Information Session Odyssey moves off the Mainframe

Linux Project Agenda  Introduction  User Impact  Odyssey Sample Screen  User Role  User Communication Plan/Training  Project Timeline

Introduction  What is Linux? Linux is an operating system that runs on a server not the mainframe. The purpose of an operating system is to organize and control hardware and software. Examples of other operating systems are DOS, Windows, MAC, UNIX. Changing Odyssey to run on Linux is almost completely invisible to the end user  Benefits of Linux Platform Cost Savings from Mainframe expenses Improve performance of Odyssey Strategic Position to run modern ERP (new system) Ease to enhance system and interface with other products Bring the college inline with HETG (the consortium) New Feature for viewing reports

User Impact  Sign on Icon on desktop (Linux Production) Sign on will be network id and Password  Processing All Odyssey screens and command paths remain the same Function key change for Foot Print (Control Key F2)  Reports View reports on Odyssey Web Online Batch Submission: Printer Destination ○ Local printer – prints at local Odyssey printer ○ PDFPRT – goes to your box ○ Fetch – goes only to web viewer  Other Tasks Old macros for quick paths will not work Cut and Paste (control Insert keys and shift insert keys) highlighting text wraps around to beginning of line

Sample Screen: Odyssey running under Linux

Sample Screen: Odyssey Web Report Viewer

User Role  Identify Batch jobs – critical & updates  Review/update port test scripts  Perform Acceptance test End of term/month processing Online and batch testing Print testing: special forms, different locations, online, batch, Automatic batch jobs (control M) Test interfaces

User Communication/ Training  User Group Meetings (Academic, Student, District)  Project Status Meeting with Deans & Support Staff (January)  Executive Committee Members general information (November) College–wide distribution before Linux Icon is installed, general information about the icon and Linux (January) College–wide distribution, general information about the icon and Linux (February) College-wide distribution, notify Linux system is in Production, instructions on signing on, link to Screen cast (March)  Handout with instructions and screens shots for sign on process and report viewer.  Narrated screen cast for web viewer  Help Desk assistance

Linux Project Timeline