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April 30, 2008
What's Happening With Astra?
Astra schedule has taken off like crazy again. The events folks are working overtime to get all the pieces put together to allow all events from every corner of campus to be scheduled through Astra. This is not a small task! For my part I've been installing the Astra client on various computers all across campus, adding events users, and adjusting user privileges. Just for fun, one of our services - the one that moves Banner data into Astra - decided to quit working. It really fooled me because the system showed that is was working normally. However, repeated reminders from the users told me it really wasn't working. By stopping and restarting the service, everything got back to normal. So, the fix was easy, the diagnosis was hard.
Next on my list of Astra tasks is to get the web email notifications working. That should be finished by tomorrow. Once this is working, it opens a whole new can of configuration worms, as many rooms on campus will need to be set up to notify the proper individuals when there is a request for an event.
All in all, Astra is really turning out to be a very positive addition to campus. It truly is a HUGE advantage to be able to look in one place and see everything that is going on around campus. Also, the scheduling engine that does the actual scheduling of classrooms is a great advantage.
In the near future, I will be adding in automatic notifications to persons such as custodial, HVAC, and campus safety when events requiring their services are scheduled. This will help to give these folks better information on what is required all across campus.
Posted by rossm at April 30, 2008 9:58 AM
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