Post on 04-Jan-2016
Wednesday, October 8th, 8:00 am
VCCCD Luminis Implementation
Rupinder Kaur, Mike Rose, Bill PearceVentura County CCD
VCCCD Luminis Implementation
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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
Portal Features
Portal Feature Created using ChannelAnnouncements Lotus DB/Email Priority AlertsContent Management Omni Update Quicklinks etc
Shortcuts to SSB 'Lumlinks'My Applications-WebStar Shortcuts
Reportviewer bolt-on 'Lumlinks'My Applications-Reportviewer SSO
BackOffice bolt-on 'Lumlinks'My Applications-Backoffice SSO
Banner Non SSO links Omni Update Banner Testing tab
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 Channel2. Receive confirmation
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