Important Announcements
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[ITS Information] SSRS Report Migration to New Server: Action Required!
ITS is in the process of migrating reports to a new SSRS server. We are doing this to address vulnerabilities with the old system. For Users of Colleague Web Reports and Attendance Reports Reports maintained by ITS (e.g., Colleague Web Reports and Attendance Reports) have already been deployed to the new server. Please follow the steps below to access Colleague Web Reports or Attendance Reports. Use the new Colleague Web Reports menu at: https://colleaguewebreports22.dmu.edu/ to access your Colleague reports on the new server. To access attendance reports, use the the Legacy folder on the new report server (PowerBI.dmu.edu). The folder structure within the Legacy folder is identical to the SSRS14 folder structure. For help with folder navigation please refer to SSRS Server Migration and New Folder Paths If you encounter any issues, contact the Solutions Hub. For Users of Reports That Are Not Maintained by ITS The old server (SSRS14) will be retired on September 13, 2024. Any reports not enabled on the new server by this date will be archived. Please follow the steps below to access and validate your reports. Access and Validate Reports on the New Server All reports from the old server have been migrated to the Legacy folder on the new report server (PowerBI.dmu.edu). The folder structure within the Legacy folder is identical to the SSRS14 folder structure. For help with folder navigation please refer to SSRS Server Migration and New Folder Paths If you encounter any issues, contact the Solution Hub with the following information: Link to the report in question Parameter values/selections Error message(s) Screenshot showing the issue Steps to reproduce the issue Enabling SSRS Subscriptions on the New Server (Optional) After validating your reports on the new server, contact the Solution Hub with the name of the subscription to be enabled. As we enable subscriptions on the new server, you may receive duplicate subscription notifications. This will be corrected when the old server is retired. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Solutions Hub. Include link here.
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[ITS Information] Pulse Content Manager Access and Page Editing
Pulse Content Managers, ITS will be implementing a change Monday November 11th to restore the ability for Pulse Content Managers to update their Pulse pages. When the ability to make updates to content is enabled on Pulse, we will introduce some information security risk. Therefore, due to updated SharePoint security best practices, we will be limiting the timeframes when content may be updated as follows: What is Changing The ability for Pulse Content Managers to update and save Pulse pages will be available for one full week starting Monday November 11th through Friday November 15th, 7:00AM – 5:00PM. ITS will be working diligently during this time to complete the backlog of Pulse update requests. Content Managers may update their own pages, as well during this time. Starting the week of November 18th and going forward, access for Content Managers to edit Pulse pages will be restricted to 7:00AM – 5:00PM Tuesday and Wednesday every week. If an urgent need to update a Pulse page arises during a day where editing is restricted, please submit a request to the Solutions Hub using the Solutions Hub Portal. Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. We realize you may have quite few changes to make. We are here to help! Do not hesitate to contact the Solutions Hub if you need assistance. And, if you have any additional questions, please contact the Solutions Hub.
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[ITS Information] LastPass Password Management Launching Monday February 24th
To our DMU Community: As part of our Cybersecurity Risk Management Program, we continually review and assess our organization for risks. As part of that effort, we identified the need have organizational password management to help keep staff and faculty usernames and passwords safe. We are now pleased to announce the addition of LastPass service that will help you better manage your passwords. The goals of this program are to: Provide a secure, university-approved location for business passwords. All usernames and passwords for DMU business use must be migrated to LastPass. Eliminate the frustration of lost and forgotten passwords. Educate you on easy ways to improve your 'password hygiene' to better protect your digital identity and our university data. Our Implementation plan will have a couple of important details: Starting on February 24, you will receive a welcome email from LastPass. Please follow the instructions to login and get started. LastPass requires a browser plugin to function and will be automatically deployed to your DMU workstation. Three Onboarding sessions will be available for anyone who has questions or would like additional support going through the onboarding process. These sessions will be on: 2pm, Monday, February 24th – Zoom Link 10am, Wednesday, February 26th - Zoom Link 10am, Friday, February 28th – Zoom Link For departments who have needs with developing a share permission structure for a large group of people please reach out to solutions hub and we will reach out to schedule a consultation session to walk through some additional features. Links to our Fresh Service knowledge base articles and FAQ with useful help on using this new tool. We are certain LastPass will bring you great utility and convenience and help reduce our universities risk around usernames and passwords. Regards, Your friends in ITS Save to your Calendar: LastPass Onboarding - Monday, February 24th at 2pm.ics LastPass Onboarding - Wednesday, February 26th at 10am.ics LastPass Onboarding - Friday, February 28th at 10am.ics