Agresso Update

Planner Module – Go Live Date 4 September

We mentioned in our June news blog that a new module called ‘Planner’ will be implemented.

The Planner module will be live from 4 September which will mean that any global or personal browsers and enquiries that are linked to VUOK_COM will no longer be updated. Instead, a new balance table called UOK_BAL  will be the balance table to use from the 4 September onwards. The new balance table will be loaded with budgets and actuals from periods 201301 to current date.

Affected users who have personal browsers and enquiries linked to VUOK_COM were contacted in July in advance so that new templates linked to UOK_BAL could be created if required. The guidance provided can be found on the Agresso Wiki.

Should you encounter any issues using the UOK_BAL balance table or creating personal browsers, please contact the Agresso Support team.

Agresso Upgrade to Unit4 Business World – 19 and 20 November 2019

We will be upgrading Agresso to the latest version of Unit4 Business World (UBW) on 19 and 20 of November 2019.  This is necessary to ensure compatibility with future versions of Microsoft Windows and Office and to move onto the latest versions of server and database software.  This will ensure our UBW application remains fully supported by the software provider.

Currently we are finalising User Acceptance Testing which is extremely important in order to ensure UBW functions correctly.  We really appreciate the help and assistance provided by those users who have been engaged in the testing.

The upgrade process will begin at 5pm on 18 November when all users will be locked out of the system.  On 19 and 20 November, the technical installation of software will take place followed by copying all the existing data into the new system and applying the necessary customisations and security controls.  On 21 November, access to UBW will be open to all.  Please note, as with previous upgrades, users will not have access to the system for two full days although it is our intention to provide limited read only access to key users providing critical functions.

We will be sharing more information closer to the time and running sessions in November to prepare users for the change.