DARS Capacity Planning and Improvements V1.0


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Summary: 

DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System) is a key system that is the underlying support for many ASU processes. These include eAdvisor, Undergraduate Transfer Evaluation, graduation, student academic planning and advisement. At key points during the year the load on DARS increases and recent experience has been that the increased response time begins to negatively impact ASU business processes. Wait times for audits may increase to several hours.

The purpose of this project is to review the current DARS computing architecture and determine if the current configuration meets ASU's processing needs. Following this review, recommendation for changes will be presented and then implemented based on UTO review.

Start Date: 
April 27, 2009
Go Live: 
July 31, 2009
End Date: 
August 14, 2009
Current Milestone: 
05/10/09 - Create Project Plan and Timeline
Stage: 
Canceled - No UTO involvement.
People
Sponsor/Champion: 
Adrian Sannier, Vice President and University Technology Officer
Project Manager: 
Barbara Sowden
Contact for more information: 
Barbara.Sowden@asu.edu
Associate VP University Technology: 
Max Davis-Johnson
University Technology Director: 
Leah Lommel
More Info
Source: 
Internal
Priority: 
none
Scope: 

Key deliverables:

  • projections of DARS load for Fall 2009 and for the next two years
  • review of current architecture and recommendations for changes to meet load
  • review scheduling of batch, advisor and student audits and balance processing to meet customer needsĀ 

To produce these deliverables will require combination of Operations and Development staff

Risk & Threats: 

Changes in PeopleSoft and/or e-Advisor environment can introduce complexity into the process.

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