Is part of enterprise 'directory architecture' Synchronize

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Person Registry at Georgia State

• Art Vandenberg
• Director, Advanced Campus Services
• Information Systems Technology
• avandenberg_at_gsu.edu

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In the AbstractThe Person Registry

• Is part of enterprise directory architecture
• Synchronizes data from different sources
• Provisions data to other applications
• Provides single view of authoritative sources
• Disambiguates identity
• Supports IT authentication functions,
  authorization privileges

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Complexity Problem

• PeopleSoft, SCT Banner, WebCT, Library, Email
• Information about people many sources
• Interfaces are needed between systems
• standard, regular feeds
• dynamic data requests
• ad hoc needs
• Solving the same problem repeatedly

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Too Many Solutions
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Person RegistrySimplifies
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Person RegistrySynchronized

• HR/PPS feed nightly
• (name, title, phone, email)
• Student feed nightly
• (name, college, major, course)
• Rec Center Affiliates being added
• (name, sponsor, paid status)

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Person Registryprovisions

• WebCT
• Student email
• Student Rec Center
• Panther Card
• Library
• Banner (with student email)
• Campus Directory

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Business Rules authoritative sources

• Basic Principle of authoritative sources
• Employee data has precedence over student
• Merge identity data to one person record
• Data stewards involvement commitment
• Person registry is also authoritative source
• Email addresses
• PantherCard id, library barcode, campus id
• Campus authentication, authorization data

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In the works

• Campus Directory online January 18, 2003
• Student Email groups automated, dynamic
• Dynamic Student Email working group engaged
• Campus communication email as alternate to
  postal mailings (cf. check advice)
• Self-service Profile Manager enable a person to
  update elements of their person registry entry
• Email routing today
• Tomorrow

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Phased Approachand issues

• Email policy for faculty/staff
• Record added to registry at first touch
• New hires become provisional employee
• day one start
• last day stop
• Email groups
• Self-service options?
• Campus ID as network id? As?

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How does this help you?QAArt
Vandenbergavandenberg_at_gsu.edu