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Texas Connection Consortium Overview
Scott Arnett
Director
Texas Connection Support Center
February 14, 2008
Agenda
 History of the Texas Consortium
 Texas Specific Services
 Quick Facts About the Texas Connection Consortium
 The Texas Connection Organization
 How Texas Enhancements Get Prioritized and Developed
 Current Texas Enhancements for Banner
 TCC Enhancements for 2008
 The Texas Connection Network
 Value of the Texas Connection
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History of the Texas Consortium
 Texas Connection Consortium (TCC)
 Partnership between Texas HE Institutions, State of Texas
and SunGard Higher Education
 Master Agreement since 1995, Renewed in 2002
 40 Colleges and Universities
 Texas Specific Solutions Delivered and Supported Annually
 Texas Connection Consortium Support Center
 TCC Technology Center Director
 Ten Full time Banner Solution Coordinators
 100% Focused on Support of TCC Members
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Texas Specific Services Overview
 TCC Support Center Services
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Process Architecture
User Group Management
Solutions Analysis & Design
Solutions Development
Solutions Testing
Action Line Support
Documentation
Solutions Training
Strategic Planning
Project Management
Information Management
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Texas
Connection
Quick Facts
40 Member
Institutions
5 Users
Groups
62 Supported TX
Enhancements
18 Years
Higher Ed.
Experience
9 Executive
Board Members
400,000
Students
Served
11 SGHE
Person Texas
Support Team
2 FTE’s
Saved per
Institution
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Texas Connection Team
Doug Fox CIO
Angelo State Univ
Exec Board Chair
Kathy Funk-Baxter
Ex-Officio
Contract Administrator
VP, TAMU-CC
Ralph Hall
CFO, Collin County
Vice-Chair
Pam Youngblood
VP of IT, WCJC
Support Ctr Liaison
Bob Lovitt
CFO, TAMU-CC
Jim Lanagbeer
CFO, UT PanAm
Michael Dye
CIO, MWSU
Vacant
Joe Garcia
CFO, TX A&M INTL
Bobbie Latham
Registrar, TTU
Scott Arnett
Director
TCC Support Center
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Texas Connection Team
Scott Arnett
Support Center
Director
Tom Hannah
BA HR/Stud (T)
Stacey Jett
BA Fi/HR (F)
Terry Duke
BA Stud/Fi/HR (T)
Action Line
Dean Meredith
BA FI (T)
PL HR/FI (F/T)
Cindy Franklin
PL Stud (F/T)
BA F/A (F)
Marlene Taylor
BA Stud (F)
Legend
BA = Banner
PL = Plus
Stud = Student System
HR = Human Resource System
Fi = Finance System
F/A= Financial Aid System
F = Functional
T = Technical
F/T = Funky Tech
Fred Sallee
BA Stud (F)
Dennis Barnes
BA Stud (T)
Prabha Reddi
BA F/A/Stud (T)
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TX Enhancement Process
Texas Request for
Enhancement Process
Institution
Staff
Member
Representative
of the
Institution
Banner User Group
(Fin/Stud/HR/FinAid)
User
Liaison
TCC
Governing
Board
TCC Support
Center
User Liaison
Sub-Committee
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Texas Enhancements
Texas
User Base
Approve
Texas
Legislature
Texas
Requirements
Define
Higher Education
Coordinating Board
TCC Board
Prioritize
TCC User Groups
Finance (University Only)
USAS A/P Payment Processing
Warrant Number Update
Purchasing Feed to USAS
Fiscal Year Enhancement To Auto
PO Number Generator
Student
TSI Tracking & Transcript Processing
Expanded Direct Deposit
CBM002 Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
SB 1231 6 Drop Tracking (Q1 2008)
Texas Benefit Replacement Pay Processing
CBM003 Course Inventory (Univ.)
