Arlene Allen (SB), Katherine Butterfield (BK), Jim Dolgonas (OP), Jack Ewart (LA), Chester Ferguson (BK), Debbie Lauriano (DV), Kathy Keller (OP), Dan Maria Cui (SF), Bob Merryman (SD), Benny Min (OP), Caroline Rider (IR), Judy Sims (RV), Michael Strizich (SF), Vance Vaughan (BK), Jerry Wilcox (OP)

Student Interface Issues:

• Discussions with the Student Registrars are continuing and a face-to-face meeting is being scheduled for early April

Telecom (formerly "directory") Interface Issues:

• a number of campuses indicated they intended to use the utility program to be developed at OP which would basically generate the daily input file by "comparing" a current, full-volume telecom file with the previous day's, full-volume telecom file

  further, it was requested that this utility be available for execution on both OS/390 (mainframe) as well as AIX (IBM UNIX)
  
  

• SD raised a question concerning "non-UC employee" data to be included on the telecom interface; since these individuals would not have a UC employee ID, it was agreed that the Campus ID field should contain non-blank data on the telecom interface for them, while the Employee ID field would be passed with blanks for these non-UC employees
  
  
• the next draft of the telecom interface specs should include a new, proposed Suffix field
  
  
• case sensitivity discussions concluded with a change to allow mixed case character data except for the following fields:
  • Record Code
  • Campus Mailing Address - State Code
  
  
• the following fields are to be removed from the interface:
  • Working Title Begin Date
  • Working Title End Date
  • Working Title Appointment Academic

    note: this latter field was deemed still important, but rather than having it passed on the telecom interface, it was decided to have it passed on the existing payroll interface to the University Directory

  
  
• IR suggested applying the existing hardcopy, directory specs edit criteria for phone numbers to the new telecom specs edit criteria for phone numbers; thus, the next version of the telecom specs should include that same edit criteria
  
  
• July 1, 1999 was proposed as the due date for the first day to receive daily telecom data; however, a number of campuses voiced concerns with that date given that even once these telecom specs are finalized by the group, it was likely that "surprises" would emerge along the way, especially given that various campuses have indicated that generating the hardcopy, directory annual interface often entails a complex process; thus, August 1, 1999 was then proposed
  
  
• With some general caveats, all campuses present on this call indicated that providing the telecom data seemed basically feasible, though confirmed timetable committments were not yet finalized; it was also reiterated that campus telecom units that currently provide this data for the hardcopy, directory annual interface be kept abreast of the latest developments of this project

• distribute updated draft for proposed new telecom interface specs and meeting notes; if possible, schedule next conference call in April



• additional policy documents still need to be written and distributed to clarify usage of student interface data elements

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