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RSS Infoline 26 March 2010 

Welcome to the latest update from RSS Infoline, an accompaniment to the

Student Administrator Practitioners Guide
<http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/sapg/index.php> . 

fees

	Just to remind everyone that census date is fast approaching so
if you have students who are intending on using FEE HELP for semester
one 2010 please let them know they need to do so by the 31 March because
after this date we will not be able to accept their request. The Fees
team would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter and hope you all enjoy
the break. 

- Lori Dent 

opar

	Office of Policy and Regulation - staffing changes 

	From 1 April 2010, Narelle Jones will be joining the OPAR team
for a 12 month secondment. Narelle will have responsibility for DEEWR
Student Submission reporting, Revisions and Remissions. Welcome Narelle
- we can't wait for you to join us! 

	From 8 April 2010, Robyn Britt will be replacing Tarik Kalkan on
a 6 month secondment. Robyn can be contacted on 6125 8125 or
robyn.britt at anu.edu.au. Congratulations to Tarik on his seconded
position to International Student Services (ISS). The position to
replace Robyn's substantive position in OPAR is currently being
advertised and closes on Monday 29 March - all interested people please
apply!

	- Felicity Gouldthorp 

sbs

	Expressions of interest in Student Business Solutions Office 

	There are two positions available for secondment in SBS. They
are: 

	Student Systems Support Officer
<http://internaljobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=1180>  - ANUO5 to
28 February 2011 -
http://internaljobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=1180 

	System Support and Development Officer
<http://internaljobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=1181>  - ANU06/7
to 31 March 2011 -
http://internaljobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=1181 

	An opportunity exists for a dynamic individual to be part of a
highly skilled team who support the student administration activities of
the University across multi-tasked and multi-disciplined areas. These
include student system support, business analysis, web site maintenance,
logistical support, and training. You will be responsible to the
Assistant Registrar, Student Systems, and under the general direction of
Business Analysts within the Division of Registrar and Student Services.
The successful applicant will possess highly effective oral and written
communication skills, be able to demonstrate a capacity for critical
analysis, attention to detail, accessible and constructive approach to
user support requests, and the ability to work with competing deadlines
in a dynamic service based business and administrative environment.
Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team is essential. The
successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to
the delivery of client-based outcomes, be resourceful and show
initiative to meet the University's needs. Please submit your CV and a 1
page summary of claims against the selection criteria. Contact: Joan
Angel, T: 02 6125 5037, E: Joan.Angel at anu.edu.au Closing Date: 1 April
2010.

	System Developments 

	On March 13 software patching was completed to bring the HR&SAS
in line with the lastest version of the global product. The impact of
these patches were not significant for Australian customers with the
exception of the latest round of regulatory reporting updates to meet
our DEEWR compliance commitments for the next reporting deadline. 

	Grade Upload Process Enhancements 

	Navigation: Curriculum Management > Grading > Grade Upload 

	Handling of existing grades 

	1. Where a student already has a grade on the grade roster, the
message will now appear as " Row N: Student (1234567) already has a
grade on the grade roster, no grade will be loaded" 

	2. If the only errors are due to the grade already existing,
then the file will be treated as valid and the standard success message
for this process will be given. 

	3. When run in the "Load Grades File" mode, any student with a
grade already existing will be reported as: "Row N: Student (1234567)
skipped, grade already exists on grade roster". This will not to be
treated as an error message and will not contribute to any overall error
message being generated. 

	4. Any student with an existing grade on the grade roster will
be skipped when loading the grades into the grade roster and reported
with the message as given above. 

	Application Evaluation Centre Enhancements 

	Navigation: Student Admissions > Application Evaluation Centre 

	Changes to information appearing in the Application Evaluation
Centre 

	1. A new subsection has been added within Application Data and
to display basic fee information including Application Fee Status, Fee
Amount, Waive Amount, Fee Paid, and Fee Receipt identifier. 

	2. A new section to show the relevant course information for Non
Award applications and includes the following fields: Term and
Description; Course ID; Subject; Catalog Nbr; Description of Course;
Unit Load; and an Approval checkbox. 

	3. Addition of the ATAR and OP Score values to the Previous
Qualifications section. Please contact SBS for further information on
x55467 or via sbs.help at anu.edu.au 

	SBS Training Calendar

	Student Admin System Training Schedule April - May 2010

	All new users must lodge an access form and attend a Overview
Course. The form, a Training Schedule and Course Outlines can be found
at http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/student_21
<http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/student_21/> .

	If you require training in an aspect of Student Admin System not
listed on the training schedule or have any questions, please contact
the SBS Helpdesk (X55467). 

Student Admin System Courses on Offer

Overview SA002

07/04/10 (9.30am - 12.30pm)

28/04/10 (9.30am - 12.30pm) 

12/05/10 (9.30am - 12.30pm)

26/05/10 (9.30am - 12.30pm)

SA049 Coursework Enrolments & Transfer Credit

07/04/10 (1.45pm - 4.45pm)

SA050 Admissions & Letters

28/04/10 (1.45pm - 4.45pm)

SA024 Drop In Session

19/05/10 (9.30am-12.30pm)

- Joan Angel 

Important dates 

	If you are looking for information on key DR&SS dates you can
refer to the Student Administration Practitioners Guide
<file:///V:\sas\notices\2010\http:\www.anu.edu.au\sas\sapg\index.php>
under 'Information Pages' and select the link for DRSS Important Dates
<http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/sapg/2010%20SBS%20Calendar%20@09032010.pdf> .
If there are dates you'd like to see added to this calendar please let
me know. 

- Megan Easton

DIVISION OF REGISTRAR AND STUDENT SERVICES 

STUDENT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES 
PAULINE GRIFFIN BUILDING 11 
THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
ACTON ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA

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