Category: Archives

Impact of the change on users:

The following services will be unavailable during the maintenance period:

• 25Live
• Banner Admin
• Budget Tracking System (BTS)
• password.gmu.edu
• Patriot Web

Reason for the change:

ITS is applying security patches to the servers. (ID # 176633)

Impact of the change on users:
25Live, Banner Imaging, and Evisions will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
Reason for the change:
ITS is applying Microsoft Security Updates for May 2019. (ID # 176614)

EXTENDED MAINTENANCE

Impact of change on users:

Banner automatic document posting will be suspended while Fiscal Services completes end-of-fiscal-year processing of financial data (e.g., general ledger balances, encumbrances, purchase orders, budget, etc.). Please do not enter finance, payroll, and budget into Banner during this time period. Other Banner services will not be impacted and will be available.

Reason for change:

ITS is stopping the Banner automatic document posting while Fiscal Services completes end of fiscal year processing. (ID # 176555)

Impact of the change on users:

The following website will be intermittently unavailable during the maintenance period:

• Budget and Planning (budget.gmu.edu)
• Course Enrollment Daily Snapshot and the Course Enrollment Comparison Reports (enrtargets.gmu.edu)
• Mason Assessment Tracking System (MATS) (mats.gmu.edu)
• Mason Workshops (workshops.gmu.edu)
• Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning (irr2.gmu.edu)
• Office of Sponsored Programs (randed.gmu.edu)
• Online Course Evaluation System (crserating.gmu.edu)
• Research (research.gmu.edu)
• Travel (travel.gmu.edu)

Reason for the change:

ITS is upgrading Symantec Endpoint, applying Microsoft Security Updates for May 2019, and changing the passwords on the servers. (ID # 176399 & 176521)