Prior to joining UC, Manny worked for IBM, Microsoft and Siliconix in programming, marketing and sales. While an undergraduate, Rick worked as a student assistant and as a lab assistant in Information Technology. We all attended the requisite training and brought back our impressive white binders graced with the DaFIS logo. We didn't know we'd have to stop to consider the paradigm shift related to our most routine tasks. We failed to recognize that the yes or no and the right or wrong world of computer logic would cause frustration because we had to be precise in the information we provide.
Every DaFIS document passes through several levels of approval before it becomes a permanent record.
When the information is not correct, we find ourselves having to redo the work. As we began using the DaFIS Purchase Order module, we were not aware how frustrating it could be to choose the right commodity code or select the correct vendor payment address. We simply were not prepared for the challenges we'd face in becoming skillful DaFIS users. As a result during Fall Quarter 97, we invited Steve Frost, Director of Materiel Management to visit our department and to provide insights into how to work with the DaFIS Purchase Order module. Steve's most compelling suggestion was that we look at our internal procedures to see if we could make improvements and to determine if our practices were compliant with Purchasing Policies and Procedures.