The first is derived from student records. The second is the database that the alumni association maintains and the third is one in use by the UW Foundation. Historically, these databases have be kept separate because of privacy concerns. At the direction of Chancellor Ward, the possibility of using PeopleSoft products to combine the three databases is being analyzed. How will data in ISIS be reconciled with data entered in other systems such as payroll or departmental systems.
Many departmental systems require certain versions of drivers.
If departmental access to ISIS data requires different versions of the same drivers or conflicting drivers, this causes significant problems at the desktop. Essentially the same questions were raised for UNIX in follow up e-mail. Concerns about DLL changes were mentioned in two separate discussions as were ISIS interfaces developed locally. Many departments create shadow databases for operational uses which are derived from ISDS and other data. This has a number of implications such as the necessity of access, timeliness of updates, and ability to exchange data.