Student Paid/Funded Report (Q1 2008)
Increase in Seniority Levels
CBM004 Class Data
Texas Specific EDI Transcript Data
Texas New Hire Reporting
CBM005 Building and Room Data
Texas Grant 1/II
Texas Workforce Commission Reporting
CBM006 End of Semester Class Data
Financial Aid Database Report
State Auditors Report
CBM008 Faculty Data
TPIS Vendor Interface
CBM009 Graduation Data
CBM00A CE Course Report (CC)
CBM00B Admissions Data
Direct Deposit Processing in USAS
Payee Hold Processing
Multiple PCA’s Per Account
Texas HUB Vendor Upload to Banner
HR and Payroll
CBM001 Student Data
Crosswalk from Object Code to
Program Cost Account
Interest and Payment Scheduling
Student/Financial Aid
CBM00C CE Class Report (CC)
CBM00N Student Number Report
CBM00E Doctoral Exception ( Univ.)
CBM00M- Marketable Skills (Q4 2008)
HR and Payroll
HRIS Personnel & Payroll (Univ.)
TRS Interface
TINS Interface
USAS Interface/Reimbursement (Univ.)
Vacation and Sick Leave Processing
Deduction and Benefit Processing
Non-exempt Overtime Calculations
Tex Flex Reporting
Texas Protects Life Insurance
Student FICA
Prior Hazardous Duty Service
ORB Contribution Report
Texas Retirement And Query System Interface
ERS Insurance and Enrollment Uploads
Unused Vacation Accruals
Tuition Rebate Report (Univ.)
Automated Longevity Processing
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SSN Indicator
Texas Prompt Payment Tracking
Texas Common Application
Texas Finance Data Migration Toolkit
“3 Peat “Tracking & Charging
Automated Hazard Duty Processing
Texas HR Data Migration Toolkit
Student Tracking 30/45 hour.
Automated Incentive Pay Processing
Comp Time Aging
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Texas Enhancements Pending
Texas
User Base
Approve
Texas
Legislature
Texas
Requirements
Define
Higher Education
Coordinating Board
TCC Board
Prioritize
TCC User Groups
TCC
Baseline Patches
5047
Maintenance of CBM report data
5074
Tuition Rebate Report
5098
SB 1231 6 Drop Limit (Phase 1)
5098
SB 1231 6 Drop Limit (Phase 2) - dependent upon
approval
TCC
5093
5098
Baseline Patches
Tuition Grouping (state reg)
HB 1231 6 Drop Limit (Phase 3) - dependent upon
approval
5086
Error Checking / Concurrent Curriculum (Phase
1)
4030
Crosswalk changes (USAS, HRIS, TRS, ORP,
Auditors Report, Tx 457)
TBD
Apply Texas Modularization Changes
4030
Crosswalk changes (USAS, HRIS, TRS, ORP,
Auditors Report, Tx 457) Phase II
5111
5111 Maximum SCH lowered to 120
TCC
Banner HR 8.0 Upgrade
TCC
Baseline Patch Releases (April,May,June)
4031
ERS Enhancement/Sick Bank Enhancement
TCC
8.0 Upgrade
TCC
Banner 8.X Upgrade
2066
USAS Enhancement JVs
2065
TINS Enhancement
5096
3-peat refunding process (assume sfarsts
refunding)
6006
Annual TEXAS Grant/TEOG Update
6007
Annual FAD Update
Beta
6006 Annual TEXAS Grant/TEOG Update (as due
mid-June)
TCC
Baseline Patches
5103
SOASUPL conversion to SZASSTD (Admit State
& Nation)
5083
Exceeded Funding Process
TCC
UDC Test Center Roll-out
5085
Inter-Institutional Provider
TCC
MKS Implementation (Configuration Mgmt)
(Phase 2)
5086
Error Checking / Concurrent Curriculum (Phase
2)
TCC
Banner Student 8.1 Upgrade
5087
Update SZASXRF if missing record
TCC
Baseline Patches
5100
CBM005 Bldg and Room Crosswalks (Due 11/1)
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TCC Working Contacts
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The Texas Coordinating Board
TACRAO
Apply Texas Committee
Teacher’s Retirement System of Texas
Texas Comptroller’s Office
SunGard Higher Education Technology
Association (SETA)
 40 Colleges and Universities in Texas
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Value of Texas Connection
 State Negotiated Discounts
 Controlled Maintenance Costs
 Development, Delivery, Support,
Documentation, Training and Continuously
Improved Texas Enhancements under State
Contract
 Collaboration & Sharing with 40 TX Institutions
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QUESTIONS?
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