one place in the portal • Luminis built in channels did not work for us • Did not retain their settings-Expand/Collapse menus - Needed ‘targeted’ links-to go to a specific location in Webstar • Created separate ‘deep links’ to Webstar menus • Rendered ‘in-frame’ • Controlled by user ‘roles’. Demo-Personal Information link
SSO to Report viewer and BackOffice - Needed links to Webstar bolt ons - Placed SSO links along with other application links - Controlled by user roles. E.g. Backoffice only appears for the backoffice ‘role’ Demo-Reportviewer link
Links to Other Databases • Created Banner Testing tab to house all links to non_PROD Databases for Banner, Webstar etc. • Also created a subscribable non-SSO PROD channel for secondary users (e.g. to log in as BANSECR) Demo-Banner Testing Tab and PROD channel
SSB Account Creation Wizard • Initial login complicated/confusing • Rolled out MS Active Directory, Outlook & Luminis at the same time • Luminis ADAP & SAF • Multi-College District (AD at different stages) • Advertising/Visibility – Get the word out • Employee Flex Day Workshops • All Faculty use SSB
SSB Account Creation Wizard Live Demo
Custom GCF SSO Built GCF SSO to: • Lotus Notes • Intranet • MS Outlook Web Access • Problems with delivered MOWA GCF and OWA 2007 • Logout of OWA also ends luminis session • Always uses OWA “Light” • Solution: Use GCF Template from clayton.edu • lumdev.net/node/2081 • GCF PD Issue: • es.mowa.configURL=http://localhost:8008/cpipconnector/mowa/GetConfigVersion2
Template Modification Custom Skins (deployskintemplate) Problems: • In PD, Must be Repeated on Each Portal Server • Requires Server Restart to Take Effect
Template Modification Solution: • Store CSS and JS files in shared directory $CP_SHARED/site/vcccd/ • Small Hack to custom.xsl
Template Modification Benefits: • Improve Style & Formatting • Animations & AJAX Gotchas: • Possible Performance Hit
“LumLinks” Easy Way to: • Open Any Channel Full-Frame • Open Any URL Within Luminis Frame • Open CPIP/GCF SSO Pages Benefits: • Links Work in Any Channel Type • Easy to Port Content Between PROD/TEST • Features Can be Combine
“LumLinks” Example (SSB SSO In-Frame): • Normal Link:<a href="http://lumupgr.vcccd.edu/cp/tag.idempotent.render.userLayoutRootNode.uP? uP_tparam=utf&utf=/cp/ip/login%3Fsys%3Dsctssb%26url%3Dhttps%3A//webstar01.vcccd.edu%3A7781/UPGR/ twbkwbis.P_GenMenu%3Fname%3Dbmenu.P_GenMnu" >Personal Information</a> • LumLink:<a lumlink="lgheader" cpipsys="sctssb“ href="twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=bmenu.P_GenMnu">Personal Information</a> • Live Demo
Other Customizing • Custom Icons (Role Based) • Luminis User Interface Customization Guide • Watch out for upgrades! • Bookmark Channel Default Links • Bookmarks Plus Table: upc_bookmarks • Bookmarks Table: upc_bookmarks_ng