UAccess Employee Upgrade on Saturday

To: University Employees
From: Timothy Schwab, Executive Director, Administrative Technologies, University Information Technology Services
Subject: UAccess Employee Upgrade on Saturday
Date: Jan 25, 2022

On Saturday, Jan. 29, UAccess Employee will be upgraded to bring added security benefits and enhancements to the user interface. These enhancements will allow you to make the system more personalized and easier to navigate to data and transactions that are most important to you. To complete this upgrade, UAccess Employee will be unavailable from Friday, Jan. 28, 5 p.m., to Saturday, Jan. 29, 5 p.m.

Below are the new features you will notice when you log into UAccess Employee on Monday, Jan. 31.

Enhanced Global Search

  • A Global Search box now appears in the center of the page and can now be your primary means of navigation:

    • One click in the search bar, immediately displays search suggestions that narrow as you type.
    • Menu item descriptions and labels have been improved.
    • Search suggestions are presented based on your recently visited menu items combined with those of others using the system.
    • As you type, the search suggestions narrow to applicable results and display recently visited pages (blue clock image) and other results (green item image).

Personalize Your Homepage

  • The homepage now includes a quick access bar on the left, which provides one-click access to Your Favorites and Most Recently Visited pages (up to 10 entries).
  • Users can customize their homepages including the My Homepage via personalization. If you do not see the My Homepage or it is blank, you can create one via personalization.
  • Select the homepage selector on the left or the previous/next buttons of the new homepage navigator on the right to navigate between your homepages.

We hope you will take a few extra minutes to watch this short video and explore these wonderful new enhancements that are sure to make your use of UAccess Employee more personalized.

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