After much discussion it was agreed the ideal time frame for an upgrade to 5. The following factors were considered when making this decision. Both will go live in 4.x. Revised Chart of Account will be uploaded into Banner next week. Testing of interfaces and Conversions for Finance will begin week of April 30 with the visit of SCT consultant Pradeep Readdy .
Work continues on position classes , positions and tables.
Lots of small but important decisions are being made in consultation with SCT staff. We continue to work on understanding the HR system as a whole. The benefits discussion opened the door to payroll and the web for employees product. All types of benefits and deductions that we have at Middlebury College were listed so the definitions and rules associated with each benefit can be entered into Banner. We also looked at linking dependents who are covered by medical or dental insurance and also who are beneficiaries of life insurance.