Getting on Track for Training Seventy-one U.Va. The purpose of the focus groups was to get an early read on what training needs and preferences exist for deployment of Oracle financial applications on July 1, 2001. Focus group participants also recommended departmental or area help sessions and a need for a phone number to call for help both during and after implementation. The Technical Team has identified approximately 75 interfaces and 36 data conversions that might be required to adapt or convert legacy systems and data to the Oracle environment. As we proceed with our analyses, these numbers could increase or decrease.
Conversions are one-time events where legacy data is transferred into the new system.
Interfaces are on-going events where data continues to be converted because, in most cases, the functionality will come in a later phase of the project, or, in a few cases, because the new system does not provide the functionality of the legacy system. According to KPMG, this number is average for a project of this size. The list of identified interfaces and conversions has been distributed widely for feedback, and team members continue to meet with departments to evaluate specific needs. An issue that will require future attention, but that can be anticipated now, is the need for data clean-up to assure that information populated into Oracle is accurate and eliminates or inactivates old and duplicate records. 2000 Teams get to work on bringing new integrated systems to U.Va.